PolitiFact, however, argued that this was a hugely misleading read of job numbers. It blamed Obama's policies for job losses that started before Obama even took office. And it completely ignores the massive job losses that men suffered in the recession before Obama took office. [...]

Although Lawless and Fox’s research describes the fundamental reasons that fewer women run for and serve in political offices, it does not describe why states like North Carolina have seen a decline in women candidates and elected officials. Today’s political climate of hyper-partisanship is identified [...]

Although Lawless and Fox’s research describes the fundamental reasons that fewer women run for and serve in political offices, it does not describe why states like North Carolina have seen a decline in women candidates and elected officials. Today’s political climate of hyper-partisanship is identified [...]

The U.S. Equal Pay Act was passed half a century ago but in 2014 women working full time in the United States were typically paid 79 cents for every dollar a man earned for equal work, according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR). [...]

First, it’s difficult for an individual employee to use the NLRA as a shield because its purpose was related to unionization. Even if workers collectively take action, and win, the remedies offered by the law aren’t great. And because it’s aimed at protecting groups of [...]

The Reference Shelf A Bloomberg Businessweek op-ed makes the case that paid family leave is good for business. An Albany Business Review article examines the arguments made against it. An Atlantic  article on the paid family leave arms race in Silicon Valley. A survey by [...]