Headliners and activists came together at an emotional time, two days after the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. “We know that our lives and our stories are intertwined and connected,” said a speaker at a vigil.
Fifty-three years later, a persistent gender wage gap leaves the door open to other legislative efforts and has spawned such annual rituals as Equal Pay Day. This year, mothers’ equal pay day was May 16.
This week’s big gathering in Denmark also features the McKinsey Institute’s latest research on the wage gap and a new philanthropic initiative co-chaired by Melinda Gates and Mette-Marit, crown princess of Norway.
“We no longer worry about not having enough money for food and other necessities,” says a woman who cares for an elderly client part time and cleans houses. But will a law that helped double her wages be tossed out or made permanent?
It is being hailed as the most progressive state policy so far, going further than New Jersey, California and Rhode Island in various respects. But its showcase potential won’t be tested until the program gets going in 2018.
The Equal Rights Amendment has been hanging around since 1923 and, politically speaking, often gathering dust. But Hollywood stars are reaching for it now as a tool for their own discrimination battles and to join a broader sisterhood.
U.S. demand for welding and other skilled trades is predicted to skyrocket in coming years. Today, some of the least “traditional” career paths for women are also the best opportunities to receive higher pay.
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Professional Degree Reclassification: An Assault on Women in the Workforce
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