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On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether all the female employees who claim Walmart discriminated against them can sue the world's largest retailer as a class, and if they can, whether they can sue for back pay or only for judicial orders to force it to change its behavior.

About 1.5 million of nearly 22 million troops who have served are women. But recent military conflicts, including those in Iraq and Afghanistan, show that upon returning home, female veterans don't always get the support they need to reintegrate into society.

When a 30-something friend I know in New York City confessed to me that she was driving an $815 a month BMW, I cautioned her about tooling around town in such an expensive set of wheels. But it turns out, she's hardly alone – at least among the younger crowd. According to LeaseTrader.com, a...

For married couples of opposite genders, the downturn's inordinate impact on men has resulted in an increasing number of wives becoming the primary breadwinner. Surprisingly, many men don't mind at all.

When it comes to investing, men still make the lion's share of money management decisions. But the gap is narrowing, and women now call the shots for roughly $20 trillion worth of investments -- about 27% of the world's wealth. Here's a look at 10 global markets by the percentage of total wealth controlled by women.

Early iPad adopters may be overwhelmingly male, but Yahoo's user data shows women are catching up. That's good news for Apple, which historically does well with gender-neutral products. The other good news: iPads are increasingly used for online shopping.

An FDA panel unanimously ruled Friday that the side effects of Boehinger Ingelheim's much-anticipated sex pill for women outweigh its benefits. The search for female Viagra continues.

Best Buy is reverting to an old favorite to try and grow sales after a pretty weak earnings report -- appeal to women shoppers. Forgive me if I seem cynical, but we've heard this before. More than once.

Despite its provocative title, The Atlantic magazine's cover story The End of Men focuses less on the gender wars and more on this question: What if postindustrial society is better suited to female workers?

Women in the U.S. have a higher risk of dying of pregnancy-related complications than women in 40 other countries, according to a recent report from Amnesty International. That's despite the U.S. spending more than any other country on health care and more on maternal health than other types of...