Miles To GoWomen Are Sole Founders of Less than 6% of All Indian Start‑ups: RBI Cultural bias against women business leaders impairs their ability to seek funding. By Pallavi Prasad
Looking AheadTechnology Can Help Solve India’s Problem Retaining Women in the Workforce 'Bridgital' solutions use technology to enable access and generate employment -- starting with childcare. By Natarajan Chandrasekaran & Roopa Purushothaman
No KiddingThe World Would Be a Better Place If Women Ran It, Barack Obama Says "There would be less war, kids would be better taken care of and there would be a general improvement in living standards and outcomes," with women in charge, said the former U.S. president. By Liesl Goecker
Bringing Home The BaconMen More Stressed by Higher‑Paid Wives Than by Being Sole Breadwinner, Study Finds Gender stereotypes of men being breadwinners make it hard for them to cope when women contribute equally or more to household income. By Liesl Goecker
Playing It SafeStudy: Women View Competition More Negatively Than Men Do The latest study looks at how the gender gap in competitiveness translates into the gender pay gap at work. By Pallavi Prasad
For The Nth TimeReport: Women Earn Only 59% of What Men Earn Over Their Lifetimes Significantly, women with Master's degrees and PhDs earned less than men of the same age with undergraduate level qualifications in the U.K. By Pallavi Prasad
Limited OpportunitiesOnly 37 of Every 100 Jobs Created in India in 2019 Went to Women Believe it or not, it's an improvement over 2018. By Liesl Goecker
Double standardWomen CEOs Judged More Harshly for Ethics Violations Than Male Peers, Study Finds The conclusion reflects some of society's most deeply held stereotypes about male and female leadership. By Liesl Goecker
What Lies BeneathAge Is the Biggest Obstacle to Women’s Success at Work, Report Finds Surveys and conversations with more than 1,500 working women reveal race, physical appearance, and physical ability also hamper women's progress. By Liesl Goecker
Gold Stars OnlyMale, Female Employees Less Receptive to Feedback from Female Bosses, Study Finds The researcher says employees aren't ignoring female leaders' input, they're just conditioned to expect praise from women. By Liesl Goecker
No RespiteReport: Women Freelancers Face Larger Gender Pay Gap Than Those Employed Full‑Time Ironically, women are increasingly taking up freelancing in search of better income than that offered by full-time employment. By Pallavi Prasad
Let's Talk MoneyOver 17 Years, Female CFOs Netted $1.8 Trillion More in Profits Than Male Predecessors And women CEOs were better than male predecessors at portraying the company as less risky to investors, a study found. By Anubhuti Matta
Show Me The MoneyPay Transparency Looks Good on Paper but Proves a Tricky Policy to Implement While making salaries public has the power to bridge the gender pay gap, it has proven to negatively affect how employees view their work. By Rajvi Desai
BackfiredStudy: Helping Pregnant Colleagues With Work Might Demoralize Them The benevolent sexism behind shielding pregnant colleagues from work can undermine women's confidence and deter their postpartum return to work, researchers say. By Liesl Goecker
Boss BodyOn Screen, Women in Leadership Roles Are Four Times as Likely as Men to Be Shown Nude, Finds New Report More often than not, these female characters are written, directed and produced by men, concluded a global analysis of film. By Liesl Goecker
Not So ArtificialThe Tech Industry’s Sexism, Racism Is Making Artificial Intelligence Less Intelligent Human prejudice programmed into artificial intelligence keeps out communities whose input could make AI smarter. By Alina Gufran
Hope For The FutureIndia’s Maternity Leave Law Currently Benefits Fewer Than 1% of All Women This reflects the small number of women in the formal workforce, who are the only people eligible for maternity benefits. By Liesl Goecker
Show Her The MoneyIn Hollywood, Women Stars Earn US$ 1 Million Less than Male Peers Hollywood's gender pay gap increases to a US$ 4 million difference for actors over age 50. By Sofia Izquierdo Sanchez, The Conversation
