Amazon says an internal survey shows female employees make 99.9% of what men earn for similar work. Women account for 39% of Amazon's workforce. The company revealed the data amid mounting pressure to disclose its record on gender equity.

Many women working for tech companies doubt gender diversity in the industry will improve anytime soon. A survey of female tech workers by McKinsey and Lean In found that 37.1% of them believed their gender would hold them back in the future.

Samsung Electronics has announced a plan to restructure its authoritarian hierarchy and embrace a startup culture. The plan includes relinquishing traditional managerial roles, eliminating excessive work hours and providing employees with more vacation time.

American Airlines Group plans to share profit with workers. The carrier will pay into a profit-sharing fund with 5% of pretax income beginning this year. The initial payout will come early next year.

New technologies will make it possible to automate many jobs, but that doesn't mean it'll actually happen, writes Daniel Gross. The status quo has tremendous inertia, and pushing through big societal changes isn't easy. "Oftentimes, new technologies have to fit into existing ecosystems before they can start taking them over. And that takes time, work, and lots of money," Gross explains.

Talent management and recruiting are continuing to evolve as technology affects automation, feedback and tracking, writes Ian Davies. People analytics are going to begin to replace traditional recruiting efforts, while text analysis, sentiment analysis and employee tracking are just some examples of data that will be used to improve business outcomes, Davies writes.

The majority of workers are checked out and disengaged, especially at big companies, recent studies show. Organizations might hemorrhage talent unless they create better jobs and inspire employees with shared goals and a common vision, writes Ron Carucci, managing partner of Navalent.