Sixty years ago, American women began heading off to the workplace in droves. But in the last couple of decades, that trend has completely stalled out. "It seems that we are stuck," said Cornell University economist  Francine Blau , who  co-authored a paper on this [...]

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe is pledging to  increase penalties against Virginia employees who discriminate against women in terms of pay. "The gender wage gap is real, and women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job," [...]

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe is pledging to  increase penalties against Virginia employees who discriminate against women in terms of pay. "The gender wage gap is real, and women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar a man earns for working the same job," [...]

There are a couple of long-held truths when it comes to pay disparities: Blacks and Hispanics earn less than whites and Asians. Women earn less than men. But something strange happens when you combine gender and race: Black and Hispanic women, it turns out, do [...]