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The article explores how Covid-19 pandemic has affected world's workers causing a drop in employment and financial crises with rise in unemployment. Topics include pandemic has also accentuated inequalities from workplaces of their office-based compatriots instead of work from home; and the post-pandemic labor market will be with high inequality and unemployment in capitalism.

The article discusses trends involving women in the workforce from a global perspective, as of November 2011. Increased equality between male and female workers since the 1970s is discussed. Charts and graphs illustrating relevant statistics are also presented, on topics such as labor-force participation rates and wage gaps in several countries including Sweden, the U.S., and Japan.

The article discusses trends involving women in the workforce from a global perspective, as of November 2011. It argues that much progress has been made toward the goal of ending sex discrimination, but considerable room for improvement remains in terms of top executive positions, where women continue to be under-represented.

The article discusses a study on the difference between male and female economists. Conducted by Ann Mari May and Mary McGarvey of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and David Kucera of the International Labour Organisation, the study surveyed economists from several countries in Europe. The study found the difference in the attitude of male and female economists towards providing market solutions to government intervention, as well as their job opportunities and pay gaps.

The article reports on the 2017 glass-ceiling index which shows disparity between countries in making progress towards gender equality in the workplace.

The article discuses the country of France's compulsory quota for women in the boardroom. According to the article, a French law compels listed companies to increase the proportion of women on their boards to 40% by the year 2016. The companies that have appointed women with little business experience to their boards are discussed.

This article reports on racial laws in the U.S. and the Supreme Court. The article discusses a Supreme Court ruling related to firefighter exams, as well as fairness and disparity in terms of race. Information is also provided on Court cases related to terrorist suspects, environmentalists, and judges including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, Stephen Breyer, and David Souter.

The article reports that the 'Big Four' accounting firms, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), have predominantly male senior partner staffs. The article states that women are less likely to make it to senior level status because they have nonlinear career paths that take them away from work. The article states that companies are creating programs to help women take time away from work without damaging their career.