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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Danielle Kurtzleben

    Business & Finance
    How Dove went from selling soap to self-esteemHow Dove went from selling soap to self-esteem
    Business & Finance

    A Harvard Business School case study tells about how Dove went from a way to get clean to a way to feel great about your imperfect body

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    Working dads are learning what working moms have known for yearsWorking dads are learning what working moms have known for years
    Life

    Buried in the White House’s latest economic report is a revealing chart showing that America’s dads have grown way more worried about work-life balance than they used to be

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Labor
    Walmart’s big wage bump shows the economy is improvingWalmart’s big wage bump shows the economy is improving
    Labor

    The company is raising its entry-level wage to $9 per hour and will hand out 500,000 raises this year

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Almanac
    American streetcar systems, in one graphicAmerican streetcar systems, in one graphic
    Almanac

    Philadelphia’s streetcar network is way bigger than the one in your city

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    America’s yawning racial wealth gap, explained in 9 chartsAmerica’s yawning racial wealth gap, explained in 9 charts
    Life

    Today, white families have around 12 times the wealth of African-American families and 10 times the wealth of Hispanic families

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    How NAFTA fueled the great avocado boomHow NAFTA fueled the great avocado boom
    Life

    A new USDA study shows how trade in many fruits and vegetables has changed since NAFTA

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Politics
    We spend $3.6 million on former presidentsWe spend $3.6 million on former presidents
    Politics

    The government will spend around $1.3 million on George W. Bush this fiscal year and $950,000 on Bill Clinton. Here’s why.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Business & Finance
    Chocolate prices are soaring, so candy makers are making their bars smallerChocolate prices are soaring, so candy makers are making their bars smaller
    Business & Finance

    Here’s what’s sending cocoa prices spiking, and how you’ll see it when you buy a chocolate bar

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    2 revealing charts that illustrate the lifestyles of the richest and poorest Americans2 revealing charts that illustrate the lifestyles of the richest and poorest Americans
    Life

    Turns out, the richest Americans spend way more on video games and rugs than the poorest

    By Danielle Kurtzleben
    Life
    Grade-school teachers can push girls away from math, with lasting consequencesGrade-school teachers can push girls away from math, with lasting consequences
    Life

    Why aren’t more women in engineering? Ask their sixth-grade math teachers.

    By Danielle Kurtzleben