Obama administration must be commended for its newly announced support for the Paycheck Fairness Act (S. 182). This bill – a much needed update to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 – would take steps toward finally closing the wage gap between men and women by closing loopholes in the current law and strengthening weak [...]
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Woman Sues NYC Firm Over Hostile Work Environment
Claims Sexual Harassment, Anti-Muslim Discrimination By John Slattery for CBS A female employee of a Manhattan publishing company has filed suit, claiming a very hostile work enviornment. She said she was targeted because she’s a woman and a Muslim. Nona Abdelrehim, 26, said the magazine firm she works for was like “Animal House,” a sort [...]
Tuckner, Sipser: Lobna Abdelrehim sues “animal house”
Lobna Abdelrehim sues ‘animal house’ publishing company, GDS International, for sexual harrassment NY Daily News BY JOSE MARTINEZ DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Tuesday, November 24th 2009, 6:02 PM A shapely 26-year-old stunner is suing her employer for sex discrimination, portraying the publishing firm as a “Mad Men”-era artifact that’s overheated by a “jock fraternity culture.” [...]
Expecting a Baby, but Not the Stereotypes
New York Times :: CAREER COUCH (A version of this article appeared in print on November 22, 2009, on page BU10 of the New York Times, New York edition.) Expecting a Baby, but Not the Stereotypes By EILENE ZIMMERMAN Published: November 21, 2009 Q. You recently became pregnant and expect to continue working through the [...]
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace: A battle plan
Feminist Radio And Beyond….. Sexual Harassment Women’s Rights attorney and women’s rights in the workplace advocate Jack Tuckner debates the issues. Writer Barbara Berg talks Sexism in America: Alive, Well, And Ruining Our Future. What went wrong with the women’s movement and how to fix it. And…The Colorado Sisters of the Women’s Collective perform indigenous [...]