Pallavi Gogoi

Laura Terry lives in Nashville, Tenn., with her daughters Margaret, 2, and Eleanor, 4.

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How IVF has led to a record number of single moms in their 40s

Pallavi Gogoi, Janet W. Lee

Who gets to be a parent has been reshaped by IVF: Single women in their 40s are increasingly opting to become moms.

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How women over 30 are rewriting the single mom narrative in America

Pallavi Gogoi, Janet W. Lee

Forty percent of babies in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. Increasingly, those moms are over 30, at a time when teen pregnancy has fallen off a cliff and births are declining for younger women.

People gather at a women's rights march in Chicago on the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and struck down federal abortion protections.

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Why abortion referendums are also about the economy

Pallavi Gogoi

Abortion is on the ballot in 10 states. The vote results will have consequences beyond women's reproductive rights.

Cynthia Bailey, Eiza Murphy, Kenzie Ziegler, Brittany Broski, Drew Afualo, Meena Harris, Ally Love, Ariana DeBose and Raven Ross attend the SoFi Beyoncé Renaissance Tour Pre-Party at The Shay on Sept. 2 in Culver City, Calif.

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From Swiftie beads to Barbie and Beyoncé, girls ran the world economy in 2023

Pallavi Gogoi

Girl spending was one of the most powerful economic forces in 2023. Taylor Swift and Beyoncé concerts boosted local and national economies. World leaders begged Taylor Swift to come and perform.

Bud Light sales fell earlier this year after a promotion featuring a transgender social-media influencer led to boycott calls from conservative groups.

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How the Bud Light boycott shows brands at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up?

Pallavi Gogoi

Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.

Research over the decades has consistently shown that women face a weight bias in the workplace that's proving hard to reverse.

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The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse

Pallavi Gogoi

Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty.

People queue to enter a restaurant in New Orleans' French Quarter in early August.

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How A Summer Of 'Yes' Is Ending In A Cloud Of Uncertainty For The Economy

Pallavi Gogoi

Signs of slowdown are everywhere after huge increases in vacation bookings, traveling and eating out earlier this year. Southwest Airlines, Airbnb and restaurants are starting to see a pullback.