A young female carpenter has opened up about the surprising realities of working in the male-dominated industry. At just 19, Bardie Somerville stood in the shoe department at Kmart, trying on men’s ...

At the Democratic National Convention in August, Hillary Clinton alluded once again to that famed glass ceiling. You know, the one she hoped to triumphantly shatter through — pantsuit and all — during ...

Lois McClellan grew up in the segregated South in a family of domestic workers and laborers during the Great Depression. She became the first in her family to go beyond eighth grade and went on to ...

This article is one of the winning submissions from the New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education.. As the saying goes, any girl could tell you about the latest trends in fashion, ...

This past fall was a historic season for women in sports. Three incredible and inspiring women — Kim Ng, Sarah Fuller and Stéphanie Frappart — all became trailblazers in their respective fields, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the ever-changing workforce and leadership. As a woman, do you ever wonder what it will take for you to be ...

While this issue of Business Today celebrates the great strides that women have made in the workplace, make no mistake about it -- the glass ceiling still exists. The glass ceiling, of course, ...

What former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton described as the “highest and hardest glass ceiling” is as yet unbroken. No woman has ever been elected as president of the United States. In 1937, ...

Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris addresses her supporters outside Throwback Brewery in North Hampton, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. David Sokol/Wicked Local David ...