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RN’s Pay is Fine, But Her ‘Back is Killing Her’

By Samantha Kimmey ● Uncategorized ● May 20, 2013

Tabitha Waugh, a registered nurse in a West Virginia hospital, can’t complain about the pay. But it’s tough finding time with her kids and the work takes a toll, physically and mentally. “I just don’t want to do direct patient care forever,” she said.

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Bookkeeper Is Over-Booked But Not Raising Fees

By Diane Loupe ● Uncategorized ● April 11, 2013

Dee Jay Beard earns slightly less than the average bookkeeper and is bursting with business. She could probably ask for more, but so many of her clients are small businesses that suffered in the economic downturn that she’s kept her fees in check.

At the End, Betty Friedan Broadened her Vision

By Lucy Komisar ● Uncategorized ● March 28, 2013

Betty Friedan’s parting words: “We didn’t challenge the system enough.” She helped start the women’s revolution but came to realize–along with many of us–that the problem everyone faced was economic predators.

Sky Did Not Fall, Despite Parent Leave Law

By Allison Stevens ● Arts & Culture ● March 14, 2013

The Family Medical Leave Act was passed 20 years ago and despite the hue and cry, the sky did not fall on employers or the economy. It’s time to extend these vital protections to more workers and more obligations.

Women Seen Paying Heavy Price for Sequestration

By Hajer Naili ● Uncategorized ● February 27, 2013

If $85 billion in across-the-board automatic federal budget cuts hit on Friday–and stay in place–women across the country will lose jobs, rental assistance, nutritional support, domestic-violence services.

Few Female Day Laborers Try Jobs in NYC Cleanup

By Amy Lieberman ● Uncategorized ● February 23, 2013

The women who gather on these two street corners of New York are looking for day work as housekeepers. The territory comes with harassment and haywire scheduling. Hurricane Sandy blew a different type of cleanup work their way, but only a few dare to give it a try.