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A Bitter Pill: New Census Data Show Gender-Based Wage Gap Is Largely Unchanged Since 2002

September 18, 2013 | Workplace Fairness > Fair Pay

New data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal that the gap between the wages paid to women and men in this country has not improved in the last 11 years. 

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The Equal Pay Act Turns 50: The Times They’ve Been a-Changin’

June 10, 2013 | Workplace Fairness | Workplace Fairness > Fair Pay

1963 was a year of great change for our country. Martin Luther King, Jr., said the words “I Have A Dream,” President John F. Kennedy and civil rights activist Medgar Evers were assassinated, Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique first hit bookstore shelves and the Equal Pay Act was signed into law.

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A Day of Action on Fair Pay

June 7, 2013 | Workplace Fairness | Workplace Fairness > Fair Pay

Monday marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act — a 1963 law aimed at closing the gap between the wages of men and women. But, despite this landmark law, a significant gender-based wage gap persists.

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From the desk of ... Debra L. Ness

Messages That Matter This Mother’s Day

May 12, 2013 | Work and Family | Work and Family > Paid Leave | Work and Family > Paid Sick Days | Workplace Fairness | Workplace Fairness > Fair Pay | Workplace Fairness > Pregnancy Discrimination

“For everything you’ve taught me…” “For always being there…” “For all the sacrifices you’ve made… thanks, Mom.” These and messages like them are what mothers across the country will be reading in greeting cards and hearing from loved ones this weekend. But, for mothers who hold jobs, one reality is missing from these heartfelt sentiments.

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