“Equal pay for equal work – so simple to say, so difficult to achieve. Frankly, I am glad that we are finally talking about it. Forty-five years after President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act, women still make only 77 cents to a man’s dollar. The continued disparity in wages signifies a need for stronger equal pay laws to guarantee women are paid equally and have access to courts when they are not.”
This post first appeared on BlogHer, Monday, November 03, 2008.
Archive for November, 2008
Why working women should support Barack Obama
Posted by YWM on November 28, 2008
Posted in Advocacy, Families, Health, Pay Equity, Worklife Balance | Tagged: family, obama administration, Pay Equity, women | Leave a Comment »
Mom vs. Worker vs. First Lady
Posted by gansie on November 26, 2008
Oh the honor of being First Lady. The glorious dresses, the fabulous parties, the TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SCRUTINY. What will Michelle make of it all? She described her role as mom-in-chief, but what does that mean. Sure, she needs to get her family through this crazy transition of moving and a new school and new, well, everything. But what next? And where does Barack’s role fit into the family.
Barack Obama could have been describing so many women today when he explained that, for Michelle, “two visions of herself were at war with each other — the desire to be the woman her mother had been, solid, dependable, making a home and always there for her kids; and the desire to excel in her profession, to make her mark on the world and realize all those plans she’d had on the very first day that we met.”
Michelle Obama’s ‘Mommy’ Stamp / Ruth Marcus [Washington Post]
Posted in Families, Global, Worklife Balance | Tagged: first lady, gender roles, michelle obama, work-life | Leave a Comment »
Women Veterans Counting on Michelle Obama
Posted by gansie on November 25, 2008
While the MSM is concentrating on Obama’s economic team (some women in there!) others are trying to figure out Michelle Obama’s role in the new administration. Michelle has noted that she will focus on working women/work-life balance and veterans. We’re hoping its a combination of the two: women veterans.
The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008, proposed by Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, also must be passed. Women are serving in larger numbers than ever before (190,000 in Iraq and Afghanistan alone), and many are suffering. MSNBC reports that one in seven female soldiers have been sexually assaulted. In the short term, these women need counseling and health services. In the long run, rape and sexual-assault prevention efforts must be ramped up. The entire military culture needs some serious re-evaluation.
Michelle Obama and Military Families [The American Prospect]
Posted in Families, Worklife Balance | Tagged: michelle obama, Veterans | 2 Comments »
Link Love: Buying With Heart
Posted by gansie on November 24, 2008
Oh yes, the holiday season is upon us. But before you start stressing about gift giving in a time of economic insecurity, take a look at why and what you’re giving.
Say No to Obligatory Presents [Washington Post]
Buying Guide For Equality 2009 [Human Rights Campaign ]
Green Gift Guide [Huffington Post]
Posted in Lifestyle | Tagged: eco-friendly, economic crisis, gifts, green, holidays, human rights campaign, Link Love, presents | Leave a Comment »
Hillary
Posted by gansie on November 24, 2008
One of our new faces to the world…phew!
Posted in Advocacy, Global | Tagged: hillary clinton, obama administration | 1 Comment »
