Professor Claudia Goldin’s award-winning research has shone a spotlight on the big thing holding back women’s earning potential: their at-home responsibilities.
Quick Takes
News and analysis about women in entrepreneurship, leadership and politics.
Jailed Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Narges Mohammadi, who has been sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison, speaks out against abuse of incarcerated women.
‘Stand Up to Yourself’: Monica Lewinsky Raises Awareness of Self-Bullying
Just in time for Bullying Awareness Month, the anti-bullying advocate launched a new PSA encouraging viewers to be kinder to themselves.
This New Event Takes Aim at Period Poverty, With Help from Soledad O’Brien
Dignity Grows, a national nonprofit fighting hygiene inequities and period stigma, is hosting its first-ever summit.
Defiant Afghan Women Aim to Send Message of Hope at 2023 Asian Games
The athletes – all of them displaced from Afghanistan – are competing despite the Taliban’s nationwide ban on women’s sports.
Meet the Woman Taking on Amazon in an Antitrust Lawsuit
FTC chair Lina Khan accused the e-commerce giant of using monopolistic business practices to keep control over the market.
A New Push to Elevate U.S. Women’s History in High Schools
Two teachers are pushing to create a College-Board-approved course that would teach the achievements of American women.
Why Maren Morris Is Leaving Country Music
The country singer announced she will take a step back from the industry, which she says has been permeated with bias since the Trump years.
Lyft Launches New Feature to Protect Women and Nonbinary Users
Women+ Connect will allow women and non-binary riders and drivers to match with one another, with the goal of amping up safety for both.
Coco Gauff on the Williams Sisters and Other Black Women Role Models
The 19-year-old U.S. Open champion took the time to credit her role models after her victory, saying, “They paved the way for me to be here.”
New Study Points to Influx in Interstate Travel for Abortion
States that border those with bans are seeing the highest increases in abortion rates, showing an urgency for out-of-state abortions.
Reese Witherspoon Flexes Entrepreneurial Skills, Sells 2nd Company
The actor will remain a partner and board member of Draper James, the Southern-inspired lifestyle brand she founded in 2015.
History May Be Made: Mexico’s Next President Will Likely Be a Woman
Claudia Sheinbaum will face off against Xóchitl Gálvez, marking an “extraordinary change” for the Latin nation.
Spain Appoints Its First-Ever Female Head Soccer Coach
Montse Tomé, who has served as La Roja’s deputy coach for the last five years, will step into the role following kiss controversy.
Women Surgeons Produce Better Results Than Men, Studies Show
Two recent major studies in Sweden and Canada show that patients treated by female surgeons experienced fewer complications than those treated by male surgeons.