Today in duh: Women who have stressful jobs are more likely to have heart disease. But there's an interesting revelation in this large-scale federal study—the difference made by having control over your job.
The case of one of the women suing Goldman Sachs for discrimination has been dismissed, which could also mean a settlement. Charlotte Hanna, fired one week before returning from maternity leave, had said working mothers were "second-class citizens'' at Goldman.
What's the best way to get your sketchtastic, sexually-harassing boss out? Get The New York Times to do an investigation, apparently.
Recently, Penelope Trunk recently contributed to the debate about women in technology in an article at TechCrunch entitled "Women Don't Want to Run Startups Because They'd Rather Have Children." As a 19-year-old startup co-founder, I couldn't just let this go.
Paging Aaron Sorkin and David Fincher: Your misogynistic media frathouse is alive and well at the Tribune Company (founded 1847) where a New York Times investigation found a culture saturated with pervy executives and harassed, intimidated female subordinates.
Now that Craigslist has removed their Adult Services, we can assume that all the "exploited" women of the world can breathe safely. But what about all the women who happily and voluntarily advertised their erotic services on Craiglist?
More allegations have emerged from the sexual harassment lawsuit three women filed yesterday against Goldman Sachs, including company-sponsored strip club nights followed by unwanted groping, racially insensitive emails, unequal pay, and clerical assignments equally-ranking men weren't asked to perform.
According to three women, the "great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity," Goldman Sachs, is also not so great to its female employees. They're suing the firm for gender discrimination. What are the charges?
Data showing women are 17 percent of equity partners at top law firms has elicited a predictable debate at Above The Law — blaming mothers, etc. More unusual: the writer's advice to women to refuse to work at male-dominated firms.
In the last 25 years, the number of women in the paid workforce has grown by 44 percent, while the proportions of women working full time and part time have stayed the same. How should we think about this?
Despite generally being wrong about many things, a top official at the U.S. Chamber Of Commerce is rightfully apologizing for a blog post on their site accusing people concerned about pay inequality of having a "fetish for money."
Much as racism evaporated on Election Day 2008, Elena Kagan's confirmation means that women in law need to shut up and stop complaining about discrimination and hostile work environments. That's the actual, no-reduction-necessary argument being made right now.
Can you be "gender harassed" — i.e., subject to discrimination — in the workplace without being subject to unwanted sexual advances? It seems obvious, but it's more complex than it sounds.
New census data shows that from 2002-2007, women-owned businesses had the "largest numerical increase...up 1.3 million, to a total of 7.8 million." (Maybe the sexual rejection burden is shifting.) But has the recession undone this progress?
Here's a novel theory about why there are so few women tech entrepreneurs: we lack the coping mechanisms that men have developed in response to sexual rejection.
Can you talk about how men and women manage in the workplace without resorting to gendered stereotypes? Not if you're Forbes Woman. Still, it's worth asking why so many women say they prefer to work for a man.
When it comes to attitudes towards money, are young women moving backwards?
After surveying women on their attitudes towards their money, demographer Maddy Dychtwald came up with five financial personality types. Here are details to help you figure out where you fall.
