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Minimum Wage Doesn’t Pay for Hard Work; Let’s Hike

By Melissa Josephs ● Employment ● February 7, 2012

Minimum-wage jobs are mainly held by women struggling to support families on way too little. Let’s guarantee these hard-working breadwinners a living wage. The first in a series of articles by Women Employed on the challenges facing low-wage workers.

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Tipped Workers Hope for Hike in Sub-Minimum Wage

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● February 5, 2012

After decades of enduring frozen wages, the nation’s 3.3 million tipped workers — most of whom are women — may receive a minimum-pay hike. This could alleviate what economist Sylvia A. Allegretto calls an under-appreciated factor in women’s poverty.

‘Stolen Babies’ Trial Awaits U.S. Documents

By Kelly Hearn ● Politics ● January 22, 2012

Argentina’s Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo think a trial now underway could reunite them with stolen grandchildren. A key ally is U.S. Rep. Hinchey, who is pushing Obama to declassify relevant documents by executive order.

Non-Union Retail Workers Bear Costs of Bias

By Samantha Kimmey ● Arts & Culture ● January 16, 2012

Female retail workers in the New York area experience hardships common in a sector plagued by low pay, little health insurance, scheduling instability and an abuse of part-time job status, a Retail Action Project report finds today.

Europe: Beware Banks Bearing Micro-Loans for Poor

By Susan Feiner ● Employment ● November 10, 2011

A few weeks back Susan Feiner spoke at a conference in Valladolid, Spain, to counter this week’s micro-credit summit there. Austerity programs like those proposed for Europe, she says, are women’s real nemesis, not the lack of tiny, high-priced loans.

Women’s Work Is Critical to National Jobs Recovery

By Susan Feiner ● Employment ● September 7, 2011

As the U.S. waits to hear the particulars of Obama’s latest jobs initiative tonight, Susan Feiner points out the importance of women’s re-employment after almost a million cuts to the female-dominant public-sector work force.

India’s Home-Based Workers Fall Through Safety Net

By Pamela Philipose ● Employment ● August 30, 2011

Work-from-home women in India are often trapped in physically draining, sometimes hazardous, tasks that pay far less than the minimum daily wage. Labor activists are lobbying the government for change.

Times Haven’t Changed for ‘The Help’ of Today

By Grecia Lima ● Employment ● August 19, 2011

“The Help” has stirred controversy in its portrayal of domestic workers during the civil rights-era in the South. But it’s also stoked interest in the California Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, which New York State passed last year.

Wal-Mart Women Pave the Way for Paycheck Fairness

By Beverly Cooper Neufeld ● Employment ● July 5, 2011

The Supreme Court ruling on Wal-Mart spotlights the tough fight between female wage earners and employers. To balance our family checkbooks, we all need help from local politicians to pass the Paycheck Fairness bill.

Female Tradesworkers Run Special Safety Risks

By K. Aleisha Fetters ● Employment ● June 19, 2011

Female tradeswomen contend with numerous safety risks tied to their scarcity in the building sector. The bad economy is only making matters worse, says a leading researcher and writer on women in these nontraditional fields.