An Entrepreneur opinion column examines the rise of social media trends like 'tradwife,' 'soft life' and 'lazy girl jobs,' citing figures such as Hannah Neeleman, who has 20 million followers for embracing traditional domestic roles. The author, who mentors young women in business, says these trends reflect dissatisfaction with corporate careers rather than a rejection of ambition, pointing to ongoing pay disparities, motherhood-related earnings losses and underrepresentation of women in executive leadership.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-28
A new confidence survey from Bentley University and Gallup finds that 84% of Americans consider it important for companies to prevent large pay gaps between CEOs and employees. However, just 15% believe businesses are actually succeeding at keeping that gap in check.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-26
A study found that when an AI agent was given a female name, 'Johanna,' users offered it roughly 10% less payment than an identically functioning agent named 'Johan.' Both male and female participants in the research showed this pattern, despite the two chatbots performing the same tasks with the same capabilities.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-15
A University of Limerick study tested how people compensated AI agents in a virtual office setting, varying only whether the agents presented as male or female. Despite identical underlying technology — same LLM, agent design, guardrails and harness — agents presented as male received about 10% higher pay per task and were rated as more human-like than those presented as female. The study involved 189 participants.
science.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-08
New research indicates that male managers who become fathers to daughters subsequently hire, promote, and pay women more than they did before having children. The effect was not observed among managers who had only sons, according to the study's findings.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-25
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