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Securing Equal Pay? There (Should Be) an App for That!

Valerie Jarrett | Posted 04.07.2012

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Valerie Jarrett

Right now, if you're a woman in the workforce, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer basic questions about equal pay: what's the typical salary for someone in your position? Should you be asking for more at the negotiating table? What are your fundamental legal rights?

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Feminomics: On Botox, Motherhood, and Unemployment

Anat Shenker-Osorio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anat Shenker-Osorio

Until there is some real attention paid to the work of having and raising children, women's work will never be equal to that of men. It will continue to far exceed it.

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Peaceful Revolution: Investing in Our Human Infrastructure

Riane Eisler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Riane Eisler

The Real Wealth of our Nation is Its People Over half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. T...

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Obama: McCain Won't Stand Up For Working Women

AP | SARA KUGLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Democrat Barack Obama, determined to win over female voters, talked Monday about the women who helped shape his life in argu...

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