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BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's leading companies will need to have at least 30 percent women on their supervisory boards from 2016, according to a new directive being adopted by the government, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday.

If you go to work for a newer business, there's a good chance you'll be working for a woman.

Females have been gradually making more of a presence in traditionally male-dominated fields, which experts claim could present the opportunity for plenty of tension and conflict.

Who, "wears the pants" in your household? When it comes to earning, more and more wives are taking the income lead over their husbands.

Women in New Jersey still make less than men these days…but a bill in Congress, if approved, would change that.

More professional women are walking away from the big paycheck and prestige that comes with a corporate job and opting instead for time and flexibility. Those are the findings of a recent survey by More magazine which found that 43% of women surveyed said they are less ambitious now than they were a decade ago. Only a quarter of them said they're working toward their next promotion.