Economy Jun 03 CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023 while inflation burdened American workers’ budgets By Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Economy May 31 CEOs got smaller raises. It would still take the average worker 2 lifetimes to make their annual pay After ballooning for years, CEO pay growth is finally slowing. Still, that's unlikely to quell mounting criticism that CEO pay has become excessively high and the imbalance between company bosses and rank-and-file workers too wide. By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press
Nation Jan 20 The data behind the women’s movement Charts highlight some of the key issues Women’s March activists are fighting for. By Amanda Montañez, Scientific American
Economy Apr 04 What three economists think you should know on Equal Pay Day Making Sen$e chatted with three experts on the pay gap on Equal Pay Day. Here's what they had to say on the pay gap, where it stems from and why it persists. By Kristen Doerer
Economy Jan 18 Column: Women in the workplace don’t need to be empowered. They need to own their power Here's a different take: Women don't need to conform to a man's game to find success in the workplace, Sallie Krawcheck says. By Sallie Krawcheck
Jan 09 The earnings gap between black and white men has barely shrunk in 30 years. Why? By Making Sen$e Editor Over the past 75 years, the racial gap in economic rank has narrowed sharply among men at the top of the earnings ladder, but changed very little among those at the middle and bottom. Continue reading
Nov 30 Column: The economy undervalues ‘women’s work,’ and that needs to change By Mary Babic, Barbara Gault It’s time that women get access to the full array of jobs in our economy and that they get paid what they are worth everywhere they work. Continue reading
Aug 26 Top male actors make twice as much as female colleagues By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako A pay gap persists between top-earning male and female actors, according to a new measurement by Forbes. Continue reading
Aug 04 Column: A Massachusetts law is the most promising step yet toward equal pay By Ariane Hegewisch 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. Continue reading
Jul 06 Will business imperatives drive gender parity? By Vikram Mansharamani Achieving gender equality would unleash tremendous economic gains, potentially adding $4.3 trillion to America’s GDP by 2025. Continue reading