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The article reports on the rising trend of female employment in Japan that is seeing success in the country's womenomics policies. It attributes the labor force growth to increased immigration and recovery of the labor force from the pandemic. Factors that played a role in freeing up women for work in Japan include increase in child care center capacity and the changing attitudes toward family.

The article emphasizes the need for universal affordable high-quality child care in the U.S., and suggests that day care should be at the top of the progressive agenda. Topics discussed include the possible child care crisis facing the country and its effect on women's employment, the high cost of child care, and the argument that providing universal affordable high-quality child care would help more Americans and do more to change society for the better.

The article discusses the compensation of women chief executive officers (C.E.O.) in the United States, noting high salaries but a lack of women C.E.O.s as of June 8, 2014. Topics addressed include the compensation of women C.E.O.s such as Martine Rothblatt, Marissa Mayer, and Carol Meyrowitz; a possible gender gap in executive compensation; and the success of women executives in the Internet and technology industries

The article discusses teenagers in Huntingdon, Tennessee, as part two of "The Lady Jaguar" series, focusing on their search for employment after graduating from Carroll Academy, which is run by the Carroll County Juvenile Court. Topics include teenage pregnancy, comments by Carroll Academy director Randy Hatch on employment prospects for non-college bound students, as well as the social isolation the teenagers experience after graduating. Also discussed is the Academy's female basketball team.

The article profiles Nathalie Miller, founder of the recruiting website Doxa, and examines how her experiences reflect those of women in the U.S. technology industry (Silicon Valley). It discusses the challenges in securing venture capital for startup companies like Doxa. Particular attention is given to Miller's experiences as a woman in the Silicon Valley workplace, largely dominated by white men.

Reports on the class action lawsuit filed against retailer Wal-Mart Stores by its six women employees for disparity in pay between men and women employees. Unfair treatment experienced by the plaintiffs.

Points out that the $54 million deal between Morgan Stanley and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was not a bad one for women with regards to Wall Street sex discrimination cases. Allison Schieffelin, the 43-year-old former saleswoman to get $12 million; Former Morgan Stanley women to share $40 million; Women who continue to work at Morgan Stanley to get the benefit of a $2 million diversity program.

The article discusses the impact of the increasing availability of and demand for healthcare professionals in the United States in terms of stable and well-paying career options, highlighting women's involvement in the health care industry. Topics addressed include the wages and career opportunities for registered nurses, the impact of healthcare jobs on the American middle class, and a trend of women supporting households financially.

The article discusses gender gaps created in the U.S. Internet and technology industry, exploring the issue through a consideration of Stanford University's graduating class of 1994. Topics addressed include an imbalance between men and women in terms of entrepreneurship in the Internet industry, Internet entrepreneur David Sacks' time at Stanford and eventual career success, and the career of Stanford alumnus and entrepreneur Jessica DiLullo Herrin.

The article discusses the impact of coal mine bankruptcies and layoffs on the employment rate in Letcher County, Kentucky. Men have lost jobs with good benefits and income. As a result, many women have looked for jobs. The trend has caused a shift in the gender balance of the county's labor force during the period from 2010 to 2017.

The article reports on the issue of women as family caregivers and the impact on their careers. It mentions the increase in the number of women caring for older baby boom relatives, the economic impact of women taking time to care for family members, and presents the experiences of several women caring for their mothers who have dementia.

The article deals with the increasing number of Japanese women who postpone or forgo marriage as of August 2019. Topics covered include the traditional roles of women in Japanese society, the connection between an increasing number of working women and the decision not to marry, and the growing number of businesses that cater to singles.

The article reports on a sharp increase in the share of young single mothers in the U.S. workforce from 2015-2018. Topics covered include the many barriers to employment faced by single mothers, the lack of federal policy that would encourage single mothers to work in large numbers, and factors that contributed to the increase in employment, including the paid leave, the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and an increase in state spending on public pre-K.

The article reports on the decline in the birthrate among Hispanic Americans in 2017. According to data, the birthrate for Hispanic women dropped by 31 percent during the period from 2007 to 2017. The trend is attributed to generational differences between Hispanic immigrants and their U.S.-born daughters. The Pew Research Center claimed that many Hispanic women have delayed childbearing in order to finish school and start careers.

