My daughter hates her name because it's traditionally used for boys. I hope one day she learns to love how different it is.

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The author (not pictured) named her daughter Kyle and hopes she grows to love her name someday.

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Airline says it's testing a booking tool that lets women select seats away from men

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On the seat-selection page, pink seats denote they've been booked by female travelers.

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Bosses in China have been accused of making job applicants take pregnancy tests: report

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Companies in Nantong, China, have been accused of getting female job applicants take pregnancy tests as part of pre-employment physical exams.

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The pandemic forced many women to leave their jobs. Hybrid work is bringing them back.

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With hybrid options, more women are participating in the workforce and working in higher-income roles.

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America's new gender war

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Young women are becoming more liberal while young men are turning to the right. It all started with #MeToo.

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I'm a millennial who's quitting my job because I'm overworked and underpaid — and feel underqualified to grow my career

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A meat cutter in Seattle told Insider that he's ready to quit his job.

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An airline was fined for imposing strict rules about high heels and makeup on female cabin crew, report says

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Vueling has the same owner as British Airways, IAG.

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An overworked engineer says he's an example of men taking on too much because of their 'bigger egos.' It could be why so many of them are leaving the workforce.

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Mason Garfield (not pictured) said he was regularly performing tasks he wasn't paid to do while working extra hours.

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Iowa now has its own version of a 'Don't Say Gay' bill, requiring parental consent for nicknames that don't match a kid's 'biological sex'

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Iowa lawmakers are considering a bill that's very similar to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" legislation.

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Forget 'quiet quitting': High-income men are openly cutting their work hours more than their coworkers

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A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that highly paid men with degrees are leading the charge to clock in fewer hours at work.

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