Editor’s Note: This story is part of ‘The Great Illusion,’ a series by CNN’s As Equals all about work: investigating which ...

Dunn, a former practicing attorney, professor, and nonprofit executive, is a consultant focusing on systemic equity, diversity, and inclusion. She is the author of Qualified: How Competency Checking ...

A number of gender-specific obstacles hold back women in the workforce - and women's anxiety has only risen as a result. “Net worth,” “husband” and “LinkedIn”: a recent study found that these three ...

The picture is even worse for specific subsets of women. The share of mothers of young children in the labor market fell almost 3 percentage points in the first half of the year. Unemployment for ...

Many women are choosing flexible work arrangements like freelancing and gig work to balance career and family. Traditional employment data may not accurately reflect the number of women engaged in ...