The article discusses challenges and accomplishments earned by women executives in the commercial real estate industry. Topics discussed include the potential impact of the MeToo social movement on employment opportunities for women in the industry acknowledged by chief executive officer (CEO) MaryAnne Gilmartin of L&L Mag, the work-related challenges addressed by Leslie Baltes of Carter, Milchman & Frank, and the optimism in the industry expressed by architect Elizabeth Roberts.

The article focuses on the problem confronting the Japanese labor force with regard to working mothers. Topics discussed include the goal of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to elevate women in the labor force in order to boost up the economy, the household responsibilities of working mothers that delay their office work, and the suggestion by Goldman Sachs strategist Kathy Matsui to raise women's employment rates in Japan to the same level as men's.

The article discusses the initiatives to strengthen protections against harassment of women in the U.S. Topics mentioned include the passage of laws in various states, such as Vermont and Washington, that ban confidentiality agreements as an employment condition, elimination of forced arbitration agreements in the settlement of harassment claims in major companies, like Microsoft Corp., and adoption of inclusion rider by the production company Outlier Society Productions,

The article covers the New Rules Summit hosted by the newspaper "The New York Times" and discusses topics explored to create equitable work environments for women including elimination of unconscious bias, men as change agents, and the pay gap.

The article discusses the working status of nearly 71 percent of Japanese women with children as of 2018. Topics covered include the high societal expectations on housewives in Japan, professional mothers' opting for part-time and lower pay work to get relief from stressful housework, and the increase of companies desperate for workers that make them accommodate working mothers. Also noted are advocacies to promote gender equality in the workplace.

The article discusses the labor shortage in Japan. Topics discussed include some factors attributed to the labor shortage are declining birthrate and the reluctance of Japan to hire immigrants, the construction industry and Japanese government's campaign to boost the number of women in construction and structural issues that hinder female participation in the work force.

The article looks at the increasing population of Americans who are neither employed or seeking one, focusing on conditions for women categorized by the trend. After provided an overview of the history of women in the work force, the article discusses how many present-day women are forced to resign in order to care for children or parents. It compares conditions for working women in the U.S. to those in other advanced industrialized countries with comprehensive family support policies.

The article offers insights of Krystin Stevenson, former customer service representative, on the employment rates of women in the U.S. Topics mentioned include the increase of hourly earnings by women, the role of women as primary caregivers for aging parents, children, and ailing relatives, and the insights of Nicholas Eberstadt, economist at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, on the difference between working women in the U.S. and European countries.

The article discusses issues associated with career women, pregnancy, and becoming a working mother, and compares policies in place in European countries such as Italy, Sweden, and Germany with those of the U.S. Topics include new parents having to put together their own parental leave policies, find childcare, and find a work-family life balance. The author calls for a mandatory time of paid leave for mothers giving birth.

The article reports on the move of women into male-dominated fields in the U.S., including mining, construction, and transportation and utilities, and covers topics including the discrimination, harassment, and pay gap faced by women in male-dominated workplaces.

The article discusses gender differences with respect to income and the employment of women. Emphasis is given to the relationship between job devaluation, lower wages, and increasing employment of women in fields such as recreation, information technology, and journalism. Other topics include discrimination against women, education levels of women workers, and noncognitive skills.

The article examines how women's increasing education and labor force participation, new gender roles, and assortative mating has led to more marriages between men and women of equal professional status. It defines assortive mating as the idea that people marry partners similar to themselves in terms of education, values, and earnings potential. The authors go on to discuss how marital pay gap among opposite-sex couples has declined.

The article reports on the drop of number of female chief executive officers (CEOs), which got only 25 percent in 2017.

The article discusses the differences in salaries between men and women despite of the increase number of women in the executive roles. It features several women in development including the field technician Stella Worrall, the managing partner Claire Clarke and the wine specialist Hannah Butson. It also cites the success and high salary of the women in the executive roles.

The article reports that a considerable percentage of undecided voters in Italy for the 2018 elections are women and that the country having the second lowest female employment rate in the European Union (EU) may influence the outcome of the elections.

The article reports that even in family-friendly Scandinavia, women who work full-time are still paid 15 percent to 20 percent less than men.

