. >>> on monday treasury secretary jack liu meets other officials in beijing. the global economy as well as china's reform agenda. thursday lebanon's parliament is scheduled to vote again on a new president. it's failed in the past 20 times to elect a successor. the civil war in syria has caused a stalemate over the choice in presidents. >>> saturday is the 47th anniversary of civil rights leader martin luther king, jr. >>> still ahead in this hour on al jazeera america they say they have been shut out of one industry. >> there has been no female equivalent to mark zuckerburg. there's no reason for that except for the current structure of things. >> what women say needs to change to fight equality in the tech industry straight ahead. >>> welcome back. the tech industry may be on the frontiers of engineering but when it comes to gender equality, many women say it's stuck in the dark ages. companies like google facebook and apple have all faced criticism. the gender problems may run much deeper than hiring processes. >>reporter: they graduated from mit's business

. >> i went down to the port of miami to have an interview with jack liu.m wages. we heard from target walmart, gap did it. states and localities are doing it. this is what he said about wages. >> i think that ultimately employers want to retain good workers. they want to recruit good workers. i talk to ceos. they tell me what they're waiting for is that confidence in the future. i take it as a good sign when companies start doing that. it means that they have the confidence to make those kinds of decisions. >> also makes the case that raising the minimum wage will lead to a stronger economy. he says a stronger economy is why they do it in the first place. they need to keep their good workers. when those workers have the money in their pocket, they spend it immediately. there's a conventional wisdom. they don't want to hire minimum wage because they say it leads to job loss. he rejects that conventional wisdom. he says raising the wages is a good thing for american workers, a good thing for the economy. >> okay. you, christine are the face of "cnn money." i