women's rights
Champion U.S. women’s soccer team sues soccer federation for sexual discrimination
March 8, 2019They win more medals and generate more revenue than the men's team, yet women soccer players are paid less and face harsher working conditions.
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On International Women’s Day, Mideast women wage fierce resistance
March 8, 2019As the celebrations take place, let us not forget the women who struggle so hard every day in the Middle East.
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International Women’s Day—Made in the U.S.A.
March 8, 2019It was 20,000 young and diverse women workers in New York who went on strike in 1909 and brought the world International Women's Day.
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Raise the Wage Act would hike salaries for 40 million
February 5, 2019Backed by a wide range of unions and women’s groups, veteran lawmakers, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., have reintroduced the Paycheck Fairness Act -- a measure designed to put enforcement “teeth” into...
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Google employees walk out to protest treatment of women
November 1, 2018In Silicon Valley, women also are becoming fed up with the male-dominated composition of the technology industry’s workforce — a glaring imbalance that critics say fosters unsavory behavior akin to a college fraternity house.
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