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After 10 Years, Girls Who Code ‘Made Coding Cool' — But Toxic Tech Culture Means ‘There's Still Such a Long Way to Go'
Over 10 years, Girls Who Code has helped introduce over half a million girls to computer science. Now, the nonprofit’s founder and CEO want to address toxic tech culture.
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These 5 Industries Have the Biggest Gender Pay Gaps—Here's Why
Although women face a persistent pay gap in nearly every job, a new report from Payscale shows that the gap is wider in some industries than others.
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Nearly Three Decades After Her First Nomination, Jane Campion Becomes Third Woman to Win Best Director Oscar
Jane Campion made history at the 2022 Oscars as the third woman to ever win best director. Campion’s ‘The Power of The Dog’ raked in 3 Academy Awards on Sunday.
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How a ‘Self-Worth Journey' Put ‘Abbott Elementary' Creator Quinta Brunson on a Path for Success
Quinta Brunson went from being a meme to having her own show, Abbott Elementary. From her self-worth journey to being behind the scenes, here’s how she did it.
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How Former Intel Exec Diane Bryant Went From Homeless Teen to CEO of a Multimillion-Dollar Start-Up
Diane Bryant had to fight tooth and nail to get to the C-suite, from experiencing homelessness in high school to confronting sexism at work.
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This Founder Creates ‘Playbooks' for Women Who Want to Advance Their Careers—Here's Her Best Advice
Lisa Skeete Tatum, founder and CEO of career development company LandIt, shares her secrets to success, including who’s on her dream team and self-advocacy.
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Women Make Up Only 2% of the Maritime Industry—This Exec Is Working to Bring More Women Into Boating
Only 8.6% of boat captains are women compared to 87.9% being men, according to a recent Zippia report.
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This 31-Year-Old Quit Her $150,000-A-Year Tech Job to Start an Equal Pay App: Here's How She Got Started
31-year-old Christen Nino De Guzman helped launch content creator programs at tech companies like Instagram and TikTok. But the pay inequality she saw in the industry inspired her to quit her $150,000-a-year job and launch an app called Clara, which lets influencers share the value of their brand deals.
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How the Pandemic Made the Pay Gap Worse for Low-Wage Workers and Women of Color
Full-time working women earn just 83 cents for every dollar paid to a man, according to Equal Pay Day research from the National Women’s Law Center.
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The First Black Woman CEO in the Fortune 500 on Work-Life Balance: You Don't Have ‘to Go to All Your Kids' Games'
Former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns says she balanced work and family by “outsourcing the caring for my kids.” Here’s what that means, and how it panned out for her.
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Alumni of These 10 HBCUs Earn More Than Other Black Graduates in Their States
In the United States, the average amount of student loan debt is $39,591, a price tag that has many students asking if higher education is really worth it. This number is even higher for Black students, with the average African American bachelor’s degree holder having $52,000 in student debt. Though Black students are increasingly questioning the value of college ,…
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Domee Shi Was a Pixar Intern 11 Years Ago—Now She's the First Woman to Solo-Direct a Feature There
Domee Shi won an Oscar for her 2018 Pixar short “Bao.”
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The New Maya Angelou Quarters Could Help Redefine ‘Freedom' in America: ‘What a Beautiful Thing'
In January, the U.S. Mint released quarters featuring Maya Angelou, the first U.S. coins ever to honor a Black woman. Their design is just as symbolic, too.
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Nearly 50% of Women Consider Themselves ‘Very Ambitious' as They Regain Jobs Lost During the Pandemic
About 20% of women said their career has advanced in the past six months, according to CNBC and Momentive’s new Women at Work survey.
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Women Are Using the Great Resignation to Negotiate Raises Or Quit for Better Pay Elsewhere
Women are willing to quit over the wage gap. Will employers actually pay attention?
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Feeding America's CEO Shares the ‘Transformative' Advice That Changed Her Career
Before joining Feeding America, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot was the first Black woman to serve as Walmart’s vice president of audits and tax policy.
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These Are the Industries Where Women Are Making the Most C-Suite Progress
Exclusive new Equilar analysis of the Russell 3000 found accelerating growth of women in leadership roles.
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More Than Half of February's Job Gains Went to Women
It would take four months of growth at February’s rate for women to recoup all of their job losses since the pandemic began, according to the NWLC.
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How This Founder and CEO Found Success Through Embracing Imperfection: ‘It's About Releasing Unrealistic Expectations'
Meet Tiffany Dufu, the founder and CEO of The Cru and the author of Drop the Ball
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Black Women Have Been Hit ‘Especially Hard' by Pandemic Job Losses–and They're Still Behind in Recovery
Nearly 30% of Black women who are unemployed have been out of work for six months or longer, according to the National Women’s Law Center.