It’s Equal Pay Day, a day to “celebrate” how women still don’t earn an equal wage to men for the same job. Even if you know a lady or two making bigger bucks than you — yes, the gender wage gap is real. And it sucks. Continue reading »
Category Archives: Equal Pay
Paid Sick Leave Impacts Women, Women of Color, LGBTQ Families & Domestic Violence Survivors — And Why We Must Pass It Now
When I worked at Harvard, I had phenomenal benefits, including paid sick leave. Outstanding. Stupendous. But when I stopped and thought about it, I realized it was the only job I ever held that did offer paid sick time. Having worked in retail and for small banks, sure I could take time off if I … Continue reading »
Women Are Not WorthLess
Damn right. Women are NOT worth less…except that we still don’t have equal pay. Call your senators — 1-888-876-9527 — and tell them to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act right now. Continue reading »
Senate Votes on Paycheck Fairness Act Today
Today, at 2:30 pm, the U.S. Senate will vote on equal pay. Sponsored by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 3220) would help close the gender wage gap. Passing the act “would prohibit employer retaliation, allow workers to join class action lawsuits, as well as ensure that the victims received back pay … Continue reading »
Women, Sexism, Racism & the Economy: Why Congress Needs to Reauthorize Unemployment Insurance
This post is part of the HERvotes Blog Carnival: Protecting Unemployment Benefits. The phenomenon of Occupy Wall Street has galvanized people to speak out and take a stand against economic injustice. The 99% moniker implies we either belong to the elite upper echelon…or there’s everybody else. But within that 99%, a variety of experiences and … Continue reading »
How Equal Access to Education Impacts Women’s Rights on “Blog for International Women’s Day”
Happy International Women’s Day (and the 2nd Annual Feminist Coming Out Day!)!!! Today marks the 100th Anniversary of honoring women’s rights globally. First celebrated in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland in 1911, “over 1 million women and men attended IWD rallies campaigning for women’s rights to work, vote, be trained, to hold public office and … Continue reading »
She Still Works Hard for the Money: Chronicling Women’s Battle for Equal Pay, ‘Made in Dagenham’ is a Must-See Film
Equal pay for equal jobs…seems like a no-brainer, right? But of course not all have shared that view throughout history…or even today for that matter. If you’ve read my previous posts, you know I talk a lot about the importance of equal pay (it’s one of my many mantras) and fair treatment in the workplace. … Continue reading »
Working Girl: Why Women Still Aren’t Paid or Treated Equally in the Workplace
Do you think work and wage discrimination are a thing of the past? Think women and men are treated equally at work? Well, if you answered yes, events of late should change your mind. One of the perks of my full-time paying job is that I get to meet some pretty kick-ass people. Yesterday, I … Continue reading »
She Works Hard for the Money
Happy Equal Pay Day…or rather (Un) Equal Pay Day as Linda Hallman on Huffington Post called it. And she’s right; nothing could be further from the truth. Women earn 77 cents to every dollar a man makes. African American women earn only 72 cents and Latinas 60 cents for every dollar. According to Evelyn Murphy, … Continue reading »
