Four years ago today, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act – a law that restored pay discrimination victims’ right to have their day in court.
An Integral Step Forward for Women, Families and the Nation
“Our journey is not complete until our wives, our mothers and daughters can earn a living equal to their efforts.”
Fair Pay: An Economic Imperative for Women of Color and the Nation
Every day, tens of millions of hardworking women get up, go to work and do all we can to help our employers, keep our jobs and make enough money to put food on the table, pay the bills and provide for our families.
Election 2012: Moving Forward on Fairness for Women in the Workplace
Women made a difference this election. Issues like fair pay received attention nationally and at the state level like never before. Women at all levels broke barriers.
Deeply Disturbing Study Shows Bias Against Women in Science Runs Deep
Just days after the release of the National Partnership’s analysis of new U.S. Census data that shows a gender-based wage gap exists in nearly every corner of the country, researchers at Yale University have published a powerful new study that shows gender impedes women’s advancement in science.
An Issue that Affects Women in 97 Percent of the Country’s Congressional Districts
There is much talk about the challenges facing America’s families today. Often the talk is so big picture it’s hard to boil it down to what it means for real people, in their homes and communities, at their dinner tables, and in their checkbooks.
Fair Pay for Home Care Workers Cannot Wait Any Longer
Earlier this year, the Obama administration proposed a promising new rule that would extend basic minimum wage and overtime protections to millions of women and men who provide essential home care to children, parents, grandparents and others in need.
Think the Wage Gap Is a Myth? Ask Your Doctor
A man and his son were in a car accident. Both were taken to the hospital with critical injuries, and the boy was quickly rushed into surgery. The surgeon said, “I can’t operate on this boy; he’s my son.” How is this possible?
We Will Not Give Up on Fair Pay
This week, we saw deeply troubling evidence of just how partisan Congress has become.
Fighting Discrimination, Giving Women — and All Workers — a Fair Shake
This week, members of the Senate have the opportunity to take a stand on an issue of paramount importance to women and their families: either they will move to help stop gender discrimination in wages, or they will turn their backs on women in the workforce and the families who depend on them.
America’s Women and Families Deserve a Vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act
Next week, the United States Senate has the opportunity to address this appalling wage gap by advancing much-needed legislation called the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Women’s Work: A Political Flashpoint and an Urgent Policy Imperative
Women’s work. Last week, when Hilary Rosen used words she quickly admitted were poorly chosen, we were all reminded that it remains a huge flashpoint in our society.
Home Care Workers Deserve Minimum Wage and Overtime Protections
Every day, nearly three million home care workers in the United States help the elderly and people with disabilities get the daily assistance they need.
Widespread Inequality in the Restaurant Industry Means Hardship for Women Workers
There are more than 10 million restaurant workers in the United States. The majority are women. These are the hosts and hostesses who greet us, the waiters and waitresses who serve us, the bartenders who fill our drink orders, the attendants and dishwashers who clean up after us, set up our tables, and more.
New Study Documents Troubling Trends in Retail Industry
Retail is the nation’s second-largest sector and one of the fastest-growing industries in the country.
Fair Pay: What a Difference a Union Makes
On Monday, the country will celebrate Labor Day – a national holiday established to honor the strength of America’s workers and its unions. All workers who are in unions benefit from higher wages, better benefits, retirement security and more – but the union difference for today’s women is especially striking, particularly when it comes to fair pay.
Keeping the Dream of Full Equality Alive
It’s Women’s Equality Day – a commemoration of the 19th Amendment and women’s steady march toward equality, a tribute to how far we have come, and a reminder of the work still to do.
The Pursuit of Justice is Not Over
Today, the Supreme Court ruled that the women of Wal-Mart cannot proceed as a group as they challenge the company’s discriminatory pay and promotion practices. It was a disappointing day for the women involved in the case and for all of us who are fighting for fair pay and fair opportunities for advancement for America’s women. But today’s decision is not the end.
Wage Discrimination and the Fight for Fair Pay
In a few months, the Supreme Court will decide if the women in the landmark Dukes v. Wal-Mart wage discrimination case will get their day in court to challenge unfair pay and promotions. Today, on Equal Pay Day, Senator Barbara Mikulski and Representative Rosa DeLauro will re-introduce the Paycheck Fairness Act – legislation that would establish workplace supports to help advance fair, discrimination-free workplaces. Both are big news in the fight for fair pay this year, and both represent critical ways to combat the wage discrimination that continues to hurt America’s women and their families.
Women and Families of Color Cannot Wait for Equal Pay
It’s Equal Pay Day. Today, we recognize that women have had to work nearly a quarter of the year to make the same amount as their male counterparts did last year. On average, women who work full time in the United States are still paid $10,622 less per year than full-time working men.
