"The U.S. Senate decided in November not to open debate on a bill to strengthen current law against gender-based wage discrimination. The Paycheck Fairness Act was supported by President Barack Obama, among others, as a means of closing the pay gap between women and men [...]

"The U.S. Senate decided in November not to open debate on a bill to strengthen current law against gender-based wage discrimination. The Paycheck Fairness Act was supported by President Barack Obama, among others, as a means of closing the pay gap between women and men [...]

"Are women poised to surpass men economically? Feminist economists, who understand the complexities of the situation, are not making predictions. 'We have this little roadblock for women,' said Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Women's Policy Studies: 'We haven't figured out how to get [...]

Under the new law, employers must provide nursing breaks and a private, sanitary place where mothers of children younger than 1 who work as nonexempt employees can express breast milk. Salaried women are expected to benefit as well. Companies with fewer than 50 workers may [...]

"Many workers don’t know how much their counterparts are paid, and it’s not easy to find out. Private employers have no obligation to disclose employees’ earnings. While the National Labor Relations Act protects the rights of individuals to disclose their own salaries, these rights are [...]