Employment Archives – Page 51 of 57

Second and Third Wave Feminists Clash Over the Future

By Jennifer Friedlin ● Arts & Culture ● May 26, 2002

A growing conflict between two generations of feminists comes to light at a recent Veteran Feminists of America conference. Do women in their 20s appreciate what was done 30 years ago? Do women in their 50s understand what women young now still cope with?

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All-Female B-School Team Designs Best Plan for AOL

By Nancy Day ● Employment ● May 24, 2002

An all-women, all African-American team of business school graduates wins a prestigious competition by turning AOL Time Warner’s business strategy on its head.

Study Finds Wage Gap Is Just the Beginning

By Laura Koss-Feder ● Employment ● April 16, 2002

A new report finds a surprisingly large gender gap in salary, venture-capital funding, board positions, and just about every aspect of the business-executive world.

Men’s Share of Housework Remains Same Since 1985

By no-author ● Arts & Culture ● March 16, 2002

Partners of Sept. 11 Victims Denied Compensation

By Chris Lombardi ● Arts & Culture ● January 20, 2002

Since the death of Peggy Neff’s partner in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Neff and other gay partners of victims have found themselves fighting for recognition and compensation.

Cash for Women’s Start-Ups Scarce, but Not Gone

By Mary Ellen Podmolik ● Employment ● November 27, 2001

In the best of times, women entrepreneurs are hard-pressed to find start-up capital. The number of venture-backed, women-led companies stands at only 6 percent, and in the third quarter venture capital funding to all start-ups fell by 23 percent.

Women Play Larger Role in Business of Farming

By Nancy Cook Lauer ● Employment ● November 21, 2001

Women form the backbone of the global agricultural economy, yet their contributions have been largely ignored abroad and at home. A new study says 81 percent of the women who live on U.S. farms and ranches are involved in day-to-day operations.

Crime of Passion Defense Should Not Be Permitted

By Por Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● November 14, 2001

In the case of a bride murdered on her wedding day by her ex-lover, the defense tarnished her name, said she invited violence and argued for a lesser charge of ‘passion provocation’ murder. But the man was found guilty of unmitigated murder.

Women’s Businesses See Sales Drop of 10 Percent

By Laura Koss-Feder ● Commentary ● October 26, 2001

Sales at women-owned businesses dropped an average 10 percent since Sept. 11. These economic hard times mean that women entrepreneurs are called upon to work even harder and to push their creativity, networking and interpersonal skills.

Funds to Pregnancy Centers Blur Church-State Line

By Cynthia L. Cooper ● Employment ● October 21, 2001

Crisis pregnancy centers are using government funds to deliver the Gospel and to convert pregnant women to fundamentalist Christianity, advocates charge, not to provide social services or even rudimentary health care.