Blog Archive

From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

The Imperative to Protect Women's Economic Security

October 22, 2010 | Workplace Fairness

President Obama has made protecting women's economic security a priority since Day One.

More

From the desk of ... Portia Wu

The Gap that Keeps on Giving: Paycheck Unfairness Hurts in Retirement Too

October 7, 2010 | Workplace Fairness

It is well-documented that the wage gap hurts women and their families by denying them the fair wages that would help them pay for essential items like groceries, gasoline, and rent or mortgage payments. But the pay gap hurts women long after they have left the workforce, too.

More

From the desk of ... Judith L. Lichtman

The Power of Three

October 4, 2010 | Judges and Supreme Court

It's the first Monday in October, and the Supreme Court convenes today for a new term. But this term is different from all others because, today for the first time ever, three women are serving together on our highest court. It is significant -- momentous -- that one-third of the Court is female, even though that fraction does not yet represent our proportion of the population. But it is a sign of progress that was once almost unimaginable for me and most of my peers.

More