The pros and cons of the Rooney RuleBy Molly Wood and Stephanie HughesMay 14, 2018David Ryder/Getty ImagesAmazon's board is against a policy that would require it to interview at least one minority candidate for new board seats. So what should the company do instead? POSTED IN: Amazon Rooney Rule diversity boards board candidates ListenreadDownloadDownload
How "Murphy Brown" paved the way for women in televisionBy Kai RyssdalMarch 26, 2018Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesWriter Joy Press explains how the show changed TV history at a time when "there were very limited ways to be a woman on television."POSTED IN: life Girls Roseanne reboots tv reboots Murphy Brown women in media women in television gender disparity ListenreadDownloadDownload
Women and their employers can both work to combat gender wage gapsBy Peter Balonon-Rosen and Lizzie O'LearyMarch 17, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesFor every dollar that U.S. men make, women make about 80 cents. Black women make 63 cents for every dollar white men make. Latinas make 54 cents.POSTED IN: business wages Wage gap equity Jobs workplace equality employment gender pay gap ListenreadDownloadDownload
As immigration deal stalls, "Dreamer" business owners deal with uncertaintyBy Jana Kasperkevic and Peter Balonon-RosenMarch 02, 2018JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty ImagesThe political stalemate makes planning ahead “very difficult.” POSTED IN: immigration reform Immigration work visas diversity hiring business President Donald Trump DACA ListenreadDownloadDownload
Will “Black Panther” be a game changer?By Andy UhlerFebruary 23, 2018POSTED IN: business movies Entertainment Entertainment Industry African Americans diversity in film film diversity ListenreadDownloadDownload
What TV can teach the movie business about diversityBy Christabel Nsiah-BuadiFebruary 16, 2018Frederick M. Brown/Getty ImagesHow cable networks are cashing in on diverse audiences.POSTED IN: hollywood diversity tv movies latino African-American ListenreadDownloadDownload
What does the gender wage gap sound like?By Lizzie O'Leary and Peter Balonon-RosenFebruary 16, 2018 In the U.S., on average, women earn 80 cents for every dollar men make, according to the Department of Labor. POSTED IN: gender disparity gender pay gap Money women lifeguards business equal pay ListenreadDownloadDownload
A talk with the woman who designed Michelle Obama's portrait dressBy Lizzie O'LearyFebruary 16, 2018SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesThe gown, with its graphic print, shows the former first lady's "intelligence, her realness," says Michelle Smith.POSTED IN: fashion dress Michelle Obama art portraits designers diversity ListenreadDownloadDownload
There's a gender wage gap. Let's talk about it.By Marketplace Weekend StaffFebruary 12, 2018Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesWe want to hear from you.POSTED IN: Wage gap gender disparity read
