The gender pay gap in the White House has risen dramatically under Trump
The pay gap between male and female White House staffers has more than tripled under President Donald Trump, rising from 11% in the last year of President Barack Obama's administration to 37% (or...
View ArticleNEIL DUTTA: Labor force participation is 'not getting a lot of respect right...
Neil Dutta, the head of US economics at Renaissance Macro Research, spoke to Business Insider executive editor Sara Silverstein about wage growth, which he says is rising gradually. He notes that most...
View ArticleWhy this new brand is a favorite among professional women who hate to shop...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. Despite the strides that women have...
View ArticleA CEO spent $6 million to close the gender pay gap at his company
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been working steadily to close the pay gap at his company. Following is a transcript of the video. The pay gap between men and women is not going away. In the US, women...
View ArticleA brilliant New Yorker cartoon reveals the sad truth about women at work
· A New Yorker cartoon highlights a key struggle many women face at work. · Often, women must choose between seeming confident and likable. · The reason comes down to prescriptive stereotypes, where...
View ArticleWomen with Ivy League degrees still have a discouraging wage gap — and...
A new study shows that women who graduted from Ivy League schools earned, on average, $85,000 a year less than their male peers by the time they reached their 30s. Among less selective schools, there...
View ArticleDatePlay co-founder Vana Koutsomitis gives advice to female entrepreneurs...
Business Insider UK spoke to 'The Apprentice" runner-up and DatePlay co-founder, Vana Koutsomitis, about advice for young women looking to become entrepreneurs. Full transcript below Vana...
View Article12 women who say sexual harassment cost them their careers
The list of powerful men accused of wielding their influence to abuse, harass, and rape women keeps growing. After the dust settles, many of the alleged abusers, like comedian Louis C.K. and Hollywood...
View Article'It was bulls---': Megyn Kelly responds to being called Trump's 'chew toy'
During an interview at Business Insider's IGNITION conference in New York on Wednesday, Megyn Kelly discussed being attacked by President Trump and being called Trump's "chew toy" by Maureen Dowd....
View ArticleWomen are becoming 401(k) millionaires much sooner than their male coworkers
According to Fidelity figures given to the New York Times, the number of women who are 401(k) millionaires has doubled over the last 12 years. Women also reach the million-dollar mark at an average...
View ArticleThese 10 countries have the best career prospects for expat women
Around one in four women move abroad for work-related reasons, according to InterNations, the world's largest network for expats. In its latest survey on expats' job satisfaction, the company...
View ArticleHow to land a new job when you're pregnant — from the executive who did it
Rebecca James was hired as an executive at Prospa when she was just seven weeks pregnant. Taking into consideration her personal experience and core values, she chose to tell the founders during the...
View ArticleQuébec's universal childcare policy helped thousands of Canadian women enter...
Twenty years ago, Québec instituted a universal, low-fee child care program. Today, middle-class families pay just $6 a day for child care. While the $1.52 billion price tag is high, it means more...
View ArticleWomen spend 7 more years working than men and get no money or credit for it
Women spend seven more years on average performing household work than men, according to philanthropist Melinda Gates. While caregiving can be meaningful, male economists have overlooked unpaid...
View ArticleWomen worldwide are nearly as vulnerable as men to the robot takeover of jobs
Millions of women may need to transition to other professions by 2030, according to a new report by the McKinsey Global Institute. Structural barriers may hold women back from adapting to the new...
View ArticleStartups with women founders are on track to see record venture investment in...
Female-founded startups are on track to have a banner year for venture investments, according to a new survey released by Pitchbook and the National Venture Capital Association. As of June 30, there...
View Article10 occupations that are still dominated by men
Only 3.5% of firefighters are women. It took until 2018 for a woman to be nominated for an Oscar in cinematography. Women hold 7.8% of aerospace engineering jobs. Visit INSIDER's homepage for more...
View Article14 trailblazing women who broke down barriers over the last 150 years
The last 150 years saw a huge shift in women's rights around the world. Susan B. Anthony helped get women the right to vote. Rosa Parks became a symbol of the civil rights movement for her work....
View ArticleThe state of #MeToo: Here's where the movement stands 2 years after the...
After #MeToo, one-third of US workers changed their behavior in the office, according to a new survey conducted by AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the software company SAP. While 38%...
View ArticleThis is what women really want from their employers, according to 4 prominent...
It's been well-documented that women in the workplace want equal pay, flexibility, and judgment on deliverables. But for these four female leaders, there are ways for employers to go even more above...
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