House votes to remove deadline for Equal Rights Amendment
Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier of California, the measure's sponsor, said there is no deadline for equality.
Police find 2 suspicious packages outside Supreme Court, before LGBTQ rights case
Police investigated suspicious packages found near the court just before the justices were to hear arguments over LGBT rights.
Does this anti-discrimination law protect LGBTQ workers? 3 cases ask Supreme Court to decide
The part of Title VII that bars employers from discriminating "because of...sex" is at the heart of three cases that the Supreme Court will hear Oct. 8, during the first week of the new 2019 term.
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Pioneering journalist Lesley Stahl on breaking into a boys’ club
Lesley Stahl is an Emmy-winning journalist who currently reports for the CBS News program “60 Minutes.” During her long career, she has served as a White House correspondent and anchor of CBS’ “Face the Nation.” But she didn't have an…
The women’s World Cup has kicked off in Paris, with the United States once again considered a leading contender. But there's tough competition, and this year, the U.S. team is playing against the backdrop of its lawsuit for alleged gender…
News outlets report that the Virginia's West Point School Board voted unanimously Thursday to dismiss teacher Peter Vlaming after a four-hour hearing that drew an overflow crowd.
Forty years ago, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act made it illegal for employers to deny a woman a job, a promotion or higher pay because she is pregnant. But a new investigation found cases when workplace conditions put pregnant women at…
Ellen Pao’s new book, “Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change,” chronicles her career in Silicon Valley and gender discrimination lawsuit against the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Pao recently spoke with PBS NewsHour economics correspondent…
It’s important for older women seeking employment to understand the particular challenges they face in the labor market.
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