Tag Archives: pay equity
Waiting for Equal Pay Day
What would you do with your lost $11,000 in wages? That is the question on deck this Equal Pay Day, the annual day that marks how far into the following … Continue reading
The Wage Gap: Of dollars and debates
As the presidential candidates gear up for their first debate next week there is no doubt that the single biggest issue on deck will be the economy. With the jobless … Continue reading
Feminist Files: Case of the Mondays
I’m nursing a sick two-year-old, so we’re gonna keep this quick: Mitt Romney hates you: And by you, I mean people who think food is an entitlement. I suppose now … Continue reading
Mythbusters: Blame it on the wages
June is a lot of things… Gay Pride month; a time for Juneteenth celebrations; and it is the peak of the wedding season. But what I didn’t know was that, … Continue reading
Feminist Files: Never mind the bullocks
F That: So did you hear the one about the woman who was kicked off an airplane for wearing an “offensive” prochoice t-shirt? Or was it a miniskirt? … Wait. … Continue reading
Equal Pay Day: A fist full of dollars more
Today is Equal Pay Day. It represents how far into 2012 women have to work to make the same salary as men in all of 2011. And call me kooky, … Continue reading
Mind the gap: Three years in on Lilly Ledbetter… are we there yet?
Today is the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. And it seems a sorry state of affairs that I can’t report that much has changed. Indeed, I … Continue reading
Biggest question following SOTU: Where’s the women?
Maybe I missed it in the 10 minutes it took me to wrangle my toddler to bed (7pm bedtime makes for a distraction-heavy 6pm State of the Union viewing), but … Continue reading
I want my pay equity
Today the HERVotes Coalition is hosting a blog carnival (follow posts from across the country on twitter via the #HERVotes hashtag) about women and the economy, and in particular unemployment … Continue reading
The secret to low prices? Screwing over women!
I am beyond mad about The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision today to deny class-action status to the women suing Walmart for sex discrimination. The suit — representing 1.6 million women … Continue reading
