Working Women

Despite the fact that more women are going into veterinary medicine than ever before, some female practitioners in rural areas still face discrimination and pay gaps — problems experts say the industry will need to overcome to fill a shortage of animal care in those communities.

Almost 51% of Missouri are women, but they don’t have the same representation on the state’s appointed boards and commissions.

“Work/life balance” is elusive because it’s an invention.

A local nonprofit is trying out a new strategy using personal coaches to help women pivot careers and land better-paying jobs. St. Louis Public Radio spoke with women over the first nine months of the program to see how it shaped their lives.

Lawyer, author and St. Louis native Areva Martin discusses her new book “Awakening: Ladies, Leadership, and the Lies We've Been Told.”

It's a startling number to consider, especially on International Women's Day, March 8.According to the World Economic Forum's 2017 Global Gender Gap…