Pallavi Gogoi
Stories
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Business
Why abortion referendums are also about the economy
Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. The vote results will have consequences beyond women's reproductive rights.
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Arts & Life
From Swiftie beads and Barbie to Beyonce, girls ran the world economy in 2023
Girl spending was one of the most powerful economic forces in 2023. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concerts boosted local and national economies. World leaders begged Taylor Swift to come and perform.
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Business
Why children of married parents do better, but America is moving the other way
Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. That's not good for children, says progressive economist Melissa Kearney in her new book, The Two-Parent Privilege.
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Business
The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse
Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty.
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National
How A Summer Of 'Yes' Is Ending In A Cloud Of Uncertainty For The Economy
Signs of slowdown are everywhere after huge increases in vacation bookings, traveling and eating out earlier this year. Southwest Airlines, Airbnb and restaurants are starting to see a pullback.
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Politics
The Women Powering Biden's Economy Are Rewriting The Course Of American History
Each of them, to a fault, have backgrounds that reflect their interest in creating an economy that works for more people, especially the vulnerable working class: Black people, Latinos and women.
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Health
Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll On Women
Women have made great strides. But the uncomfortable truth is that in their homes, they are still fitting into stereotypical roles of doing the bulk of housework and parenting.
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Health
You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy
There's a curfew in Paris, and Londoners aren't allowed to invite neighbors to dinner. People are already exhausted of social distancing, but some places are introducing even more draconian measures.
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Health
From The Folks Who Brought You Boring Meetings: CEOs Want To Ditch Sterile Zoom Calls
Fatigue. Awful. Those are the words being used to describe virtual meetings. "What we as human beings need, want, seek ... is human contact," says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
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Health
$600 A Week: Poverty Remedy Or Job Slayer?
The $600 weekly pandemic unemployment payments have single-handedly changed the economic equation in America as people earn more staying home than they did in the jobs they lost.
