Money and feminism
Financial freedom and sexual politics have been intertwined since the Industrial Revolution, and with a gender gap in pay, savings and career opportunities, women still face great – and possibly growing – challenges. This series focuses on women's stories and the ways women can go about taking control of their careers and achieving financial freedom
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Sexism Valley: 60% of women in Silicon Valley experience harassmentSurvey co-authored by Trae Vassallo, who testified in the Ellen Pao case, found that for women in tech and venture capital gender discrimination is common
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If you like it, put a downpayment on it: more single ladies buying homes in USThe number of single female homeowners is set to increase this year, building on a growing trend, say brokers in cities like New York, Los Angeles and Boston
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Almost one in five UK adults suffer 'financial abuse', survey findsCampaign by Co-op bank and charity Refuge aims to raise awareness of issue whereby one partner controls or exploits the other’s finances
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The price of being pro-life: meet the woman who pays $3,000 to prevent abortionsLaura Merriott has always been anti-abortion. After seeing many women go through with the procedure for financial reasons, she decided to bankroll them
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Gender pay gap closing partially because of men's declining wages, report saysThe Economic Policy Institute says women’s advances in education and work have influenced wage gap but overall economic inequality has done more harm
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Getting rid of tips could reduce sexual harassment, advocates saySurvey shows three-quarters of women in US food service industry have been sexually harassed: ‘You have to tolerate what the customer might do to you when they pay your bills’
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Show me the money: why women need to stop working for freeDo you find yourself giving away your time, resources or services? Janet Murray explains why we’re living in a world of freebies and how to make sure your work is rewarded
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Meryl Streep urges Congress to back equal rights amendmentHollywood star, who plays Emmeline Pankhurst in forthcoming film Suffragette, sends letter and book calling for constitutional change
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Class of 2015: women are still making less than men – and prospects are poorYoung female college graduates are expected to make $3 less an hour than male counterparts – and all this year’s graduates face a struggle for good jobs, report finds
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#talkpay: can America's wage inequality be solved by sharing our salaries online?This May Day, the international day of workers, Lauren Voswinkel is urging people to share their job titles and pay information with the world on Twitter, in hopes of taking away the power from employers and giving it to the workers
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Walmart shareholders will not get to vote on gender pay gap proposalThe SEC has allowed Walmart to block a shareholder vote which would would require it to disclose the proportion of men and women in each pay grade
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Walmart and eBay oppose shareholder resolutions to disclose gender pay gapInvestors have filed proposals requiring eBay and Walmart to report any gender pay disparity. Will they succeed?
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Patricia Arquette takes up equal pay – an issue that has long plagued the USThe US has to start on the bottom with minimum wage jobs if it wants to fix its gender gap problem – not in an Oscars acceptance speech
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New US guidelines look to extend protections for female federal workersDepartment of Labor proposed updates to sex discrimination guidelines for federal contractors, which haven’t been updated for 45 years
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Underpaid, overworked and far to go: the Obama administration's conscience for women at workDespite more women working, many US workplace policies remain antiquated, says Latifa Lyles, director of the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor
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The secret plague of women at work: 'manterrupting'Recent studies suggest Americans are not ready for a female leader – even if she can get beyond the interruptions of male colleagues who won’t let her speak
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Poor Americans are less likely to vote and more likely to distrust government, study showsPolitical engagement, it appears, is a privilege for those who aren’t struggling to make ends meet
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Argentina faces tampon shortage as defiance of debts causes import troubleDemand for the intimate hygiene product has instigated a public debate over Argentina’s handling of foreign currency and creditors
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The new American dream: high school-educated millennials pursue individualism rather than marriageHigh school-educated young Americans – what scholar Andrew Cherlin defines as the working class – are now pursuing their ‘expressive selves’ in much the same way as the middle class. Cherlin worries the trend could prove damaging
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The five major things we screwed up in inequality in 2014Among the other ills of 2014, the US failed to take action on economic issues affecting the poor and middle class. Here’s where our lawmakers and CEOs did a shoddy job of helping the economy
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One in five millennials lives in poverty, report findsThe age cohort continues to surprise economists and defy sweeping generalizations, from how many live in poverty to how many drive cars
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Women aren't dropping out of labor force just because they are pregnantWomen don’t have just two options: work and home or combination of the two. Life is way more complicated than that
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DJ Rekha: turning 'cab driver music' into a viable businessThe entrepreneur and immigrant is a woman in her 40s in a business that favors young men, but she shrugs it off: ‘Anything with power, guys are there first’
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Have you been 'mommytracked' by your employer? Share your storyPeggy Young took her employer to court for placing her on unpaid leave when she was pregnant, but what about women who suffer in silence? We want to hear your stories.
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Domestic violence: your questions answeredThe Guardian and the Women’s Information Service, Wise, tackle your questions on everything from how you can help to the often forgotten male victims of domestic violence
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Domestic violence victims speak out: 'If I worked, he would take my money'Financial abuse often goes hand in hand with physical and emotional abuse, experts say, leaving women to take desperate measures to survive
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Help us increase domestic violence awareness: submit your questionsOctober is the national domestic violence awareness month. To do our part, the Guardian is partnering with Women’s Information Service, Wise, to answer your questions on the topic
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Becoming a 'housewife' taught me who really controlled the moneyKate Bahn is an economist who looked down on women who stayed at home. Now she’s doing it to finish her dissertation, and it has opened her eyes
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Financial bullying can ruin a marriage: first-person storiesBullying or budgeting? Guardian readers weigh in on conflict over which spouse can control the purse-strings
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Unequal pay for women: 'I was told men should make more'Women share their stories of finding out that their wages were lower than men of the same seniority
'Pink taxes': higher expenses for women add insult to gender pay gap injury