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Women
Growing up as 'the Martian's daughter'
Sep 26, 2012
Marina von Neumann Whitman has been a lot of firsts. She was the first woman ever on the White House Council of Economic
Advisers.
Narrowing Louisiana's wage gap.
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Zoe Sullivan
Sep 7, 2012
Louisiana has one of the largest pay disparities between men and women in the U.S. But new legislation and a coastal restoration project may help bridge that gap.
It's OK to cry at work
Sep 7, 2012
A new study finds that crying at work has no negative impact on your standing with your company or prevent you from being promoted.
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What's the value of Augusta's green jacket?
Aug 20, 2012
The home of the Masters admits its first female members. Are the benefits worth the costs for members?
Hello lover: Women and their shoes
Aug 17, 2012
A survey showed that more women remembered their first pair of heels but not the name of their first love. Author Rachelle Bergstein examines the history of the relationship between women and shoes in her book "Women from the Ankle Down."
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How Americans view the deficit
Aug 15, 2012
Has the attitude about debt and the deficit changed over time?
Shannon Eastin becomes first female NFL referee tonight
Aug 9, 2012
Shannon Eastin will be making her historic NFL debut tonight as a temporary replacement. That's because the league locked out its regular refs as part of an ongoing dispute over salary and retirement benefits.
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Empowering working Palestinian women through radio
Aug 3, 2012
Maysoun Odeh Gangat, CEO of the women’s radio station NISAA in Ramallah, explains why there are fewer Palestinian women in business compared to other women in the Middle East -- and how that seems to be changing.
Measuring women's progress in science since Sally Ride's flight
Jul 24, 2012
The passing of astronaut Sally Ride is occasion to mark the gains women have made in math and science since her historic space flight, and reflect on the challenges that remain.
The economics of 'having it all'
Jul 13, 2012
Some women feel the pressure to have both a successful career and home life. But one mom applies her economist smarts to prove that having it all may actually be unsatisfying.