Watch IWPR President Dr. Heidi Hartmann discuss increases in spending for women's programs in President Obama's 2011 budget request to Congress

"'The advocates — surprise, surprise — have different math. “They point to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that showed, in March 2009, the average cost for sick leave per employee hour [...]

"For women who are lucky enough to have a paycheck, there are several Valentine's gifts more satisfying than those sickly sweet candy hearts. A dozen roses will be wilted and trashed by her next payday, [...]

Watch IWPR President Dr. Heidi Hartmann discuss increases in spending for women's programs in President Obama's 2011 budget request to Congress

“Actually, the United States has only one major labor law, said Kevin Miller of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. “With the exception of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which is fairly weak, the [...]

"Ashley Carson, Executive Director of the Older Women's League and member of the Social Security Works coalition, points out that those same grannies the tea party has apparently forgotten about are the ones who will [...]