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Groups issue call to action on Paycheck Fairness Act
September 16, 2010Labor and civil rights groups are urging the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would help eliminate the wage gap between men and women.
Read moreDemands to fire Simpson increase despite apology
August 26, 2010Alan Simpson's public apology has not stopped a groundswell of calls for his firing.
Read moreWomen’s Equality Day celebrates hard-won right to vote
August 26, 2010Today, August 26, marks the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution being signed into law.
Read moreDisneyland worker sent home for hijab
August 19, 2010A Muslim employee in Disneyland's Grand Californian Hotel has been sent home from work with no pay for refusing to take off her hijab while working as a hostess in a hotel restaurant.
Read more90 years of women’s suffrage
August 18, 2010Exactly 90 years ago today, women finally won the right to vote.
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