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Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard says a growing body of research suggests that diversity leads to better decision-making.
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The Push To Break Up The Boys' Club At The Fed

Jan 13, 2019
At a time when more women than men are graduating from college and earning doctorates, just a third of Ph.D.s in economics go to women. Now there's an effort to increase women economists at the Fed.
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Former Fox News host Kelly Wright joins other current and former Fox employees at a news conference on April 26, 2017, in New York City. Wright alleged racial bias in failing to receive desired opportunities and promotions.
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Fox News Pays $10 Million To Settle Racial, Gender Bias Suits

May 16, 2018
The settlements primarily involved allegations of racial bias against Fox News as well as gender bias and retaliation claims. The controlling Murdoch family hopes instead to focus on big deals ahead.
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For Women Physicians Day, Doctors Want Equal Pay

Mar 05, 2018

Across the nation, female doctors make 26.5 percent less than male doctors.

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Study participants often answer questions differently, depending on the questioner's gender. Sex hormones can affect results, too.
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A Scientist's Gender Can Skew Research Results

Jan 10, 2018
If a female researcher asks a man if he's in pain, he's less likely to admit it. The effect of gender on study results has been known for years. But it's rarely disclosed or discussed.
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One of Cipe Pineles' many illustrated recipes in the newly published cookbook, <em>Leave Me Alone With the Recipes: The Life, Art & Cookbook of Cipe Pineles</em>.<em></em>
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A Rare Find: Trailblazing Female Designer's Unpublished Family Cookbook

Nov 09, 2017
Magazine art director Cipe Pineles helped pave the way for creative women in publishing. She also illustrated her mother's Eastern European recipes, but for 70 years the manuscript lay undiscovered.
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Royce, Isis and Jessica James at NPR.
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Can A Child Be Raised Free Of Gender Stereotypes? This Family Tried

Oct 02, 2017
When Jessica and Royce James learned that they were going to have a daughter, they decided to raise her in as gender-neutral a way as possible. It was harder than they could have imagined.
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Researchers are trying to tease apart the reasons why girls are less likely to become scientists and engineers.
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Young Girls Are Less Apt To Think That Women Are Really, Really Smart

Jan 26, 2017
Girls are less likely to identify their own gender as brilliant than boys are, even at age 5. One question is whether it's the girls who need to change their thinking about innate intelligence.
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