Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is emerging as a significant bellwether in the fight for paid sick days. In a case that could have significant implications in the battle for paid leave for workers nationwide, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could determine the fate of a Milwaukee city ordinance that granted paid [...]
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Paid Sick Days in the Courts
Posted in Women and Work, tagged 9to5, fair pay, milwalkee, MMAC, paid sick days on May 25, 2010, | Leave a Comment »
What a Difference a Year Almost Made
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged #PFA, AAUW, Equal Pay Act, equal pay day, fair pay, Lilly Ledbetter, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Linda Hallman, Lisa Maatz, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, wage discrimination, wage gap on January 29, 2010, | 1 Comment »
A year ago today, men and women across the country celebrated as our nation’s new president signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. Linda Hallman, AAUW’s executive director, and Lisa Maatz, AAUW’s director of public policy and government relations, had front-row seats for this historic event, which was also the first bill signing [...]
Shifting Gender Roles: Men Join Women with Open Minds and Hearts
Posted in A Women's Nation, Women and Work, tagged A Woman's Nation, awn, fair pay, Jamal Simmons, pay equity, The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Changes Everything, Work-Life Balence on October 21, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Commentary on Jamal Simmons’ “Genders Full of Question Marks” in The Shriver Report — A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything Jamal Simmons presents a male perspective in The Shriver Report — A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything and discusses the difficult decisions women face when trying to balance their professional careers and home life. In our current [...]
See Red, Be Red for Equal Pay Day
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged activism, astrology, direct action for change, economic justice, economic stimulus, Equal Pay, fair pay, feminism, gender equality, heartfeldt politics, pay equity legislation in Aries, tagged Paycheck Fairness Act, women, workforce on April 29, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
This cross-posted blog is authored by Gloria Feldt and originally appeared on her blog, Speaking up. Red happens to be my favorite color. I’m an Aries after all. A classic one according to my sister (maybe that wasn’t meant as a compliment? Pioneering, passionate courageous, dynamic they say, but also selfish, impulsive, impatient, foolhardy.). Even [...]
Skating Toward Wage Disparity
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, Women and Work, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, Emily Hughes, fair pay, harvard, Olympics, pay equity, princeton, Twitter, Twittercast on April 27, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
What do medicine, anthropology, engineering, and chemistry have in common? These are a few of the majors the women on Princeton University’s ice skating team represent. I was up there this weekend to watch their final event of the season, cheering loudly and watching in awe as Emily Hughes did a guest performance. I was [...]
The Wage Gap: A Taxing Problem
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Blog for Fair Pay, economic recovery, economy, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Act, fair pay, pay equity, Paycheck Fairness Act, taxes, taxpayers, Tea Parties, wage discrimination, wage gap on April 15, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
April 15 — a day that strikes fear into the hearts of taxpayers all across America. Will I owe more? Did I keep all my receipts? What is a Schedule C, and do I need to fill one out? What if I get audited? While tax day is taxing for many of us, what’s really [...]
Take Action!
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, tagged economy, equal pay day, fair pay, Obama, Paycheck Fairness Act, town hall meeting, wages, White House on March 25, 2009, | 1 Comment »
AAUW just received notice today that President Obama will hold a special online town hall meeting focusing on the economy this Thursday. You can participate in this forum by submitting a question to the president and rating questions that other citizens have submitted. The president will answer some of the most popular questions, so the [...]
Women Taking the Lead in Salary Negotiation
Posted in Students & Educational Issues, Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged compensation package, fair pay, gender pay gap, jobs, Pay Negotiation, salary, salary negotiation, work on March 2, 2009, | 3 Comments »
A fascinating study by Lisa Barron found one cause of the pay gap between men and women may be their different methods for salary negotiation. Especially in economic times like these, women need to know their worth and how to negotiate the best salary and benefits they can. Inspired by Barron’s research, on February 24, [...]
The Face of Pay Equity
Posted in Equity in the News, Women & Economic Security, tagged fair pay, Fair Pay Act, Lilly Ledbetter, pay discrimination, pay equity, wages on September 25, 2008, | 2 Comments »
By Paige Schultz, AAUW Fellow Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to meet the original face of pay equity, Lilly Ledbetter. As many of you know, Ledbetter is the brave woman who has been fighting against wage discrimination for a decade now. After working at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 20 years, Ledbetter [...]
What’s Your Worth?
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women and Work, tagged Behind the Pay Gap, fair pay, job search, jobs, salary, salary negotiation, work on September 19, 2008, | 2 Comments »
Are you in the job market or considering a new career? I have a tool for you! AAUW’s new partner organization Job Search Intelligence recently launched a free fair pay compensation tool that can help you determine your personalized target salary goal. The tool asks you for information relating to your personal background, education, and [...]
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