Women account for a third of the nation's lawyers and doctors, a major shift from a generation ago when those professions were occupied almost exclusively by men, new Census figures show. Women's share of jobs in the legal and medical fields climbed during the past [...]

Women are, slowly, making inroads in closing the gender pay gap – an issue that got some attention in the presidential campaign this fall, as President Obama touted his signing of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act , and both candidates answered a question on [...]

A Rhodes Scholar who grew up in Chicago's Englewood has big plans for the future. Rhiana Gunn-Wright graduated Magna Cum Laude from Yale University last May with majors in African-American studies and women's gender and sexuality studies. She also graduated from Illinois Mathematics and Science [...]

A Rhodes Scholar who grew up in Chicago's Englewood has big plans for the future. Rhiana Gunn-Wright graduated Magna Cum Laude from Yale University last May with majors in African-American studies and women's gender and sexuality studies. She also graduated from Illinois Mathematics and Science [...]

(Reuters) - Women around the globe are blocked from advancing in their careers because of unequal access to high visibility jobs and international experience, according to a new report. After graduate school, women start at lower level jobs than men and receive less pay, and [...]

(Reuters) - Women around the globe are blocked from advancing in their careers because of unequal access to high visibility jobs and international experience, according to a new report. After graduate school, women start at lower level jobs than men and receive less pay, and [...]