March 12 Marks Equal Pay Day
From today’s CNN News: March 12 marks Equal Pay Day in the United States, a symbolic date representing the number of days women have to work into the current year…
Women’s Gains in the Work Force Conceal a Problem
From today’s New York Times: American women have just achieved a significant milestone: They hold more payroll jobs than men. But this isn’t entirely good news for workers, whether they’re…
There is a national movement to decriminalize sex work, explained
From today’s Vox News Online: “Everybody has sex,” says Tamika Spellman. “The only difference is that we charge for it.” Spellman has been a sex worker in Washington, DC, for…
Opinion: Should women’s soccer players be paid as much as men?
From today’s Washington Post: The tipping point may have been the sixth goal. Or the seventh. Or the 13th, which turned out to be the last goal scored in the…
US Soccer stars ‘confident’ of winning gender discrimination lawsuit
From today’s CNN International News: The US women’s national soccer team will “fight until the end” in its battle for equality, says one of the team’s co-captains Megan Rapinoe.With the…
Google workers worldwide walk off job to protest its treatment of women
From today’s Los Angeles Times: Carrying signs with messages such as “Don’t be evil,” Google employees around the world are walking off the job Thursday in a protest against what…
Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy and Gender Discrimination
From today’s New York Times: If you are a Verizon customer on the East Coast, odds are good that your cellphone or tablet arrived by way of a beige, windowless…
The Old Rules of the Workplace Aren’t Working. At Least Not for Women.
From today’s New York Times: Despite clear gains by women in so many aspects of society over the decades, their progress in the workplace seems to have stalled. It is…
Better Your Chance For Equal Pay – What You Need To Know Now
From today’s Forbes Magazine: The gender pay gap is the most entrenched barrier to equality women face. It seems so simple: equal pay for equal work. But the formula is…
Opinion: The ‘Manly’ Jobs Problem
From today’s New York Times: Insults, groping — even assault. That kind of sexual harassment came along with being one of the very few women on a construction site, in…