Equal Pay Archives – Page 19 of 19

Some Companies Welcoming Gay, Lesbian Employees

By Kristin Choo ● Arts & Culture ● October 6, 2000

In the current labor market, some employers are taking steps to promote good will toward gay, lesbian and transgendered employees. However, with no federal and few state anti-bias laws, the programs could last only as long as the current boom.

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Working Women Still Running Hard To Stay in Place

By Cindy Richards ● Employment ● September 4, 2000

In the best of times, women still don’t fare as well financially as men, not by a long shot–and this hot economy proves it. True, women’s wages have risen during the past two years, but they have only recovered ground lost in the past 20.

Women’s Rights Embattled Throughout Summer

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Arts & Culture ● August 21, 2000

Prepare to weep and smile. This week, Women’s Enews will host commentaries from brilliant writers on Beijing + Five, U.S. Supreme Court decisions, the war crimes trials at The Hague and the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

Paid Parental Leave: An Idea Whose Time Is Coming

By Glenda Crank Holste ● Employment ● July 26, 2000

Paid parental leave has been the stuff of progressive dreams. Now, the thinking, researching and concrete planning are underway. Minnesota is one innovative planner and Massachusetts could enact a plan this year.

Wage Gap for Working Mothers May Cost Billions

By Caryl Rivers & Rosalind C. Barnett ● Commentary ● July 3, 2000

New studies indicate that while wage gaps between women and men in entry-level jobs are slight, working mothers are paid 70 cents for every dollar that men receive. For childless women, the gap is 10 cents on the dollar.

Women’s Plan to
Subsidize Caregivers Stirs Debate

By Sarah L. Rasmusson ● Employment ● June 2, 2000

Federal assistance to millions of women caring for family members will be up for grabs after this fall’s elections. Leading experts have a plan to expand welfare law to cover all who care for dependents.

IRS to focus on working poor (that means us)

By Sarah L. Rasmusson ● Arts & Culture ● May 3, 2000

Feds Take Aim at Pay Equity

By Cindy Richards ● Employment ● April 26, 2000

Today, in what advocates hail as a major breakthrough, the government begins demanding federal contractors provide specific information about the wages of women and minorities.

Women’s Work Should Be Done In 40-Hour Work Week

By Sarah L. Rasmusson ● Employment ● April 25, 2000

Garment workers, students and welfare mothers have a common complaint: their time and work is undervalued.

Simply Sexist

By Sarah L. Rasmusson ● Employment ● April 18, 2000

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