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Child Care Workers Should Star in Higher Pay Push

By Corinna Barnard ● Uncategorized ● February 27, 2014

Parenting and pre-K politics are getting more co-ed but the stark reality is that the people who are helping out in the homes, day care centers and early-education classrooms are almost entirely female. Their taken-for-granted status is getting glaring.

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Nuns Claim No Role in Irish Laundry Scandal

By Claire Mc Cormack ● Uncategorized ● May 29, 2013

When I interviewed two Irish nuns in February it was a big story because it was the first time any nuns had commented on the abusive Magdalene Laundries run by four Catholic orders. Nothing since then makes a reconciliation with victims look likely soon.

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Shuns Female Brokers

By Leigh Cuen ● Uncategorized ● December 5, 2012

A U.N. resolution passed over 10 years ago requires women’s involvement in conflict resolutions. But that has little bearing on the Israel-Palestine conflict, where women are far from the power roles on either side.

Black Friday Workers Face the Annual Stress Test

By Maggie Freleng ● Uncategorized ● November 21, 2012

Some started handling “doorbuster” events yesterday, on Thanksgiving. Others are getting up at dawn today. The second of two stories on retail workers’ scheduling stress.

Bipartisan Women Start Election Year Sexism Watch

By Samantha Kimmey ● Politics ● April 2, 2012

What could happen in 10 years if women who lead PACs and nonprofits on both sides of the political aisle pull together to boost the number of women in higher office? That’s the question of the well-financed Political Parity Project.

10-Hour Day Is Brief for a Home Health Aide

By Amy Lieberman ● Commentary ● January 18, 2012

What’s it like to work in one of the most female-dominated occupations? Amy Lieberman kicks off our series with a day in the life of a home health care worker outside New York. Vicky Talag loves her work but doesn’t feel right asking about a raise.

Muslim Comics Say Getting Laughs Harder in U.S.

By Hajer Naili ● Arts & Culture ● October 27, 2011

The Middle East might be more restrictive for women in some ways, but two notable Muslim female comics–Eman El-Husseini and Maysoon Zayid–find it easier to work there than in the United States. One exception: Saudi Arabia.

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.

Female Pols Push Fair Pay in Checklist for Change

By Alison Bowen ● Politics ● August 28, 2008

Women in both chambers of Congress issued political checklists and set their agendas during the Democratic convention. Equal pay is a top concern for female lawmakers but they also promoted party issues with an eye to the election.

Women Pick Up Small Change on Wall Street

By Nan Mooney ● Employment ● June 29, 2006

On Wall Street, gender bias on the job is apparently not about the money. Despite Morgan Stanley’s huge sex discrimination settlement two years ago, only a micro-uptick in women’s advancement has been detected.