Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-112) and index.

ǂg 1. ǂt US women trail the world in political equality / ǂr Mia Bush -- ǂg 2. ǂt The gender pay gap remains consistent over the last decade / ǂr Council of Economic Advisors -- ǂg 3. ǂt The gender pay gap is not due to discrimination / ǂr Howard J. Wall and Alyson Reed -- ǂg 4. ǂt A universal basic income would provide opportunities for parents / ǂr Anna Oman -- ǂg 5. ǂt Sexism prevents gender equality in the music industry / ǂr Stacie Huckeba -- ǂg 6. ǂt Women's voices are silenced in the tech industry / ǂr Vivian Maidaborn -- ǂg 7. ǂt Ethnic minority women are excluded in the workplace / ǂr Human Wrongs Watch -- ǂg 8. ǂt Women in power are constrained by clothing choices / ǂr Jane Goodall -- ǂg 9. ǂt Educating girls and women has huge payoffs / ǂr Lori S. Ashford -- ǂg 10. ǂt Girls are outperforming boys in school / ǂr The Economist -- ǂg 11. ǂt Female infanticide is leading to a world of "missing women" / ǂr Manisha Sharma -- ǂg 12. ǂt Women are using social media to combat violence against women in elections / ǂr Gabrielle Bardall -- ǂg Organizations to contact