by Courtney Freudenthal | Jun 3, 2016 | Democracy, Gender Justice
American University professor Jennifer L. Lawless reignited a long-standing debate when she wrote in a May 24 Washington Post article that “there’s much less gender bias in politics than you think.” This is as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald...
by Courtney Freudenthal | Jun 2, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
From Congress to the presidential election, politicians are talking about working family issues. Progressives propose paid parental and medical leave, affordable child care and reliable scheduling; conservatives offer business-friendly "workplace flexibility" that...
by Courtney Freudenthal | May 25, 2016 | Blog, Jobs and Growth
As a Class of 2015 graduate from the University of Chicago, Brianna Tong considers herself fortunate. She has a job that she loves that makes her degree worth attaining – as a lead organizer with the IIRON Student Network. But her work puts her in contact with plenty...
by Courtney Freudenthal | May 12, 2016 | Election 2016, Jobs and Growth
Despite their generous philanthropy as they battle massive levels of student debt and a bleak job market, millennials are frequently misunderstood as narcissistic and social-media-obsessed. It might then come as a surprise that today’s young generation deeply cares...
by Courtney Freudenthal | May 4, 2016 | Jobs and Growth
Fight for $15 supporters won a major victory on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Seattle’s recent law phasing in a $15 minimum wage. That refusal let stand a lower-court ruling against restaurant franchises that asserted the Seattle...
