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Business & Economy
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Women gained back jobs in October, but slowly
The unemployment rate for women fell to 6.5 percent, but it remains in high single digits for Black and Latina women.
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Florida passes $15 minimum wage, a hike that could narrow the gender pay gap
In Florida, 1.4 million women stand to get a pay increase — and women of color most of all.
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Child care, once a priority, is now a footnote for the Trump administration
The issue has been largely absent from the debates and campaign rallies at a time when parents seem to care about it most. But as with so many topics, the pandemic has made it political.
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Latinas had the highest unemployment rate this year — and it’s driving them to vote
In April, one in five Latinas were jobless. In November, unemployment will be on their minds.
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The 19th Explains: How do Trump and Biden plan to handle an economic recovery?
America’s first female recession will be on the ballot for female voters this election.
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In Florida, a $15 minimum wage amendment could benefit women the most
Florida’s Amendment 2, on the ballot in November, could help close the state’s gender pay gap, economists say.
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865,000 women left the workforce in September
Overall, 661,000 jobs were added in the U.S. labor force between August and September — but women still left it at alarming numbers.
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The future of space is female
NASA is sending a woman to the moon and putting women among its highest ranks, part of a concerted push toward inclusivity in an industry long dominated by men.
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Millennials 'Can’t Even' get ahead — they’re already too far behind
Anne Helen Petersen’s new book "Can’t Even" interrogates the lies millennials were told about having it all.
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Women in President Donald Trump’s White House earn 69 cents for every $1 paid to male staffers
The gender pay gap is wider than the national pay gap and wider than the gap in the Obama White House.