Sanna Marin is Finland’s new prime minister—news that traveled fast across the world due to her age, and gender. The new Prime Minister’s age is notable. At 34 years-old, she is the youngest prime minister in the world. She joined the recently elected prime ministers...
Only 41% of women’s college teams are actually coached by women. Women make up only 28% of youth sports coaches. Across professional sports women continue to be underrepresented in front offices. These staggering statistics suggest that we might need to be more...
In several recent columns, I have explored what it means for women today to “have it all,” and how it involves balancing the four pillars that make up our lives. We’ve explored the pillars of self, family, and community. In this column, I’d...
by Karen Nikos-Rose While women have made great strides in entering the workforce, running companies and getting elected to Congress, there remains a persistent gender gap in attitudes about equality between men and women, suggests a University of California, Davis,...
By HOUSTON MITCHELL As I am sure everyone knows by now, the U.S. team won its second consecutive women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Netherlands on Sunday. The goals came from Megan Rapinoe, who was named the tournament MVP, on a penalty kick in the 61st minute...
Labor Department’s annual time use survey highlights the challenges for working women Working women put in longer hours on the job last year, spent more time caring for their children and did more work around the house than they did a year earlier. They also spent...