U.S. economic policies were not designed with women in mind. Improvements that benefit women would improve economic conditions for everyone.
While a record number of women are employed in construction jobs, the industry needs to do more to recruit and retain them.
The proverbial bottom of American life being brought to light by the upending caused by COVID-19 is the reality that women’s labor is undervalued in and exploited by the capitalist system, and that the system grinds to a halt without women’s unpaid labor.
Current advocacy is based on an understanding of the intersections of reproductive justice and economic justice.
The measure, the first paid leave law to pass by ballot measure, will help workers who need it the most.
Pandemic-related lockdowns disproportionally burden women. By asking the right questions, policymakers can create policies that alleviate that burden.
Low-paid women workers have been devastated by the displacement cause by the pandemic. Advocacy groups are rallying to help them.
The question of who will participate in and who will be excluded from the future of work — in times of crisis and the rest — requires a thorough analysis.
The feminization of poverty is the phenomenon in which women experience poverty at rates that are disproportionately high in comparison to men. According to UN Women, as of 2015, a majority of the 1.5 billion people who live on $1 a day or less are women. Of all the people in the world living in poverty, 70 percent are women.
Fast food workers put a national movement called the Fight for $15 on the map in November 2012 when they walked out of chain restaurants across New York City to demand higher hourly wages.
Lawmakers in Missouri set the tone for a dark week in health care reform for women. On Tuesday, the House sent a bill to the state Senate that, if passed, will infringe on the rights of women seeking abortions, and hamper the work of abortion providers.
Trump administration policies are reversing many protections for workers. Could these actions be undermining Trump's support among working-class voters?