From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): Scroll down for actions. This week we once again recognize the inequities that cause women to be paid less than men are paid. The gendered impact of the pandemic has made it clear: The … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The Equal Pay Act of 1963 made it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women in the same workplace who perform substantially equal work. But, did you know that … Continued
From Unidos US (https://www.unidosus.org/): Recently, we celebrated Women’s Equality Day at UnidosUS. While we have made many strides in the struggle to achieve gender equality, we are still faced with challenges including closing the gender pay gap, access to reproductive … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We recently passed another kind of Mother’s Day. The kind where you might want to bang your head on your desk because it’s Moms’ Equal Pay Day. Yup, that one…again – the day marking how far … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-04-16/livable-wages-working-families/report-calls-for-big-boost-in-minimum-wage/a62200-1 April 16, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Many workers who depend on tips say they experience increased levels of sexual harassment. (Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report calls … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): Twelve charts from EPI show the real problems policymakers should have tackled in 2017 and the empty rhetoric behind the problems they did tackle. For example, a chart showing corporate profits at historic highs … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Posted at http://www.chn.org/2017/04/19/15594/#.WPfPFfkrIdU By Leo Nguyen April 19, 2017 Closing racial disparities in homeownerships. Ending domestic hunger in low-income communities. Tackling the gender pay gap. Proposing commonsense, high-quality, and realistic child care reform. CHN’s … Continued