Fired For Working While Gay? ...

May 10, 2013 by

Support GetEqual’s campaign for a national LGBT anti-discrimination in employment law. It’s about...

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The FMLA at 20–Still Ent...

May 9, 2013 by

The Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993 celebrated its 20 birthday in existence in February, and it has provided protected...

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Celebrate the Rapist, Blame an...

May 5, 2013 by

In our demented patriarchal culture, it’s more shameful to be raped than to be a rapist–the assailants celebrate the...

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For or Against Medical Care fo...

Apr 29, 2013 by

More than 60% of American Peace Corps volunteers are young women, and when they’re raped or otherwise sexually assaulted...

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Even Monkeys Reject Unequal Pa...

Apr 26, 2013 by

American women still earn roughly 78 cents for every dollar than a male earns for performing comparable work. Even monkeys find that...

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Claire Danes’ Pregnancy ...

Apr 22, 2013 by

In addition to commanding $220,000.00 per episode, when Homeland’s star Claire Danes became pregnant while shooting the...

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Women Like Men, Only Cheaper

Apr 21, 2013 by

According to a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families, American women are still earning only 77 cents for...

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New York City employers can no...

Apr 16, 2013 by

New York City employers can no longer refuse to hire the unemployed. A new law, Intro 814-A “Prohibiting discrimination based on...

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Amazon and Rape Culture: ̶...

Mar 4, 2013 by

By Saswat Pattanayak Until yesterday, Amazon on its UK website was selling t-shirts emblazoned with slogans such as “Keep Calm and...

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Why Gender Equality Stalled

Feb 17, 2013 by

Stephanie Coontz on the ongoing Gender Inequality Project of American capitalism – Is it any surprise that American workers...

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Women in the Labor Force:: Som...

Feb 6, 2013 by

Even while statistics suggest that increasing women’s participation in the labour market to male levels boosts GDP by 21% in...

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Should paid sick days be a mat...

Jan 23, 2013 by

Paid sick days are a privilege in this country and low wage workers are not afforded that luxury. Getting the flu is a double whammy...

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