Gender Bias | Page 5

The plaintiff claimed that Wal-Mart used her loss of a pharmacy key as a pretext for firing her in November 2012, when she was 47, after more than 13 years at the retailer.

Whether it's a dishonest employee or an order snafu, what you do after a mistake makes the difference. We'll show you the steps to take.

The Oscar-winning actress recently complained about Hollywood's pay inequity. Eight ways you can fight this problem in your own organization.

Women business owners around the world face more challenges than their male counterparts, according to a new report from Dell.

Meanwhile, the venture capital firm is seeking to recover nearly $1 million in litigation costs.

Statistics show that women are paid less than men but the problem resists one-size-fits-all solutions.

Tech companies, notorious for their lack of female diversity, have the most to gain from encouraging women to pursue tech careers.

Social platforms -- and the ability to get personal -- are powerful tools for women entrepreneurs.

Give women equal pay for equal work. No rocket science, no magic tricks -- it's just simply doing what's fair.

Six traits that will help you surmount the challenges of a diversity-starved workplace.

As advertisers leveraged this trend last year, their challenge was to provide a real insight about the female audience that could also be tied to the product or company in a meaningful way.

Stereotypes can inadvertently prompt you to ignore important customer segments -- consumers who could become your top buyers.

Women everywhere are "leaning in," yet larger cultural and institutional changes would help narrow the gender gap.

The 'Queen of QVC' says it doesn't matter if you're a king or queen in business. It just matters that you rule.

Bentley's president explains how corporate America can become more actively engaged in promoting diversity.

Training of leaders can include awareness of micro aggressions, inequities or indignities.

Culture can be a wonderful selling point to attract new employees and customers. But it might also be a cultural hegemony as corrosive as saying you only want a third of your workforce to be women.

As large corporations miss the clamoring for products that appeal to both girls and boys, forward-thinking entrepreneurs have the chance to fill the void.

Max Schireson says that, as a male CEO, he's never been asked how he balances being a father and running a company.

Swearing and obscenity grant psychological release but they may turn off potential customers and thwart career advancement.

The tech industry considers itself a perfect meritocracy but it is no freer from bias, conscious and otherwise, than less glamorous industries.