By William E. Spriggs Today, we commiserate Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. The gap between the earnings of black women and white men is so large that, essentially, up to today black women have been working for free. Think of it as the modern-day equivalent of the constitutional [...]

By Stephanie Ebbert Twenty-five years ago, women who chafed at the spectacle of an all-male Senate panel grilling Anita Hill over her allegations of sexual harassment rose up and entered the corridors of power. The media dubbed it “The Year of the Woman,” a title that [...]

By Ben Christopher California boasts some of the toughest “fair pay” laws in the country—yet the average full-time working woman has been earning only 86 cents for every dollar earned by a man. A recent study concluded that gap won’t close before the year 2043. Two female lawmakers don’t intend [...]

By N'dea Yancey-Bragg Although women make up roughly half the workforce, complete gender equity in the workplace is still a long way off. If current trends persist, on average women won't receive equal pay until 2059, and that progress is even slower for women of color. Even with [...]

By JUDITH OHIKUARE The results aren't a product of mysterious union magic. As Gould and McNicholas explain, the work that unions do to establish pay transparency, correct salary discrepancies, establish clearer terms for internal processes such as raises and promotions, and "include grievance procedures for workers [...]

By Michelle Chen According to the Institute for Women’s Policy and Research, family-court cases make up the bulk of legal-service caseloads nationwide. The largest number of cases supported by LSC attorneys are related to domestic abuse, divorce, and child-custody issues. Surveys by National Network to End [...]