Economics Nobel Prize goes to Claudia Goldin, an expert on women at work Harvard University's Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women. Scott Horsley
A vending machine in Seattle that dispenses the morning-after pill There’s a new kind of vending machine on the University of Washington campus. It sells pregnancy tests, tampons, tylenol – and the morning-after pill for $12.60, packaged in purple and white boxes. Eilis O'Neill
'I am crying at my salon': Taliban orders Kabul beauty parlors to shut down All beauty salons in Kabul must close by the end of July. These businesses are one of the few places where women can work and congregate under the Taliban regime. Fazelminallah Qazizai Diaa Hadid
Report: WA's high cost of child care hits single moms hardest A new report finds the average annual cost to send a toddler to a child care center in Washington state has risen to more than $14,000. Sami West
Exploring policy solutions to the gender pay gap KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg explores one of the world’s most intractable challenges. Monica Nickelsburg
How to lose money if you’re a working woman? Have kids Working women stand to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of their careers compared to their male counterparts. The median salary gap between men and women is particularly dramatic in Washington state. Monica Nickelsburg
National Tupperware once changed women's lives. Now it struggles to survive The brand turned homemakers into saleswomen and became synonymous with kitchen storage. But it has relied on Tupperware parties for sales--and struggled to keep its business fresh. Is its fate sealed? Alina Selyukh
'It's not for the faint-hearted' — the story of India's intrepid women seaweed divers In goggles and flipflops, they dive to harvest seaweed. It's risky work. They'll earn $3 to $6 a day. Now climate change and environmental rules make it harder to pursue the traditional profession. Kamala Thiagarajan
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. Pallavi Gogoi
The Taliban again bans Afghan women aid workers. Here's how the U.N. responded The Taliban has banned Afghan women working for the U.N. or other aid agencies. The repercussions could be devastating for programs in which women play a vital role. Ruchi Kumar