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The costs of allowing transgender people in the military are not "tremendous"

by Janet Nguyen
Jul 26, 2017
President Trump said he would ban transgender people from the military.
"It's actually well past time the Pentagon had an enterprise cloud solution," says Patrick Tucker, technology editor at Defense One.
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Teenage girls who code get encouragement from U.S. Bank

by Annie Baxter
May 9, 2017
Teams of girls are coming up with financial apps as part of a global tech competition.
U.S. Bank Chief Innovation Officer Dominic Venturo and Chief Executive Andy Cecere pose with teenage girls the bank sponsored as part of Technovation, a global app-building competition.
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NYC’s 'Fearless Girl' will keep standing on Wall Street

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 27, 2017
The new permit is good through February 2018. Not everyone is happy.
'The Fearless Girl' statue is seen facing the iconic Wall Street charging bull statue in Lower Manhattan, New York. 
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Here's what the wage gap looks like

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 8, 2017
Black women get paid 65 cents for every dollar non-Hispanic white men get paid, while Hispanic women earn 59 cents.
Women march behind a banner as they join other women's rights advocates at an International Women's Day march in downtown Los Angeles, California back in 2015.
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Start teaching your kids how to manage their money

by David Brancaccio
Feb 10, 2017
Author Beth Kobliner gives us tips on how to handle the topic.
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Oxfam reports that the assets of more than 3 billion don’t equal those of eight rich men

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 17, 2017
The global income an equality gap could fill an ocean.
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Study: Single women less likely to default on mortgages

by Lewis Wallace
Sep 8, 2016
But on average, they pay more for their loans.
Single women pay more for mortgages on average.
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Blurring the gender lines in fashion

by Reema Khrais
Aug 4, 2016
More mainstream retailers are showcasing gender neutral clothing
Model Rain Dove, seen here posing for a portrait in London on February 23, 2016, in both male and female fashion shows. 
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Massachusetts passes law to combat unequal pay

by David Brancaccio
Aug 3, 2016
Employers will be barred from asking a simple question that can mean lower salaries for women and minorities.
The answer to a question about your past salary can mean lower pay.
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Single women’s homes are worth less than men’s

by Lewis Wallace
May 26, 2016
What’s more is it’s a gap that widens over time.
There's a disparity between the values of single men's and single women's homes, according to a new analysis from the firm RealtyTrac.
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