The unique disadvantage older women face in the workforce
It’s important for older women seeking employment to understand the particular challenges they face in the labor market.
Female guards at Gitmo file discrimination complaints
Some female soldiers at the Guantanamo Bay prison have filed equal opportunity complaints challenging court orders barring them from jobs that would require touching detainees while escorting them to hearings and attorney-client meetings, a military judge said Monday.
Don’t count on corporate gender quotas to break the glass ceiling
Could increasing the percentage of women on corporate boards have a trickle-down effect on the workforce? That's not the case when quotas, and later sanctions, are used to force businesses to invite more women to the boardroom.
How ‘Lehman Siblings’ might have stemmed the financial crisis
Former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck calls diversification "the one free appetizer in investing." That applies not only to the stock composition of a portfolio, but to the gender makeup of a company. Bringing more women into the room, she says,…
Women earn nearly half of all advanced business degrees, but they're still underrepresented in executive positions. Former banking CEO Sallie Krawcheck explains how fairy tales have told women to keep their heads down and how her network encourages women to…
The New York Times' firing of executive editor Jill Abramson has unleashed an intense debate about salaries, especially for women, and when it's appropriate to ask for more money. Headhunter Nick Corcodilos wants to help all workers, men and women,…
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving a huge class-action gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer. Gwen Ifill discusses the stakes of the case with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle.
