Work Force on Shine

Women's studies: How women are changing the workplace and family life

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Just as women have decisively claimed half of all jobs in the U.S. work force, more than half the desks in college classrooms, and the role of breadwinner or co-breadwinner in two-thirds of American families, there is a new spate of studies that delve into our roles and impact at work and at home. It's perfect timing for a fresh look at what we women know we are doing: working hard to earn a good living, working hard to take care of our families, and struggling to get it all done, week in, week out.

Maria Shriver will be on NBC's Today Show and news programs this week with stories related to "The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything." Shriver, the first lady of California who has transformed the California women's conference into the biggest annual women's gathering in the country, has joined with the Center for American Progress for a survey on women. Here's a taste of what they found:

Career reinvention: Is it possible after years out of the game?

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No matter how far she fell, we always loved Whitney Houston. She has some of the best pipes in the biz, and is responsible for decades of massive hits. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "Greatest Love of All," "I Will Always Love You," "It's Not Right But It's…

Women on verge of work force majority

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As the recession marches on, and layoffs mount, an interesting thing is unfolding: women are about to be the majority of the job force for the first time in history. This has nothing to do with gender equality in the workplace, and everything to do with how layoffs are hitting men harder; 82 percent…