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Workplace Equality

Talking About ENDA With Republicans

Brynn Tannehill | Posted 06.11.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Lgbt, LGBT Issues, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace, Enda, LGBT Rights, Transgender Issues, Transgender Rights, Transgender Equality, ENDA 2013, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Lgbt Workplace Protections, LGBT Workplace Nondiscrimination, Workplace Equality, LGBT Equality, Employment Non-Discrimination Act 2013, Gay Voices News
Brynn Tannehill

Too often, progressives focus entirely on the social justice arguments for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and fail to address the concerns of libertarian-leaning Republicans. The following are common comments expressing skepticism about ENDA, and how I answer each.

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Lessons from a Feminist Paradise on Equal Pay Day

Christina Hoff Sommers | Posted 06.09.2013 | Politics
Read More: Equal Pay Day, Sweden, Sweden Women's Rights, Women in the Workplace, Gender Gap, Flextime, Workplace Equality, Wage Gap, Politics News
Christina Hoff Sommers

Sweden seems to be an egalitarian, feminist utopia. So why are American women ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?

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The Economic Empowerment of Women Is a Business Issue

Adele Gulfo | Posted 06.11.2013 | Business
Read More: Workplace Equality, Women in Business, The-B-Team, Women CEOs, Women in the Boardroom, Opportunity-Working, Committee of 200, Business News
Adele Gulfo

There's a business case to be made for the results women bring to the table -- but to really see more women in leadership positions, we need CEOs to understand that greater diversity at the most senior levels of business will help them gain a competitive advantage.

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The Hardest Part Of Going Back To Work

The Huffington Post | Nancy Redd | Posted 11.07.2012 | Parents
Read More: Video, Workplace Wednesday, Maternity Leave, Working Mothers, Workplace Equality, Workplace Wednesdays, Paid Maternity Leave, Paid Family Leave, Parents News

Workplace Wednesdays is a weekly column designed to shed light on what it's like to be pregnant and working in America, the only developed nation with...

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Venture Capital Comes to the Theater: An Interview With Jennifer Wilson

Mary Duncan | Posted 12.29.2012 | Arts
Read More: Workplace Equality, Gender Equality, Women Workforce, Women in Business, Workplace Gender Equality, Women in Tech, Women Workplace, Jennifer Wilson Play, Jennifer Wilson, Women Silcon Valley, Arts News
Mary Duncan

With humor and her insights, Wilson has written a play that portrays the obstacles she faced as she tried to break into that male-dominated world.

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I Was Fired When I Was 6 Months Pregnant And Ended Up In A Shelter

The Huffington Post | Nancy Redd | Posted 10.24.2012 | Parents
Read More: Video, Workplace Wednesday, Maternity Leave, Working Mothers, Workplace Equality, Workplace Wednesdays, Paid Maternity Leave, Woman Fired for Being Pregnant, Pregnant and Fired, Women-Pregnant-and-Fired, Fired for Being Pregnant, Paid Family Leave, Parents News

Workplace Wednesdays is a weekly column designed to shed light on what it's like to be pregnant and working in America -- the good, the bad and the in...

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The Difference Between Equity and Binders Full of Anybody

Rinku Sen | Posted 12.18.2012 | Politics
Read More: Mitt Romney, Binders Full of Women, Equity, Diversity, Women in the Workplace, Pay Equity, Workplace Equality, Equal Pay, Politics News
Rinku Sen

Diversity is about variety, getting bodies with different genders and colors into the room. Equity is about how those bodies get in the door and what they are able to do in their posts.

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This Labor Day, Let's Ask Congress to Stop Employers from Discriminating Against Pregnant Workers

Debra L. Ness | Posted 10.31.2012 | Politics
Read More: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Workplace Equality, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Labor Day, Pregnancy Discrimination, Pregnant Women, Working Mothers, Eeoc, Congress, Working Women, Politics News
Debra L. Ness

This Labor Day, all members of Congress should think about what's at stake for women, families and our economy when discrimination against pregnant workers goes unaddressed.

