The Supreme Court begins its 2011–12 term today, its second full one with three women justices. This term should be a busy one for the court, as it’s expected to hear a wide range of cases that set far-reaching precedents, including three cases of interest to AAUW. The health care reform case will likely dominate [...]
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Alzheimer’s Disease: A Women’s Issue
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women & Economic Security, Women and Civil Rights, Women and Work, Women's Health, tagged Alzheimer's, baby boomer, Caregivers, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, healthcare, Shriver, unequal pay on November 10, 2010, | 1 Comment »
Alzheimer’s disease is not typically mentioned as a pressing issue women face today. But the recently released Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s provides ample evidence that this needs to change. Women are disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s, directly and indirectly, and discussion of the disease as a women’s issue needs to come to [...]
Prioritizing Caregiving Is a Smart Business Practice
Posted in Voter Education, Women & Economic Security, tagged caregiving, Family Medical Leave Act, Fem 2.0, FMLA, Healthy Families Act on July 13, 2009, | 1 Comment »
I was recently on the Hill lobbying on behalf of the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2460/S. 1152), and I fielded a question from a congressional staffer who was concerned about placing any sort of additional financial burden on the state and businesses. I have to admit that I was relieved; at least this staffer asked. [...]
Family and Medical Leave Act’s 16th Anniversary
Posted in Women & Economic Security, Women and Work, tagged Family Medical Leave Act, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act, FMLA, Healthy Families Act, maternity leave, paid family leave, paid sick leave on February 5, 2009, | Leave a Comment »
Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, a law that AAUW advocated for for more than a decade. FMLA provides employees of businesses with 50 or more workers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new child; to care for a sick child, spouse, or [...]
No Family = Perfect Woman for the Job
Posted in Equity in the News, Women and Work, tagged Ed Rendell, Equal Pay Act, FMLA, Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, pay equity, pregnancy discrimination, Sex Discrimination on December 4, 2008, | 5 Comments »
Gov. Ed Rendell (D-PA) was caught on tape saying the following about Gov. Janet Napolitano (D-AZ), who was just nominated to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: “Janet’s perfect for that job. Because for that job, you have to have no life. Janet has no family. Perfect. She can devote, literally, 19 to 20 [...]
Goodbye Macho Men
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Women and Work, tagged benefits and leave, Family Medical Leave Act, family-friendly workplace, FMLA, paid family leave, work/life balance on August 6, 2008, | Leave a Comment »
“The macho man image is dying in the workplace,” claims the National Law Journal in an article on employment law. I ask myself, “What does this mean? Are men becoming less domineering, aggressive, or assertive in the workplace?” I read on to find out that, no, it means an increasing number of men are taking [...]
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