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Women’s History Month: An observance with significance

by F. Willis Johnson The historical significance of Women’s History Month should not be understated. It was born out of the need to acknowledge the often-overlooked achievements of women that have been integral to the fabric of society. This commemorative month, which began March ...

Why don’t women make as much as men?

Economist Claudia Goldin has Nobel Prize-winning answers by Robin Abcarian An American woman has won the Nobel Prize in economics for her work studying the economic lives of American women. How poetic is that? No less poetic: Harvard professor Claudia Goldin, 77, is the only ...

Remembering a self-remade woman

by Martin Schram The overwhelming vastness of the famed National Cathedral seemed to shrink to mere expansiveness, as Washington’s famous names, including three presidents, filled its pews Wednesday morning to honor yet another eminent insider with yet another quintessentially ...

‘If you can see her, you can be her’

We’re a little late in congratulating Westover-native Leighann Sainato on her promotion to Black Bears’ general manager, announced Feb. 24. But we are still in time to highlight her achievements for Women’s History Month. Sainato is one of only seven female general managers in the ...