The author discusses the trend in employing potential candidates by employers in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, masking the gender of the candidates they interviewed to address diversity issue.

The article reports on Women's empowerment, according to author Women's empowermentis economic issue and that it can be solved without involving and suggests that the issue can be addressed by donors who provides chickens or sewing machines or any other help.

The article reports on the responses made by real estate magnate Donald Trump to the criticisms thrown to him by the hosts of the Republican presidential debate held in August 2015. It states that Trump defended his record on women's issues at an interview with four Sunday television news programs. He argued that his company was among the first to let women manage major construction projects.

The article reports that U.S. wage growth is slow relative to the nation's growth in employment. Topics discussed include what the slow wage growth means for the U.S. economy, the economic recovery in the U.S. since the financial crisis that began in 2008, and the employment rate for women in the U.S. Charts and graphs illustrating employment and wages in the U.S. for February 2015 are also provided.

The article discusses the implications of a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by venture capitalist Ellen Pao against her former employer, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, highlighting the lawsuit's role in drawing scrutiny of a lack of women in leadership positions in venture capital and technology industries. Topics addressed include testimony by venture capitalist John Doerr, as well as annual evaluations of Pao's work at Kleiner Perkins that offered suggestions for improvement.

The article discusses the implications of a Broadway revival of playwright Wendy Wasserstein's play "The Heidi Chronicles," which focuses on changes in the employment conditions of women in the later 20th century. the author discusses a perceived inequality in the treatment of women playwrights, and she notes the views of playwrights Halley Feiffer and Marsha Norman.

The article discusses an announcement by computer chip company Intel that it would increase its efforts to employ a diverse workforce, noting the company's establishment of a $300 million fund aimed at improving the diversity of its workforce. The author discusses pressure on technology companies to hire more women and minority employees, and statistics on the diversity of the technology industry workforce are provided.

The article discusses labor market conditions for women in the United States, focusing on the impact of a lack of flexible employment options for women who have children. Topics addressed include comparisons of the employment of mothers in the U.S. to that of mothers in European countries, as well as women who leave the workforce when they have children but want to return or do return later.

The article discusses efforts to allow women who live in Saudi Arabia to be employed. Topics discussed include the efforts of college professor Claudia Goldin, the typical use of a foreign workforce in the country, and the ways in which increased employment for women in the country could have an impact on Saudi society.

The article discusses American companies' efforts to statistically analyze gender pay gaps within their companies in an effort to install more equitable pay situations and address a lack of women in high-ranking positions. topics addressed include the role of Boston, Massachusetts' Women's Workforce Council in encouraging pay equity in Boston through companies' reporting of data, as well as considerations of companies such as global tax services firm Ryan and military and aerospace company Raytheon.

The article discusses a trend of increasing numbers of conferences run by media companies that promote the professional empowerment of women. Topics addressed include the role of the conferences in generating revenue for magazine companies, the significance of more women in positions of power and increased identification with feminism, and the views of women executives.

The article covers a U.S. government report released October 3, 2014 which stated that the country's unemployment rate had fallen below six percent in September for the first time since 2008. It goes on to examine how the report may not be enough to help Democratic candidates seeking voter support ahead of the November midterm elections. Wages, the employment system, and employment among women, young people, and black voters are also discussed.

The article argues that the U.S. government should help in putting all women, married or not, to work in line with the finding that women's labor force participation in the country has fallen.

The article offers the author's opinion regarding the employment of women in the U.S. particularly the aged, citing her work life, the aspects of women's retirement, and how they engaged in activities considering their age.

The article reports on the menstrual leave policy of company Culture Machine, the digital media company where the company allows women to take a paid day off during their period without dipping into the sick days orvacation time. The benefits of the policies to the women employees and social impact of the move is presented.

Social media posts by author Kerry Hannon on managing the challenges in changing job market by women.

The article mentions women climbing the employment and wage ladders in the past few years have progressed slowly. It further mentions an interview with Martine Rothblatt, founder of Sirius Satellite Radio and pharmaceutical company highlighting support programs that introduces girls to technology and engineering.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Industrial Farms Have Gone Green" by Jayson Lusk in the September 256, 2016 issue, "Rural Reality Meets Bangalore Dreams" and "The Age of Reaction" by David Brooks in the September 27, 2016 issue.