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Estoy participando en el ayuno por nuestras familias

Nota de la editora: Más de 1.200 mujeres de 70 organizaciones están ayunando en 35 estados por la reforma migratoria que mantenga a las familias juntas y que trate a las mujeres con justicia y dignidad. 100 mujeres se unieron en el capitolio de Washington desde el 7 de abril hasta el 9 de abril...

For Many The Wage Gap Starts at Home

More than fifty years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act, the gender-based wage gap has only shrunk by 17.6 cents and it is predicted to take another fifty years until it disappears. Today is Equal Pay Day, the day we acknowledge a woman needs to work a year and three months to earn what a man...

Making Women’s History: From Patsy Mink to Paycheck Fairness

I was a bit surprised by the lack of coverage for Women’s History Month this year, particularly in the state where I live, since so many women who improved the lives of working families were pivotal to Hawaii's history. It is essential that we continue to remember these women. While many people are...

The Economics of Midlife Motherhood - Part I

Cyma Shapiro, 56, a writer and executive director of the art gallery show NURTURE: Stories of New Midlife Mothers, and the writer/creator of MotheringintheMiddle.com . NURTURE features a collection of 25 (out of 60) stories told through words and photos, of women from across the country who chose...