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Future of WorkToday’s Equal Pay Day. Women and men still disagree about who has more economic opportunities
By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage, Linley Sanders and The Associated PressMarch 26, 2026
PoliticsErika McEntarfer, the BLS head fired by Trump, got bipartisan support in her 2024 confirmation with votes from JD Vance and Marco Rubio
By Fatima Hussein, Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressAugust 3, 2025
PoliticsFederal judge halts parts of Trump’s anti-DEI executive orders that require contractors and grant recipients to certify compliance
By Claire Savage, Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressMarch 28, 2025
PoliticsTrump fires 2 Democratic commissioners at agency that enforces civil rights laws in the workplace
By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2025
PoliticsTrump administration directs all federal DEI staff be put on leave in preparation for being laid off
By Alexandra Olson, Zeke Miller and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2025
LifestyleEconomists say America’s gender wage gap is getting worse again—the first major setback for working women in 20 years
By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage and The Associated PressOctober 16, 2024
By Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressOctober 15, 2024
FinanceVC firm forced to close Black women’s grant program after lawsuit from conservative activists
By Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressSeptember 11, 2024
By Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressSeptember 1, 2024
FinanceFearless Fund co-founder steps down as operating chief as firm fights conservative backlash against diversity programs
By Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressJune 26, 2024
FinanceA Florida appeals court ruled that Fearless Fund’s grant program for Black women business owners violates the Civil Rights Act
By Alexandra Olson and The Associated PressJune 3, 2024
SuccessAmerica proudly celebrates Mother’s Day but it’s still the only industrialized company to lack a national paid maternity leave policy
By Alexandra Olson, Claire Savage and The Associated PressMay 13, 2024
SuccessDEI backlash has companies quietly changing their programs to avoid wave of lawsuits alleging discrimination
By Alexandra Olson, Haleluya Hadero, Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressJanuary 15, 2024
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