Gender inequality isn’t just unfair — it’s also a drag on the world economy. Giving women the same economic opportunities as men would add about US$12 trillion to global gross domestic product by 2025 ...

Gender inequality goes beyond visible and measurable gaps. Even subtle shifts in women’s job tasks after having children can ...

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Progress toward narrowing the gender pay gap has mostly stalled, in part due to something researchers call the "gender promotion gap." "Women have noticeably lower promotion rates compared to men in ...

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Explore the factors behind Wall Street's gender pay gap. Learn why women earn less and how workplace dynamics affect ...

The theme for this year's Women's Day is "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality", where the United Nations (UN) honours women and girls who promote transformational technologies and ...

Families in the U.S. and around the world are having fewer children as people make profoundly different decisions about their lives. NPR's series Population Shift: How Smaller Families Are Changing ...

In Pakistan, you’ll see women working everywhere, whether it is managing homes, supporting family businesses, harvesting ...

Members of a university kanto club perform in Akita Prefecture, Japan. Tradition and religion dictate that only men are allowed to be sashite or pole carriers. Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth (THE CONVERSATION) Gender inequality ...