Emanuela Heyninck, pay equity commissioner of Ontario, speaks out against a threatened erosion of wage rights for Canadian women in traditionally female occupations.
Rep. Jan Schakowsky is hoping for a “big change moment” to tackle women’s concerns. Even so, a bundle of bills propose incremental reforms that could add up. Sixth in a series on members of Congress who are advancing issues raised by the WeNews Memo.
Lilly Ledbetter lost her Supreme Court battle for fair pay. Now retired and a widow, her battle shifted to her Social Security office, which lost her February check. Her story shows how workers who suffer wage bias can feel the sting in retirement.
Amid massive layoffs, domestic workers and advocates across the country are looking to New York to become the first state to extend legal protections for health insurance, overtime, severance and cost-of-living salary adjustments.
Twelve-year-old Amina was so abused by the man in the house where she worked that neighbors called the police and helped save her. Advocates here say the law against child labor is widely broken and abuse of child servants is widespread.
As Obama takes a stimulus plan to Congress as his first act in office, Judy Patrick and Surina Khan spotlight reforms that would help low-wage female workers provide for their families.
Since Chile’s announcement of a public pension reform that extends to unpaid homemakers, applications by women have been pouring in. President Bachelet portrays the reform as a major fulfillment of her commitment to women’s financial security.
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, a strong fair-pay advocate, says 2009 will bring advancements for women’s wages. First part of a series on members of Congress who are advancing issues raised in the WeNews’ Memo series.
While women-only taxi companies have begun to offer avant-garde services in many parts of the world, the U.S. taxi industry is a stubbornly male business. One female limo driver in New York says she likes the work, but warns the hours are long.
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