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The article presents a research about competitiveness in women. Through years of research has suggested that men are more competitive than women, it is also found that in certain situations women can be as competitive as men. This was also true of the Hadza people: one of the last remaining hunter-gatherers. It reports that the research was mainly for understanding why women stop short of the competition, which could help increase gender equality at the workplace.

The article discusses Hillary Clinton's acceptance of the Democratic Party's nomination for president at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, making her the first woman to accept a major party's presidential nomination in the U.S. Topics include the impact of a female U.S. president on American women, the influence of a female president on workplace and wage equality, and Clinton's stance on parental leave and the integration of women into combat roles in the U.S. military.

The article discusses gender gaps in the employment of women in the United States, highlighting considerations of labor participation, wages, and executive positions as of September 24, 2013. The author argues that progress in closing the gender gap has stalled, notes possible policy solutions related to balancing family and work such as changes to maternity leave, and compares women's employment in the U.S. to women's employment in other countries.

This article presents information about a class-action lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Walgreen Company for discriminating against black employees, including managers and pharmacists in stores across the country. Company officials deny the charges and state that managers of all backgrounds in its urban area stores are promoted to senior levels. Black employees complain that they are assigned to underperforming stores in the poorer urban areas.

The article reports on the remarks of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that women should not be considered equal to their men counterpart and that pregnancy is a hindrance to equal employment opportunity.

The article reports on the protest of a group outside the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan, New York City on November 6, 2014, calling for fair treatment of workers who will be connected with the plan to build a museum on Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates.

The article offers information on equality and organizational hierarchy which is a form of structure for comfort in a chaotic world based on the "The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology" paper by Justin Friesen of York University and colleagues.

The article reports that European Union justice commissioner Viviane Reding has promoted a gender equality campaign for boardroom positions in the European business world. It states that Reding had encountered questions on whether companies would recruit women for top positions. It mentions that the Global Board Ready Women Searchable Data Base was supported by schools including the Bocconi University in Italy, Insead in France, and Cambridge Judge Business School in Great Britain.

The article reports on the opposition of Great Britain on use of quotas and sanctions to require companies to raise the number of women on company boards. It mentions that the proposal of the European Commission amounted to interference in plans of diversity enhancement. It states that after the European Union justice commissioner Viviane Reding dropped plans on punishing companies who did not meet the 40% threshold, Britain may be compelled to take some aspects of the proposal.

The article offers tips on how to stop bullying in the workplace. The author suggests to approach the problematic worker and speak quietly with him or her and explain that antagonizing people about their politics is no way to foster business relationships. If the person persists, pass the matter to high rank officials of the company.

In 2000, the federal agency charged with monitoring workplace discrimination ended its investigation of Eagle Global Logistics, a Texas freight company. Its findings were troubling and lengthy: [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

With the recession on the brink of becoming the longest in the postwar era, a milestone may be at hand: Women are poised to surpass men on the nation's payrolls, taking the majority for the first time in American history. The reason has less to do with gender equality than with where the ax is falling. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

It was another trying day for Bernard Spitzer, the father of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Helped by a hearing aid and a cane, Mr. Spitzer appeared on Monday in State Supreme Court in the Bronx, where he testified that neither he nor his real estate management company had engaged in racial discrimination when a black doorman and three black porters were discharged nine years ago. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the sharp decline in black enlistment figures of the U.S. Armed Forces since the Iraq War began in 2003. Though blacks account for the bigger share of existing troop levels, it states that black enlistment has dropped to 13% of the total U.S. Army, while the U.S. Marine Corps has seen a decline of 12%. It informs that Blacks earlier enlisted in the Army as it offered equal opportunities. The campaign of the Armed forces to increase black enlistment is also discussed.