Press Releases
May 13, 2013
Wisconsin State Journal
This Mothers' Day, give Wisconsin moms what we really need -- the opportunity to earn paid time off so we can stay home to care…
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May 13, 2013
City Council Approves Bill Mandating Sick-Day Pay
The New York City Council, after years of impassioned debate, approved a bill on Wednesday that will require many businesses to offer paid time off…
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May 10, 2013
On Mother’s Day, consider paid parental leave: Opinion
This Sunday, as we honor mothers — send flowers, wine them and dine them — we should also reflect on how we treat mothers the…
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May 6, 2013
Praise for N.J.’s family leave insurance
As the director of Working Families program at Rutgers University's Center for Women and Work, Karen White has been an unabashed supporter of New Jersey's…
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April 26, 2013
Labor groups renew push for paid sick leave
The last time Manuel Cardenas fell ill, the 24-year-old single father had no choice but to report for work. His employer, a security contractor, doesn't…
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April 15, 2013
Paid Sick Days, good for families, good for business
When some working moms and dads wake up in the morning feeling sick, they don't just worry about calling the doctor. They worry about calling…
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April 15, 2013
Support grows for legislation requiring paid sick leave
A nearly decade-long effort to require Massachusetts employers to offer paid sick days is gaining momentum as lawmakers pass similar proposals across the country. At…
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April 9, 2013
Equal Pay Isn’t Enough; Let’s Also Make It Fair
(WOMENSENEWS)-- On April 9 we mark the day that women's earnings catch up to the amount men earned in the previous year. It's a day…
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April 2, 2013
Lean In, Dad
I happen to be an educated young woman who loves her job, sometimes gushingly, occasionally annoyingly. And yet, even in this enlightened age, I’ve had…
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April 2, 2013
Incentives for Men, to Help Women to Work
As I wrote in an article appearing this week in The New York Times Magazine, if you want women to be bigger participants in the…
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