The Los Angeles Police Department itself was forced to change in the wake of the Rodney King case, which highlighted widespread racism in the largely white, male force.

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Heidi also has to deal with the challenge of being a woman boss to an all-male sales force.

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The equivalent of 2% of the male labour force is in prison.

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Wrigley had worried that World War II would deplete professional baseball of male players and force it to fold.

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It was not until she entered politics in 1990, as minister for European affairs, that she felt the full force of male chauvinism.

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It will be interesting to see whether the game has both male and female Swap Force characters as this has been a key message with both the original and Giant figures.

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It is interesting that so far the Swap Force figures are all male, something my daughter quickly quizzed me about.

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In the technical world there is a certain stereotype of the young, white, male geek that has been the driving force in start-ups and with funders.

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They enter the work force with high expectations and are as educated and prepared as their male peers.

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The implication that 22.2% of them are male suggests that a survey of the hitherto-ignored role of transvestites in the labour force is in order.

ECONOMIST: Unequal opportunities