The pay gap is real. The stories are real. And sharing these stories have never been more important than now during this health pandemic. Women make up the majority of essential workers who are on the front lines, working long hours, putting their lives and the lives of their family in harms way for theContinue reading “#Women Share Your Stories”
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Puerto Rico Leaps Ahead in Equal Pay Efforts
Puerto’s Rico’s equal pay efforts received a significant boost earlier this month, thanks to regulations set to take effect March 14, 2020. Puerto Rico’s Equal Pay Act, first enacted on March 8, 2017will now see new regulations to ensure employers are working to achieve gender equality. Under the new regulations, employers will be able to voluntarily enroll inContinue reading “Puerto Rico Leaps Ahead in Equal Pay Efforts”
Legislative Dems Introduce Pay Equity Package
House and Senate bills aim to remedy pay parity weaknesses in Michigan Wednesday, May 22, 2019 LANSING — A coalition of Michigan House and Senate legislators led by state Rep. Padma Kuppa (D-Troy) and state Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor), co-chairs of the Progressive Women’s Caucus task force for pay equality and economic security, introduced a plan today to guaranteeContinue reading “Legislative Dems Introduce Pay Equity Package”
Whitmer signs equal pay rules barring state officials from inquiring into pay history
Beth LeBlanc, The Detroit NewsPublished 12:29 p.m. ET Jan. 8, 2019 | Updated 6:28 p.m. ET Jan. 8, 2019 Lansing — A set of rules signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday aims to provide equal pay for male and female state workers doing the same work. State hiring directors cannot inquire into an applicant’s salary historyContinue reading “Whitmer signs equal pay rules barring state officials from inquiring into pay history”
New bill package takes aim at closing Michigan’s wage gap: “Equal pay makes cents”
by Mikenzie Frost | Sinclair Broadcast GroupWednesday, May 22nd 2019 https://wwmt.com/news/state/new-bill-package-takes-aim-at-closing-michigans-wage-gap-equal-pay-makes-cents
Women Still Fighting for Equal Pay
Originally posted on Ike's Anvil:
Chloe Tomlinson ’15 Women In Leadership Discrimination against women in the work place is still extremely prevalent. Twelve women from Sterling Jewelers, the largest specialty retail jeweler in the United States, have come together to file a lawsuit against their employer for the gender discrimination they have suffered over…
Women should be paid the same as blokes despite not having a penis!
Originally posted on Keep Calm! There's a Feminist in the kitchen.:
I work hard in my job. I always have. My work ethic is incredibly high and I strive to always do the best job I can and produce great results for my employer. Yet despite all of this I am still paid, on average,…
“With his ‘pen and phone,’ Obama tackles education and equal pay”
Originally posted on GoodOleWoody's Blog and Website:
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