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Robin Wright
Success

‘House of Cards’ star Robin Wright says Netflix made her juggle three jobs to earn the same $500,000-per-episode salary as her costar Kevin Spacey

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June 23, 2025
The real reasons the CEO-worker pay gap spiraled out of control in America—and what to do about it
Commentary

The real reasons the CEO-worker pay gap spiraled out of control in America—and what to do about it

By Claudio Fernández-Aráoz and Greg Nagel
April 15, 2025
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Lifestyle

Economists 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 Press
October 16, 2024
Half of all households in the country can’t afford a normal starter home
Finance

Half of all households in the country can’t afford a normal starter home

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August 30, 2024
Raising children is way more expensive than most parents imagined—and more than half of all parents say they went into debt to pay for their kids, study shows
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Raising children is way more expensive than most parents imagined—and more than half of all parents say they went into debt to pay for their kids, study shows

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April 26, 2024
Workplace expert Nick Bloom says CHROs are rising stars of the C-suite after ‘a huge increase in HR importance’
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Workplace expert Nick Bloom says CHROs are rising stars of the C-suite after ‘a huge increase in HR importance’

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April 9, 2024
Stressed out female worker
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Whoopi Goldberg blames millennials’ work ethic for their money problems, but new research shows they still bear ‘economic scars’ from the Financial Crisis

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November 13, 2023
Women drop $15 billion more annually on medical expenses than men. How employers can fix the covert health insurance ‘pink tax’
Health

Women drop $15 billion more annually on medical expenses than men. How employers can fix the covert health insurance ‘pink tax’

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September 26, 2023
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Personal Finance

‘I’m already saving for my daughter’s maternity leave—she’s only 2.’ Parental leave in the U.S. is so bad families are planning generations in advance

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September 14, 2023
Shot of group of business persons in business meeting. Three entrepreneurs on meeting in board room. Corporate business team on meeting in modern office. Female manager discussing new project with her colleagues. Company owner on a meeting with two of her employees in her office.
Newsletters

New research finds that despite the stereotypes, women actually negotiate their salaries more than men

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August 30, 2023
Activists with Our Revolution hold $15 minimum wage signs outside the Capitol complex on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.
Leadership

Over half of U.S. states will raise minimum wages in 2023. Here’s how that could affect higher-earning workers

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March 30, 2023
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Success

Your boss is scared he’s overpaid and doesn’t want anyone to know

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August 12, 2022
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Newsletters

Rising inflation could exacerbate the stubborn wage gap, experts fear

By Amber Burton and Paige McGlauflin
July 29, 2022
Note to Gen Z on how to really make progress on equal pay: ‘Go find the tallest, whitest dude’ and ask his salary
Success

Note to Gen Z on how to really make progress on equal pay: ‘Go find the tallest, whitest dude’ and ask his salary

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July 27, 2022
Should there be a ‘maximum wage?’ Fortune 500 CEOs earned 205 times what their typical employees did in 2021
Features

Should there be a ‘maximum wage?’ Fortune 500 CEOs earned 205 times what their typical employees did in 2021

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May 27, 2022

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