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News & Commentary about Women's Rights in the Workplace

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Jan 29, 2016

Some Things Change With Time … While the Gender Wage Gap Remains Relatively the Same

Some Things Change With Time … While the Gender Wage Gap Remains Relatively the Same
Chief Justice Warren Burger Swears in Sandra Day O'Connor to the Supreme Court.

Dec 9, 2015

When a Chief Justice Declared That Women Make Better Secretaries

When a Chief Justice Declared That Women Make Better Secretaries
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Oct 22, 2015

Victory for New York Women: Governor Andrew Cuomo Advances Equality for Pregnant Workers

Victory for New York Women: Governor Andrew Cuomo Advances Equality for Pregnant Workers
Women in the Military

Aug 21, 2015

The Army Should Assign Roles Based on Merit, Not Gender

The Army Should Assign Roles Based on Merit, Not Gender
Family of slaves at the Gaines' house

May 6, 2015

Home Health Care Workers Aren’t Guaranteed Minimum Wage or Overtime, and the Legacies of Slavery and Jim Crow Are the Reason Why

Home Health Care Workers Aren’t Guaranteed Minimum Wage or Overtime, and the Legacies of Slavery and Jim Crow Are the Reason Why
Department of Defense Photo: Female Soldiers in Combat

Apr 23, 2015

Shifting Deadlines, Shifty Numbers: The Pentagon’s Messy Process for Removing the Ban on Women in Combat

Shifting Deadlines, Shifty Numbers: The Pentagon’s Messy Process for Removing the Ban on Women in Combat
Notre Dame Dome - Flickr Image by Dan Dzurnisi

Apr 21, 2015

The Fighting Irish Shouldn’t Pick a Fight with Women’s Equality

The Fighting Irish Shouldn’t Pick a Fight with Women’s Equality
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Mar 26, 2015

Half a Century Later, Mad Men's Peggy Olson Is Still Waiting for Paycheck Fairness

Half a Century Later, Mad Men's Peggy Olson Is Still Waiting for Paycheck Fairness

Mar 25, 2015

Supreme Court Delivers Fairness to Pregnant Workers in UPS Case

Supreme Court Delivers Fairness to Pregnant Workers in UPS Case
American women sitting in front of the capitol building

Mar 11, 2015

Fairness for Workers Laboring in the Shadows

Fairness for Workers Laboring in the Shadows