| Women everywhere see red, take on the world |
| On International Women's Day, a statue of a little girl stood defiantly in front of Wall Street's iconic charging bull. She's fierce — just like the women in America and around the world. She's there to highlight the lack of gender diversity and equality in the workplace. (More on that in a sec.) Also Wednesday, many participated in A Day Without Woman protests and rallies. Organizers encouraged women to not work, to avoid shopping — except at local small businesses and women-owned companies that support the movement. You probably also saw a lot of people wearing red.
Some facts about women in America: |
| • Women make up more than 47% of the workforce, according to the Census
• They are dominant among registered nurses, dental assistants, cashiers, accountants and pharmacists
• They make up at least a third of physicians and surgeons, and the same with lawyers and judges
• Women represent 55% of all college students
• They earn 80 cents for every dollar a man makes
• Median income for women was $40,742 in 2015, compared with $51,212 for men |
| If you didn't know, it's Women's History Month. Study up. |
| Relax, the CIA (probably) isn't spying on you |
| WikiLeaks appears to have revealed that the CIA is capable of hacking your phone, computer, encrypted messages and even your television, but before throwing out your electronic items and moving to a remote cabin, consider this: We have no proof the spy agency actually used these tools . It would be illegal for the CIA to do any domestic snooping without permission and even if it did, it's unlikely the agency is spying on the average Joe's Internet browsing habits. And Apple users can rest easier. The company says it fixed the vulnerabilities exploited by the CIA's cyber weapons in its latest updates. The FBI is digging into how WikiLeaks got ahold of the CIA documents. The breach might sour how President Trump — who once declared, "I love WikiLeaks!" — feels about the whistle-blowing site. |
| Warren Buffett: Index funds are your best bet — and mine |
| Not that he needs the money, but Warren Buffett figures he's about to become $500,000 richer. He expects to win a wager he made nearly a decade ago — a wager that holds an important investment lesson for us mortals. In his annual Berkshire-Hathaway chairman's letter, Buffett recounts his $500K bet with an investment manager that a mutual fund holding stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index would beat a sampling of hedge funds usually reserved for wealthier investors. Nine years later, the blue-collar index fund has appreciated 85.4%, while the best of the manager's upper-crust funds gained 62.8%. Buffett regularly recommends index funds for almost everyone, but rich folks usually don't listen, he says. |
| The dog days of … February? |
| Remember that balmy February in 1954? No? Well, that's the last time temperatures hit the highs we just saw for that month. Overall, it was the second-warmest February on record, with temperatures more than 7.3 degrees above average. In 16 states, it was the warmest February ever recorded. Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, senior researcher at the Netherlands Meteorological Institute, blames the warm temperatures on human-caused climate change. |
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| Hoda Kotb opens up about her adoption journey |
| Hoda Kotb sounds like she's adjusting just fine to life with her adopted baby girl. Less than 10 days after she brought home her little bundle of joy, Haley Joy, the "Today" anchor told "People" magazine, "We just stayed in the apartment and ate and slept and burped and took naps, and that's it. That's all. But it's fun!" Kotb, 52, had lost hope of becoming a mother after her battle with breast cancer a decade ago left her unable to conceive. |
| Lawyer for ScarJo's ex says custody fight now a 'public spectacle' |
| New York divorce lawyer Hal Mayerson said he and his client, Scarlett Johansson's estranged husband Romain Dauriac, were "blindsided" by the actress' decision to file for divorce. "We never had any intention of filing papers, we did not want to make it a public spectacle," Mayerson told USA TODAY. Mayerson said his client has been acting as the primary parent to daughter Rose, 2, due to the demands of Johansson's career and is now seeking equal custody. The couple, who married in the fall of 2014 soon after Rose was born, announced they'd parted company in January. |
| This is a compilation of stories across USA TODAY |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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