"First, the tough news: Although women make up 49% of the total workforce , they represent 59% of low-wage workers. That number is down from 63% a decade ago, but research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that it will take until 2056 [...]

"More states and cities are starting to require businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Just how much the days off are worth depends who you ask – an employer or a worker. Connecticut became the first state to mandate that companies with [...]

"More states and cities are starting to require businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Just how much the days off are worth depends who you ask – an employer or a worker. Connecticut became the first state to mandate that companies with [...]

"This is not to argue that women do not suffer when they lose jobs. In fact, recent research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research , found that women were experiencing greater hardship in the wake of the recession than men. But it is clear [...]

"This is not to argue that women do not suffer when they lose jobs. In fact, recent research from the Institute for Women's Policy Research , found that women were experiencing greater hardship in the wake of the recession than men. But it is clear [...]

More than 1 million city workers presently do not get paid sick time. A measure to fix that has stalled in the Council. Paid sick days would actually save the city $28 million annually in a reduction in emergency room visits, according to a report [...]