By Liz Watson and Cortelyou Kenney, National Women’s Law Center Cross-Posted from NWLC’s blog Amanda Roller was a call center employee in Kansas. After Amanda became pregnant she started experiencing morning sickness. Amanda’s supervisor repeatedly refused her requests to go the bathroom and instead told her that she would get Amanda a larger trash can [...]
Sheryl Sandberg is telling women to “lean in.” She’s encouraging us to strive for bigger and better jobs. She’s telling us to resist “leaving before we leave” in anticipation of having families. Through her “lean in circles,” women will have opportunities to share success stories about how leaning in to their careers, while also having [...]
On FMLA’s 20th birthday, America should celebrate this critical piece of legislation, which gave millions of workers the right to job-protected, unpaid leave. But we must also recognize how much farther we have to go in creating a workplace that takes into account the caregiving needs of the 21st century workforce. First, the celebration: Thanks [...]
By Emily Martin and Liz Watson, National Women’s Law Center Cross-posted from NWLC’s blog, Womenstake. Peggy Young was a UPS truck driver. When employees at her jobsite needed changes to their job duties because they had a disability, or an on-the-job injury, or even a D.U.I. conviction that prevented them from driving legally, UPS provided [...]
By Liz Watson and Valarie Hogan, National Women’s Law Center Cross-posted from NWLC’s blog, Womenstake. Photo Credit: Hasbro With Black Friday gone and Cyber Monday continuing to fuel sales, the holiday season is in full swing. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, or Festivus, department stores and online retailers are fighting hard to sell you things [...]
By Emily Martin, Vice President and General Counsel, and Liz Watson, Senior Advisor, National Women’s Law Center Heather got fired from Wal-mart for carrying a water bottle. Natasha was forced onto unpaid leave and then fired because her district manager at Rent-A-Center found out she needed help with occasional heavy lifting on the sales floor. [...]
This blog was cross-posted from Womenstake, the National Women’s Law Center’s blog. By Emily Martin, Vice President and General Counsel, and Liz Watson, Senior Advisor, National Women’s Law Center Labor Day provided a moment to take stock of how women are doing in today’s economy. For many, it’s not a pretty picture. This might seem [...]
This blog was cross-posted from Womenstake, the National Women’s Law Center’s blog. In honor of Labor Day, here’s a snapshot of how working women are faring in today’s economy, by the numbers. Percentage of college graduates earning bachelor’s degrees who are women: 57. Percentage of students earning master’s degrees who are women: 60. Years of [...]
This blog was cross-posted from Womenstake, the National Women’s Law Center’s blog. On Monday, the news broke that a pregnant woman is now leading a Fortune 500 company—an important and exciting milestone. Before being appointed CEO of Yahoo this week, Marissa Mayer disclosed her pregnancy to Yahoo’s Board. When she announced her pregnancy publicly on [...]
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