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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...

After 25 years, Clarence Thomas still dissents

“He is more of a private figure on the bench, but he certainly has not been retiring in the opinions that he’s written over time,” says Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. She...

Campus Sex Assaults Stir Debate on When to Alert Students

Most universities will wait until there is a clear public safety issue to sound an alarm. But publicizing an assault could lead more victims to step forward, says Fatima Goss Graves, an attorney at the...

Higher Wages for Waitresses Could Help Close the Gender Pay Gap

In those so-called "equal treatment" states, women on average are paid 82 cents for every dollar their male counterparts make. That compares with a 22 cent wage gap in states that adhere to the federal...