by Emily Foster | May 14, 2015 | Gender Justice, Jobs and Growth
According to a fall 2014 poll by Pew Research center, 77 percent of women and 63 percent of men agree that “this country needs to continue making changes to give men and women equality in the workplace.” Although women hold 49.3 percent of jobs, they only earn 78...
by Meghan Byrd | Apr 6, 2015 | Gender Justice, Health, Jobs and Growth
A mother with a newborn baby in Canada has the right to receive paid family leave. So do mothers in France, Brazil, Australia, Pakistan, Venezuela - even Russia. But not those in the United States. Our country is one of only five in the world, and the only developed...
by Editors | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, Economy, Gender Justice
An Associated Press-GfK poll published this week indicates that women are shifting to favor the Republican party. “Women have moved in the GOP’s direction since September,” the AP reported. Just a month ago, 47 percent of female likely voters favored a...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 23, 2014 | Economy, Gender Justice
The White House will hold a Summit on Working Families today, as part of Democrats' efforts to craft an economy that works for working families. Here are five policies with broad popular support that could make a family-friendly economy a reality. 1. Livable Wages...
by Emily DiVito | Jul 30, 2014 | Economy, Gender Justice
As women and their families continue to struggle with the demanding, and sometimes impossible, balance of work and family life, the Make it Work Campaign, launched earlier this summer, hopes to act as an outlet for their frustrations and an ally in their fight. Vivien...
by Dave Johnson | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog, Gender Justice, Health
There is a new "Not My Boss' Business" bill being introduced in the Senate to undo the damage done by the (older, Catholic males on the) Supreme Court in the Hobby Lobby decision. According to the National Women's Law Center, the Not My Boss' Business bill would...
