Archives for Gender and Finances
Grindr shares up 400% in first day of public trading for the LGBTQ dating & hookup app
Grindr stock debuted on the New York stock exchange on Friday Popular LGBTQ dating app went public through a blank-check SPAC merger The LGBTQ social platform hosted a drag show…
LGBT in U.S. Earn 10% Less Than the Average Worker
In a rare look at LGBTQ earnings, new data find that workers in the who identify as LGBT earn, on average, about 90 cents for every dollar the average worker…
Uber deactivated transgender drivers’ accounts for submitting profile photos taken after they transitioned
Summary: Uber has deactivated some transgender drivers' accounts over what it deemed to be fraudulent profile photos taken after their transitions, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The ride-hailing app company…
Costs of Lesbians Trying to Have Babies
In this day and age, families are formed in many different ways. Whether you are gay, straight, single, or one half of a couple, you are able to have a…
Clothes for the Rest of Us
Once upon a time, San Francisco Renaissance person Sarah Dopp wrote a guest article for Queercents. Sarah juggles a number of projects aimed at creating community for queers--such as MCing…
Ten Money Questions: Manisha Thakor
Manisha Thakor is the founder of the Women's Financial Literacy Initiative and the co-author of two critically acclaimed personal finance books: ON MY OWN TWO FEET and GET FINANCIALLY NAKED.…
It’s 2010: Why Does Gender Discrimination Still Exist in the Workplace?
A new class action suit against Citigroup alleges that the financial giant used the recession as a convenient excuse for firing or demoting scores of female employees. The women in…
A Brief History of Women Entrepreneurs
I recently finished reading We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, by Cokie Roberts. The book is about the changing roles of women in American society. Roberts examines women's participation in a…
Women Still Face a Wage Gap
I was pretty stunned over the weekend when I read an article that said that the gender=based wage gap is an issue for White House staffers. Women reportedly make more…
What Should Mothers Really Be Earning?
Guest blogger Andrea Hance is is an activist and educator in New York City. Currently, she works with school and community groups at the New York Tolerance Center attempting to…