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Aziz Ansari Is Most Definitely A Feminist

“You’re a feminist,” said Ansari, “if you go to a Jay Z and Beyonce concert and you’re not like ‘umm, I feel like Beyoncé should get 23 percent less money than Jay Z. Uh, also, I don’t think Beyoncé should have the right to vote, [...]

October 15, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

5 big trends shaking up the job market

The job market is not exactly smokin' hot, but it's an improvement over recent years. Let's zoom out a bit. Here are five important trends in the labor market that you should be thinking about beyond the monthly unemployment figure: 1) More people are on [...]

October 3, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

Wage gap for women persists, despite some progress

WASHINGTON — Only two things differentiated Keri Rodrigues Lorenzo from her male colleagues in radio — a higher voice and lower pay. The difference — sometimes $20,000 less than her male counterparts — grew larger, she said, as she advanced at broadcast stations in Massachusetts [...]

October 3, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|

A Showdown on the Pay Gap

Closing the persistent wage gap between men and women is important, not only as a matter of fairness but as a matter of rudimentary family economics: Women are the primary or co-breadwinner in more than 60 percent of American families. That makes it all the [...]

October 3, 2014|Categories: Press Hits|