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Barriers to Equal Pay for AANHPI Women
Acknowledging the unique wage gap between white men and AANHPI women is more important than ever, and forces us to take a closer look at the many myths and barriers in the way of achieving pay equity for AANHPI women in particular.
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Equal Pay Day – We've got good news and bad news. Ok, it's mostly bad news.
Why observe Equal Pay Day, year after year, if it's such a bummer? Because the wage gap is a way of talking about the tangible consequences that sexism and racism in our economy have on women. And it touches so many women year after year, no matter their occupation, education level or age.
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What’s the Wage Gap Really About?
The wage gap is just one of many examples of the burden women of color bear by living in a white supremacist and patriarchal society.
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Would Help Provide Dignity, Respect and Workplace Protections to Millions
Domestic workers are undervalued, underpaid and, largely because of institutional racism and sexism, are unprotected by our nation's most basic federal employment laws. Members of Congress now have an opportunity to begin to correct past injustices by supporting and passing the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
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Let’s Not Repeat the Mistakes of the Past With Worker Protections
Eighty years ago today, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) – the cornerstone of labor protections for working people in the United States – was enacted. While its protections for working people remain in place today, so, unfortunately, do its exclusions, which disproportionately harm women and people of color.
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First Equal Pay Day of the Year – for Asian Women – Reminds Us That the Wage Gap is Pervasive
Unless Congress enacts legislation that will help all women receive higher wages and remain and succeed in the workforce, women and families, and especially women of color, will continue to suffer – and our economy and nation will pay the price.
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The Gender Wage Gap is a Symptom We Cannot Ignore
Equal Pay Day, April 4, is the day that marks how far into 2017 women have had to work to be paid the same amount men were paid in 2016. It’s a stunning indication that something is seriously wrong, and a time to ask what we’re doing as a nation to fix the problem
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It’s Time to Stop Claiming Businesses Oppose Paid Leave Policies
Last week, through a leaked internal poll, we gained even more evidence that business support for paid family and medical leave is strong.
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Something is Wrong With Wages in America
The annual recognition of Equal Pay Day — the day that marks how far into the year women have had to work to catch up with what men were paid in the previous year — is always a stunning reminder of just how far we still have to go to reach true equality for women in this country.
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A Labor Day to Remember!
This morning in Boston, President Obama will announce much-needed actions that will make our nation more family friendly.
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What the Overtime Proposal is Really About
The U.S. Department of Labor's proposal to update the country's overtime rules is about our future, and we all have a tremendous amount at stake.
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Pennsylvania's Women's Health Agenda
At a time when women all across this country face discrimination in the workplace and need greater access to reproductive health care, it was encouraging to see what happened in Pennsylvania this week.
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Reasons to Celebrate – and to be Vigilant – this National Work and Family Month
As the month draws to a close, there are clear signs of progress and frustrating reminders that vigilance remains essential.
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Why the Failed Paycheck Fairness Act Vote Matters
It has been quite the week for fair pay for women. On Monday, we witnessed a shameful act when opponents blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act in the Senate.
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Another Unacceptable Equal Pay Day
The gender-based wage gap is a serious problem for women and families across the country, and it’s appreciably worse for African American women. Today, we’re reminded of just how much worse.
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What Do Mothers Need? Fair Pay
It’s no surprise these days that women’s wages are essential to their families and our economy. That’s why, as our #WhatMothersNeed week of action continues, we’re talking about the urgent need for fair pay.
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Let's Leave Mad Men-Era Pay Policies in the Past
There is a reason many of us bristle at the thought of what the nation's workplaces were like for women during the Mad Men era: the almost universal recognition that it was a time when sexism was rampant, when women were routinely devalued, disrespected and blatantly discriminated against.
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Advancing Women and Families in 2014
Following President Obama’s historic call for paid leave in the State of the Union, nearly 16,000 people joined a telephone town hall to discuss the need for a women’s economic agenda.
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Congress Must Heed the President's Historic Call for Paid Leave, Fair Pay and a Stronger Health Care System
President Obama's State of the Union address was a compelling call for a more fair and family friendly nation.
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A Bitter Pill: New Census Data Show Gender-Based Wage Gap Is Largely Unchanged Since 2002
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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