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How the U.S. women’s soccer team offers a cultural story, not just an athletic one
The women’s World Cup has kicked off in Paris, with the United States once again considered a leading contender. But there's tough competition, and this year, the U.S. team is playing against the backdrop of its lawsuit for alleged gender…
WATCH: Democrats urge Senate Republicans to pass equal pay legislation
The House passed the legislation last week, largely along party lines. It is now in the Senate.
Could this House bill close the pay gap between women and men?
Women who work full-time on average make about 81 percent of what men make, taking into account the fact that women tend to work less overtime and have lower-paying jobs.
Women’s national soccer team players sue for equal pay
The players allege they have been subject to ongoing "institutionalized gender discrimination," including unequal pay, despite having the same job responsibilities as players on the men's national team.
In "Red Sparrow," Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence plays a Russian ballerina-turned-agent forced into a brutal and sexually violent world. But aside from a timely Russian-focused storyline, the film touches on issues of gender and power imbalances that Lawrence has not…
The U.S. women’s national soccer team ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement Tuesday following a bitter yearlong dispute over demands for equal pay.
Male state workers earn more than their female counterparts in many states, including California, Idaho, Maryland and Texas.
Earlier this week, Gov. Charlie Baker of Massachusetts signed an equal pay law that is the most comprehensive statutory attempt yet to address gender pay inequality in the country.
And what still needs work.
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