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Why employers’ efforts to support pregnant workers can backfire

“People still have a lot of stereotypes about whether mothers are good workers, and those come into play when women are pregnant,” said Emily Martin, general counsel and vice president for Workplace Justice at nonprofit...

On Election Day, the Hillary Clinton White Suit Effect

“I was watching the debate with a group of friends, and we all said, spontaneously, ‘That’s a gorgeous suit — I want that suit,’ ” said Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women’s Law Center...

How much would Clinton’s, Trump’s plans relieve high cost of child care?

"We just haven't embraced this issue as an important public issue that keeps the country running, and it's time," said Helen Blank, director of child care and early learning at the National Women's Law Center....

Latinas will earn $1 million less than white men over a 40 year career

A new analysis by the National Women’s Law Center and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement says the typical Latina will earn $1 million less than their white male counterpart over a 40-year career....

Groped at a Party by a Colleague. Then You Become His Boss.

For some context, legal and otherwise, about possible courses of action after such a troubling occurrence, I checked in with a few experts. Unfortunately, there is no easy path. But it’s a good idea to...

Don’t Use Girls as Props to Fight Trans Rights

Last month, a Minnesota federal court received a complaint about rampant gender discrimination in one of the state’s school districts. The lawsuit claimed that girls were subject to harassment, barred from participating in athletics, and...