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Paid Leave Victory for DC Families
Believe it or not, there is some light in the COVID-19 darkness for working families trying to hang on to their jobs while caring for themselves or family members in a pandemic. As of July 1, 2020, DC Paid Family Leave provides workers employed by private employers in the District with benefits lasting up to eight weeks per year to bond with a new child, six weeks per year to care for a family member with a serious health [...]
IWPR’s Nicole Mason On the Frontlines
This past Saturday, IWPR President & CEO, C. Nicole Mason, Ph.D. got the opportunity to talk to CBS This Morning about the damaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on wages and employment for women of color and especially women with children. As most childcare centers remain closed, and women in the service, education, and health services sector have experienced the greatest job loss, Nicole said, "When you couple that with the pay gap and the, you [...]
Statement from IWPR Staff on the Murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery
We mourn and condemn the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the many others who have lost their lives to police violence and racial hatred. We send our heartfelt condolences to their families and the communities that have been impacted by the loss of their loved ones, and commit to working alongside them until there is justice. The terror, racism, and differential treatment visited upon Blacks in the U.S. on a near daily basis at the [...]
Let’s Treat Women Workers like Millennials and Give them what they Want
Lifting Up the Need for Supports and Childcare for Women in the Workforce During the Pandemic and After Employers have created millennial-friendly offices that take into account that workers need and value in order to be successful. Why haven't we done the same for women? By C. Nicole Mason Over the past decade, there have been hundreds of articles written about how to accommodate millennials in the workplace. Millennials, now the largest segment in the workplace, value work-life balance, flexible work [...]
Get to Know the Paycheck Fairness Act
To close the pay gap, we need good public policies at the state, local and federal levels. Encouraging women to negotiate a higher salary doesn’t do much if there are institutional and structural barriers that prevent her from earning her value in the labor market. These barriers include entrenched and institutionalized gender norms and expectations, pay secrecy, policies that allow employers to request salary history, and placing undue burdens on women to prove pay discrimination and limiting the remedies available [...]
Get Your Money: How to Negotiate Your Salary
How to Negotiate Your Salary Do Your Research. Talk to people in your field and go online to search up the going salary for your position. Toot your own Horn. Come to the discussion prepared to talk about your accomplishments, contributions to the company or the unique skills and talents you bring to the table. Create a brag sheet—a one-page summary of your recent wins. Play it Smart. In salary negotiations, have a number in mind, but allow the employer [...]
