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SOCCER: JUN 16 Women's - USA v Nigeria

Nation May 18

Soccer players on U.S. men’s and women’s national teams get pay equity for the first time

Economy Oct 12

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Why millions of Americans feel they must choose between caring for loved ones and work

Generations of workers have simply absorbed the chaos of balancing labor and child care, and the pandemic exposed how underappreciated -- and broken -- the nation’s child care system is. What policymakers do next could change the way U.S. families…

By Laura Santhanam

Politics Apr 15

WATCH: Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate

The bill would make it easier to sue employers over pay discrimination, curb the ability of companies to retaliate and beef up enforcement of existing laws.

By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

Politics Jul 05

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren speaks at the Rainbow PUSH broadcast and community forum, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 29, 2019. Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters
Warren says she’d tackle race and gender pay gaps using executive orders

The 2020 Democratic candidate's plan would punish companies and contractors with historically poor records on diversity and equality by denying them contracts with the federal government.

By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press

Nation Jul 02

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Legendary goalie Briana Scurry on World Cup and U.S. women’s soccer

Briana Scurry was the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team for years, including during its 1999 World Cup victory. She is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Scurry joins Judy Woodruff to discuss play so far at…

May 20

Harris wants to fine companies for gender pay disparities

By Associated Press

Under Kamala Harris' plan, companies that fail to achieve an equal pay certification would be fined 1 percent of their profits for every 1 percent wage gap.

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Apr 02

WATCH: Democrats urge Senate Republicans to pass equal pay legislation

By Gretchen Frazee

The House passed the legislation last week, largely along party lines. It is now in the Senate.

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Apr 02

Could this House bill close the pay gap between women and men?

By Gretchen Frazee

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.

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Jul 25

5 important stories that are not about the health care vote

By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith

Here are five important stories you may have missed this last week.

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Apr 04

What three economists think you should know on Equal Pay Day

By Kristen Doerer

Making Sen$e chatted with three experts on the pay gap on Equal Pay Day. Here's what they had to say on the pay gap, where it stems from and why it persists.

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