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…
New Jersey Passes Legislation Protecting Rights of Domestic Workers
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: Nannies, house cleaners, and caregivers in New Jersey, an estimated 50,000 workers, will soon gain newprotections in their workplaces. The New Jersey Domestic Worker Bill of…
Philly’s New Bill of Rights Protects Domestic Workers
From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: In Philadelphia, playgrounds and bus stops have become places where domestic workers share their job experiences. Two years ago, Tamara Baxter was sitting at a playground…
Supreme Court ruling allows plan for religious limits to Obamacare contraceptive coverage
From today’s NBC News Online: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to give the nation’s employers more leeway in refusing to provide free…
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…
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…
Six countries give women the same work rights as men, US not one of them
From today’s Washington Post: A decade ago, no country in the world treated men and women equally under the law, according to a gender equality index from the World Bank.…
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…