Vaishalee Mishra, Author at Women's eNews

Diplomats May Often Fail to Pay Household Staff

By Vaishalee Mishra ● Employment ● July 27, 2001

Behind locked doors and formal facades of diplomatic missions, at least 4,000 household workers on special visas are underpaid, overworked, intimidated and sometimes physically abused. If they leave their employers, they lose their visas.

Women Lawyers Still Fighting for Equity

By Vaishalee Mishra ● Uncategorized ● July 19, 2001

Women lawyers earn less than men, lack access to crucial informal networks and influential clients, lag far behind men in appointments to firm partnerships and find their professional commitment questioned when they try to balance career and family.

Immigrants Who Charged Sex Abuse Fight Deportation

By Vaishalee Mishra ● Politics ● July 2, 2001

A Canadian and a Nicaraguan woman who claim they were sexually abused, harassed and threatened in government detention are fighting deportation. A new law–yet to be implemented–would permit them to stay until their charges are heard.

Guide Places Keys to Statehouses in Women’s Reach

By Vaishalee Mishra ● Arts & Culture ● June 10, 2001

Only five women occupy governors’ offices today and only 19 have ever been governors because men and women still don’t feel comfortable with women seeking full executive power. A report tells women how to strategize and win the top state prize.

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