Women in the U.S. have earned more degrees for decades, but it wasn’t until this year that they edged out college-educated men in the work force. Though they still make a lot less money. Source: NYT > Business – Maya Salam
Minority Women Are Winning the Jobs Race in a Record Economic Expansion
The economic and social trends that have long kept Hispanic and black women from making job and wage gains appear to be shifting. Source: NYT > Business – Jeanna Smialek
In Singapore, a #MeToo Play Sparks Discussion on Sexual Misconduct
“This Is What Happens to Pretty Girls,” by Ken Kwek, was based on testimony of about hundreds of women who were victims of abuse and harassment. Source: NYT > Business – Emily Steel
HPV Vaccines Are Reducing Infections, Warts — and Probably Cancer
An analysis covering 66 million young people has found plummeting rates of precancerous lesions and genital warts after vaccination against the human papillomavirus. Source: NYT > Business – Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Sex Sells, but When It Comes to Female Pleasure, the New York Subway Isn’t So Sure
A sex toy company is suing the M.T.A. for banning its advertising, calling it a “double standard.” Source: NYT > Business – Maya Salam
New Sex Drug for Women to Improve Low Libido Is Approved
The treatment involves an injectable pen and can cause nausea. Only one other ‘Viagra for women’ therapy is on the market. Source: NYT > Business – Katie Thomas