Exploring policy solutions to the gender pay gap KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg explores one of the world’s most intractable challenges. Monica Nickelsburg Play AudioListen 4 mins
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 Play AudioListen 5 mins
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
Where are all the monuments to women in Seattle? If you were to take a tour of public monuments to women here in Seattle — it would be a short one. Noel Gasca Play AudioListen 24 mins
Women now dominate the book business. Why there and not other creative industries? A new study finds that women are excelling in the book business. Yet, they still lag in other creative industries. We search for an explanation why. Greg Rosalsky
New law would make sexual misconduct by corrections staff a felony A proposed bill in Olympia would impose harsher sentences for corrections officers or staff who are convicted of sexual misconduct against inmates. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez Play AudioListen 2 mins
Seattle says a hard goodbye to Stewie Breanna Stewart, one of the WNBA's most celebrated players, and Stephanie Talbot announced Wednesday they are both leaving the Storm. Paige Browning Play AudioListen 6 mins
