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Signs welcoming Indiana Fever's new player Caitlin Clark, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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Basketball double whammy: Gender pay gap and betting scandals

It’s been a big week for professional basketball leagues catching heat. Fans were outraged to learn that college basketball legend and all-time NCAA top-scorer and top WNBA draft pick Caitlin Clark will earn a meager $338,056 over four years with the Indiana Fever.

Graphic Truth: Are Canada and the US narrowing the gender pay gap?
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Graphic Truth: Are Canada and the US narrowing the gender pay gap?

A mock 10 baht banknote bearing an illustration of a yellow duck instead of the Thai king or his predecessor is pictured in Bangkok on Nov. 25, 2020.
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Hard Numbers: Thai royal canard, Biden’s deficit plan, Japan’s gender pay gap, golden Odin, Greek walkout

Prepare to read the next sentence twice. A man in Thailand is facing two years in jail for selling calendars of … rubber ducks.

US women soccer team’s fight for equal pay "because we're clearly the dominant team"
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US women soccer team’s fight for equal pay "because we're clearly the dominant team"

The World Cup-winning US women's soccer team won its sixth medal (bronze) in the Tokyo Olympics, and it's arguably the world's best squad in recent years. Meanwhile, the national women's team just filed its first brief to appeal an equal pay lawsuit ruling against the US Soccer Federation, one year after a judge rejected their claim that they were underpaid compared to the (way less successful) men's squad. GZERO World gets the latest on what comes next from two-time gold medalist and World Cup champion goalkeeper Briana Scurry and their lawyers.

Women have borne the economic brunt of the pandemic
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Women have borne the economic brunt of the pandemic

How quickly can we recover the costs of the pandemic's disproportionate toll on women? In the wake of COVID, Minouche Shafik says we need to restore equilibrium back into the social contract.

Mary Koczan, left, and Dennis Arnott, with his wife Jane, work on decorating, Saturday, August 22, 2020, in Sheboygan, Wis., Arnott's 1967 VW bus before a parade celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote
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The pandemic is hurting women more than men

The twin health and economic effects of the pandemic have disproportionately impacted women around the world. What are the particular challenges for women in this crisis, and what does recovery look like for over half of the world's population?






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Should the US have Family Leave: Money in 60 Seconds
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Should the US have Family Leave: Money in 60 Seconds

16 weeks of paid maternity leave pays for itself in the first year.

Money in 60 Seconds: Gender Pay Gap
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Money in 60 Seconds: Gender Pay Gap

The gender pay gap is still a huge problem. Here's why Citigroup's pay gap increased to 29%.