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 [...]

By Colin Wolf According to projections from the Institute for Women's Policy Research, it'll take at least 21 more years before the state of Florida starts compensating women equally for the same jobs as men. While this seems like a long way off for Florida residents, it [...]

By Alexandra Bohannon Oklahoma currently has an equal pay statute on the books. Even with this law, however, the Institute of Women’s Policy Research projects that women in Oklahoma will not receive pay parity until 2068. It is clear that, despite making wage discrimination illegal [...]

By Elise Gould and Jessica Schieder While any new labor standard generates concerns about the business climate and job creation, the evidence from jurisdictions that have legislated earned paid sick days has been positive (National Partnership 2017a). The first jurisdiction to set a paid sick days [...]