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Advocate For Female Workers Dies At 84

The New York Times | Posted 07.10.2012 | Women
Read More: Workplace Equality, Joyce D. Miller, Female Advocate, Gender Equality, Female Leadership, Labour Unions, Death, Women News

Joyce D. Miller, an influential advocate for women who believed that equality for them in the workplace could be best achieved through labor unions, a...

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10 Countries Where Fewer Women Work

The Huffington Post | James Sunshine | Posted 07.05.2012 | Business
Read More: El Salvador, Gender Gap, Women, Gender Equality, Womens Rights, Saudi Arabia, Workplace Equality, Gender, Business News

Still today, women around the world are struggling to gain a foothold in the workforce. A significant number of countries continue to struggle wit...

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Continuing the Commitment to Working Mothers and Families

Debra L. Ness | Posted 07.13.2012 | Women
Read More: Workplace Equality, Pregnancy Discrimination, Paycheck Fairness Act, Paid Sick Days, Paid Leave, Fair Pay, Congress, Working Women, Mothers Day, Rebuild America Act, Healthy Families Act, Wage Discrimination, Equal Pay, Women News
Debra L. Ness

The sad truth is that becoming a mother in this country too often means the loss of a job and/or the beginning of financial hardship.

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Women Make Groups Smarter, But the Gender Disparity Remains

Grace Nasri | Posted 06.19.2012 | Business
Read More: Finance, Findthebest, Female Investors, Business, Workplace Equality, Gender Equality, Gender Equality Workplace, Business News
Grace Nasri

Why do women continue to be under represented in the growing tech industry -- a space that continues to be both founded and funded overwhelmingly by men?

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HRC Releases 2012 List Of Most LGBT-Friendly Companies

Joe Solmonese | Posted 02.07.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Cei, Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign, Hrc, HRC Corporate Equality Index, HRC CEI, 2012 Corporate Equality Index, Lgbt Workplace Equality, Lgbt Corporate Equality, Corporate Equality, 2012 CEI, HRC Corporate Equality Index 2012, HRC CEI 2012, CEI 2012, Gay Rights, Workplace Equality, Corporate Equality Index 2012, Gay Voices News
Joe Solmonese

Released today, the 2012 Corporate Equality Index chronicles the remarkable advances that have taken place on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality (LGBT) in the workplace since 2002.

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'Out & Equal' In Dallas: Times They Are A-Changin'...

Jenny Block | Posted 01.21.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Workplace Equality, Out & Equal Conference, Out & Equal, Out & Equal Workplace Summit, Out & Equal Summit, Redroom, Out & Equal Dallas, Gay Voices News
Jenny Block

Last week Dallas played host to the Out & Equal Workplace Summit at the Hilton Anatole. More than 2,500 conferencegoers from 26 countries came to town to talk about LGBTQ issues in the workplace.

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The #1 Best Place To Be A Woman

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 01.01.2012 | Women
Read More: Women's Equality, Worst Countries for Women, Global Gender Gap Rankings 2011, Workplace Equality, Best Countries for Women, Wage Gap by Country, Global Gender Gap Report, Women News

If you've been itching to take a sabbatical overseas, now may be the time to up and move to Iceland. That's right, friends: That not-actually-so-icy i...

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Don't Ask, Don't Tell (At Work, Anyway)

Jon Hoadley | Posted 12.11.2011 | Gay Voices
Read More: Gay Rights, Workplace Discrimination, Workplace Diversity, Lgbt Employment Equality, Lgbt Workplace Equality, Workplace Equality, Michigan Workplace Equality, Michigan Workplace Discrimination, Employment Equality, Michigan Employment Equality, Gay Voices News
Jon Hoadley

Today is National Coming Out Day. But if you work in Michigan, you may want to think twice about coming out at your workplace. That's because Michigan is among 29 states in the union where you can still be fired on the spot just for being gay.

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It's Time For Obama To Advance Equality In The Workplace

Kerry Eleveld | Posted 11.27.2011 | Gay Voices
Read More: Workplace Equality, Employee Equality, Employment Equality, Work Equality, Gay Rights, Lgbt Workers, Gay Workers, Gay Voices News
Kerry Eleveld

By taking executive action that would require federal contractors to safeguard their LGBT employees against discrimination, President Obama could proactively protect a vulnerable minority.

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