Nation Dec 18 The barriers women still face in the legal profession decades after O’Connor’s appointment By John Yang, Saher Khan
Nation Dec 09 Watch 7:36 How women are disproportionately carrying the cost of COVID A recent survey found roughly a quarter of women were considering reducing hours, switching to less demanding jobs, or leaving the workforce altogether. At least 2 million women have dropped out of the labor force since last year. Paul Paul…
World Aug 26 Watch 8:03 How Arab women are changing the face of journalism in the Middle East A new book called “Our Women on the Ground: Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World” shares the stories of female journalists working in the Middle East. The editor, Zahra Hankir, and NPR correspondent Hannah Allam, who wrote one of…
Economy Nov 12 Report: Black women less likely to be promoted, supported by their managers A survey found women of color are not only significantly underrepresented, they are also far less likely than others to be promoted. By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden
Nation Nov 01 Watch 6:15 Across the globe, Google employees walk out to protest sexual misconduct, inequity Thousands of Google employees across the globe walked out of work Thursday to protest the way the company handled sexual misconduct claims against high-level executives. Katie Benner, from the New York Times, co-wrote a recent story disclosing how Google paid…
Oct 31 Watch 8:55 When workplace conditions put women’s pregnancies at risk 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… Continue watching
May 14 Opinion: Making Congress a better place for women to work By Kate Howard What my colleagues and I didn’t realize at the time was the continuous impact of the invisible walls and ceilings left behind as laws and policies openly discriminating against women in the workplace were abolished. Continue reading