Stories Tagged as
Gender
Before the glass ceiling, women face "broken rung" on corporate ladder
by
Rose Conlon
and Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 15, 2019
For every 100 men, only 72 women are promoted to manager positions.
Automation's gender divide
Jun 5, 2019
While both men and women have essentially the same odds of automation taking their jobs, women could face a tougher transition to new jobs.
Identity and economic choice
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Liz Sanchez
May 8, 2019
How gender identity affects the way we think about the economy.
Bills on family leave proposed with female voters in mind
Mar 18, 2019
With divided government, getting family-leave or sick-day bills out of Congress and to the president is highly unlikely before the 2020 election.
What it is like to be a female economist
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Liz Sanchez
Jan 25, 2019
A Washington Post reporter talks about the "seemingly minor sexist moments" at the biggest gathering of economists in the U.S.
As artificial intelligence is used more and more for things like employee recruiting, a look at potential bias
Jan 17, 2019
Recruiting companies are removing race and gender from résumés to eliminate bias.
Gender-specific toys mean more revenue for toy makers
by
Erika Beras
Nov 26, 2018
One growing trend in toy-buying is so-called gender-neutral playthings – toys that don’t reinforce gender stereotypes like trucks for boys or dolls for girls. But those stereotypes appear hard to shake for both toy makers and consumers. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
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The power of a voice in transition
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Aug 16, 2018
When Thomas Page McBee started transitioning and taking testosterone, he didn’t just notice a difference in his vocal range. He also started tracking how people responded.
Who’s the boss? Majority of Americans (finally) don’t care if their boss is a man or a woman
Nov 17, 2017
Women are less likely to prefer male bosses than before.
Where are all the women in economics?
Oct 10, 2017
Only 15 percent of tenured faculty in economics are women — worse than in STEM fields. Why?