Alan Simpson Receives Bags of Nipples

UPI covered NOW President Terry O’Neill’s special delivery to Alan Simpson of the Fiscal Commission: “National Organization for Women (NOW) President Terry O’Neill speaks with National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Co-Chair former Sen.…

Mind the Gap, Why Women Need the Paycheck Fairness Act

Heather Boushey writes on Slate: “The Paycheck Fairness Act will ensure that a law already on the books–the Equal Pay Act of 1963–is adequately enforced. It gives women the right to know what their male colleagues earn so that they’ll also know whether…

Are Young Women Earning More Than Their Boyfriends?

Heather Boushey writes on Slate: “Even if you can make more than the cute guy you saw at the bar last weekend, you may not out-earn the colleague sitting in the next cubicle. And, alas, it’s the second comparison that really matters.”

KFC Pays College Women for Ad Space on Buns

Bruce Horovitz of USA Today interviews NOW President Terry O’Neill about how she feels about KFC’s new marketing plan: “Women on college campuses are being paid $500 each to hand out coupons while wearing fitted sweatpants with “Double Down” in large le…

Constitution Does Not Ban Sex Bias, Scalia Says

Bob Egelko reports for the San Francisco Chronicle: “The U.S. Constitution does not outlaw sex discrimination or discrimination based on sexual orientation, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told a law school audience in San Francisco on Friday.”