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Is Paid Sick Leave Good for Business?

A group of influential women, led by feminist author Gloria Steinem, is making a renewed push in New York for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to allow a vote on a bill that would require businesses to give their employees paid sick leave. Two years after [...]

July 20, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

Women Get Short Straw for Pay on Capitol Hill

"In the Senate, the gap was even larger. Men working for the Senate GOP leadership earned, on average, $73 more for each day they worked than females in the GOP's Senate leadership, or about $27,000 more per year, according to the analysis, which was first [...]

July 18, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|

'Family Care' Benefit Could Fix Retiree Pay Gap

"Because women earn lower wages and take time out of the work force for caregiving, they receive smaller Social Security checks than do male workers. In 2009, the average annual Social Security income of a retired man was $15,620 compared to $12,155 for a woman. [...]

July 18, 2012|Categories: Press Hits|
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