Amanda Holpuch To contain coronavirus, the CDC emphasized how important it would be to avoid crowds, work from home and even self-quarantine. In the only wealthy country in the world which does not require employers to give workers paid sick days, that guidance is difficult to follow. [...]

High quality on-site childcare helps these students beat the odds and graduate By LIZ WILLEN I met Butcher while spending a day watching the comings and goings at BMCC’s center in downtown Manhattan, which serves about 300 parents a year at the City University of [...]

“The gender wage gap has not changed in a statistically significant way for over a decade,” Jessica Stender of Equal Rights Advocates testified at a recent hearing on the EEOC proposal in Washington, D.C. “It is therefore critical that the agencies charged with enforcing equal [...]

By Niharika Sharma Going by current trends, around 400 million jobs will be needed for women alone in the coming years. Female workers will also be the worst hit by emerging technologies. “Women hold most of the administrative and data-processing roles that artificial intelligence and other [...]

Transparency about salaries can make workplaces more equitable, especially for women and people of color. Why are so few Americans willing to open up? By Susan Dominus The National Labor Relations Act, passed in 1935, has long been interpreted to guarantee that even nonunion employees have [...]

By Whitney E. Akers Inability to take paid sick days is tied to past outbreaks Past outbreaks can give us a clue into how sick day policies can fuel the rapid spread of viruses. During the outbreak of H1N1 swine flu in 2009, an estimated 8 [...]