“One reason is that women are frankly less likely to be in a powerful position at the workplace and powerful positions can make it easier for people to harass their subordinates,” said Emily Martin, general counsel at...
Her bill has the endorsement of the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the National Women’s Law Center, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, Equality New Mexico, the Transgender Resource...
Black women and men in public sector unions also experience a smaller gap in pay when compared to the same groups in nonunion jobs, according to data from the EPI. The National Women’s Law Center...
The numbers stand in stark contrast to the average gender pay gap in the U.S., which has hovered around 20 percent since 2007, according to the National Women's Law Center.
Scheduling an appointment or transferring a phone call could be considered participating in a procedure, activists say. For instance, a health care worker could refuse to schedule an appointment for an ultrasound for a pregnant...
Much like the cattle whose beef she works with, Katie Flannery is — excuse the pun — something of a rare breed. She's a butcher, one of the few women working in a largely male-dominated...
