Money and feminism
Financial freedom and sexual politics have been intertwined since the Industrial Revolution, and with a gender gap in pay, savings and career opportunities, women still face great – and possibly growing – challenges. This series focuses on women's stories and the ways women can go about taking control of their careers and achieving financial freedom
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Groups are tackling the lack of women in the US working in Stem – science, tech, engineering and math – fields by getting young girls to put on the lab coat
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Jane Maas, the author of a new book on women in advertising, says her gender is close to where it was in the 60s: but is it down to discrimination, or choice?
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Bank of America survey also shows 28% of women owners feel they have less access to capital, borne out by 2014 study that they receive only 4.4% of loans
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The Guardian spent a day with a 21st-century-style butler supplied by Hello Alfred, a startup that takes care of life’s little chores so you don’t have to
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A federal agency has started investigating ‘angel’ investors and banks from discriminating against the increasing numbers of women with small businesses
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A female candidate’s chances of being hired are statistically zero if she is the only woman in a pool of finalists, a recent report on job hiring practices found
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The gender wage gap among 2016 graduates has increased, as men make about $4 more an hour than women, according to Economic Policy Institute study
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The closest the Democratic candidate came to getting personal was relaying a story about a girl asking if she was going to be paid as much as a ‘boy president’
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Laura Merriott has always been anti-abortion. After seeing many women go through with the procedure for financial reasons, she decided to bankroll them
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The Economic Policy Institute says women’s advances in education and work have influenced wage gap but overall economic inequality has done more harm
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Survey shows three-quarters of women in US food service industry have been sexually harassed: ‘You have to tolerate what the customer might do to you when they pay your bills’
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Do you find yourself giving away your time, resources or services? Janet Murray explains why we’re living in a world of freebies and how to make sure your work is rewarded
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Hollywood star, who plays Emmeline Pankhurst in forthcoming film Suffragette, sends letter and book calling for constitutional change
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Young female college graduates are expected to make $3 less an hour than male counterparts – and all this year’s graduates face a struggle for good jobs, report finds
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This May Day, the international day of workers, Lauren Voswinkel is urging people to share their job titles and pay information with the world on Twitter, in hopes of taking away the power from employers and giving it to the workers
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The SEC has allowed Walmart to block a shareholder vote which would would require it to disclose the proportion of men and women in each pay grade
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Investors have filed proposals requiring eBay and Walmart to report any gender pay disparity. Will they succeed?
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The US has to start on the bottom with minimum wage jobs if it wants to fix its gender gap problem – not in an Oscars acceptance speech
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Department of Labor proposed updates to sex discrimination guidelines for federal contractors, which haven’t been updated for 45 years
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Despite more women working, many US workplace policies remain antiquated, says Latifa Lyles, director of the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor
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Recent studies suggest Americans are not ready for a female leader – even if she can get beyond the interruptions of male colleagues who won’t let her speak
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Political engagement, it appears, is a privilege for those who aren’t struggling to make ends meet
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Demand for the intimate hygiene product has instigated a public debate over Argentina’s handling of foreign currency and creditors
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High school-educated young Americans – what scholar Andrew Cherlin defines as the working class – are now pursuing their ‘expressive selves’ in much the same way as the middle class. Cherlin worries the trend could prove damaging
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Among the other ills of 2014, the US failed to take action on economic issues affecting the poor and middle class. Here’s where our lawmakers and CEOs did a shoddy job of helping the economy
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The age cohort continues to surprise economists and defy sweeping generalizations, from how many live in poverty to how many drive cars
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Women don’t have just two options: work and home or combination of the two. Life is way more complicated than that
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The entrepreneur and immigrant is a woman in her 40s in a business that favors young men, but she shrugs it off: ‘Anything with power, guys are there first’
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Peggy Young took her employer to court for placing her on unpaid leave when she was pregnant, but what about women who suffer in silence? We want to hear your stories.
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The Guardian and the Women’s Information Service, Wise, tackle your questions on everything from how you can help to the often forgotten male victims of domestic violence
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Financial abuse often goes hand in hand with physical and emotional abuse, experts say, leaving women to take desperate measures to survive
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Former CEO of Liz Claiborne says violence issues brought to light by the NFL extend into offices and employers need to support staff with investment and outreach
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