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Paid sick leave urged in Maryland

Large number of Maryland workers don't have it, advocates say Raquel Rojas has never worked for a company that gave her paid sick leave. Sometimes even unpaid leave isn't on offer. The Baltimore resident said a restaurant that employed her as a line cook three [...]

November 15, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

America's Economic Future Is Ever More Female, but Politics Lags

Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter, namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, addresses delegates during the first day of the Democratic national convention in Charlotte. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters At the polls Tuesday, some voters will matter more than others. And those voters are likely [...]

November 13, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

Gender Pay Gap Persists Despite Gains for Women

Women have made tremendous gains in education, employment and earnings in the past 50 years, but there is still a persistent gender pay gap. Even young working women continue to lag behind men. Among recent college graduates, full-time working women on average earn 82% of [...]

November 13, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

The 10 Worst-Paying States for Women

In 2011, men working full-time earned a median of $48,765. Women earned just $38,373. That difference of more than $10,000 only tells part of the story of the continuing gender wage gap in this country. Depending on the industry, men in some states earn as [...]

November 13, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|