Here’s Why The Gender Wage Gap Hasn’t Budged in a Decade
The progress in closing the gender wage gap has stalled — but not for the reasons you might think.
issue: Economic Justice
Timothy Lee, Latest Mansplainer on the Birth Control Benefit, Gets It All Wrong
vWomen are not the only people who have sex, whose lives are affected by pregnancy, and whose participation in society will be better and healthier if they can choose when or if those pregnancies happen.
Detroit to resume water shutoffs for delinquent customers
Joe Guillen writes for Detroit Free Press: “With the harsh winter’s end, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department is resuming efforts to shut off water service to thousands of delinquent customers. Meanwhile, resources are limited for Detroit residents in need to get assistance with water bills and avoid the health risks associated with having water cut Read more …
Some History Behind Women’s History Month
I’ve always liked the saying, “Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History.” It’s been in my mind as we observe Women’s History Month during the month of March.
Chained CPI of Fools
The White House has confirmed that President Obama won’t include the “chained CPI” (a formula for reducing cost-of-living adjustments in Social Security benefits) in his 2015 budget. This is a huge relief for women over 75, people with disabilities, and military veterans, in other words some of the most vulnerable among us.