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The state Department of Labor is recognizing the state’s efforts to eliminate the wage gap between women and men on Tuesday, which is also Equal Pay Day.

March 12 is Equal Pay Day. On average, women make 84 cents for every dollar made by a man, and many factors will widen this gap.

In the continuous fight for equal wages, women can lose up to $1.6 trillion per year because of the gender […] The post It’s 2024 and women are still fighting for equal pay appeared first on TheGrio.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” —The Declaration of Independence

Tuesday, March 12, is Equal Pay Day. In the U.S., this day represents how far into the year the average median women must work in order to have earned what th

(St. Paul, MN) -- A proposed bill would mandate jobs disclose salaries and other benefits of open positions in Minnesota. Minnesota Representative Kirstin Bahner (DFL-Maple Grove) sponsors the bill, which would require employers with 30 or more employees to disclose salary ranges, benefits, and compensation on job postings. The bill is personal to Rep. Bahner, who says she

We really are not doing too badly as a country and despite having the highest homicide rate of English-speaking democracies, there is a lot of progress in equality and transparency. We have had three female speakers of the House of Representatives...

Alex Morgan, Jrue Holiday Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour;Kevin Mazur/Getty Images If one of your star players is married to a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team, it might help to be able to identify her jersey. As is customary for NBA teams, the Boston Celtics posted a series of photos of its players entering the arena on Tuesday, February 27, for their game against the Philadelphia 76ers. One of those players was Jrue Holiday, a two-time All-Star and husband of women’s s...

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that a gender audit will be conducted at workplaces in Kerala and steps will be taken to ensure equal pay for women. The government will also announce a women's policy after talks with all stakeholders. Kerala has been at the forefront of women empowerment, implementing gender budgeting and seeing a significant number of women entrepreneurs.

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