From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): American women overall are paid only 80 cents to every dollar a man takes home, and the wage gap gets worse when factoring in race—and even wider when you add motherhood as a factor … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Have you seen all the “New Year, New Me” memes? I’ve got a better one: New Congress, New Chance for equal pay! That’s right — this new 116th Congress, the most diverse in history, is the best … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/02/iceland-becomes-first-country-punish-companies-paying-women-less-men Published on Tuesday, January 02, 2018 by Common Dreams “In Iceland, an example of what happens if you actually elect women.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Katrin Jakobsdottir became Iceland’s prime minister in November. The country’s parliament … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): A baby girl born today will likely never achieve equal pay in her lifetime in 13 states unless we narrow the pay gap with corrective policy, according to a new state-by-state analysis published by … Continued