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Gender Wage Gap For Union Members Is 40 Percent Smaller Than For Non-Union Workers, NWLC Analysis Shows

The gender wage gap among union members is 40 percent smaller than for non-union workers, according to new analysis by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) of data released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Today’s data show that union membership boosts wages for all workers—but especially for women,” said Joan Entmacher, ViceContinue reading “Gender Wage Gap For Union Members Is 40 Percent Smaller Than For Non-Union Workers, NWLC Analysis Shows”

Millennial Dads: Trying Hard, Hitting the Fatherhood Glass Ceiling

Other older marrieds sometimes ask me the secret to having a husband who does easily half, arguably more, of the childrearing and cleaning/cooking in our house. The secret is I married someone who is 33 years old. Good news for people like me: Millennial dudes are the most engaged, involved fathers in history. Bad news:Continue reading “Millennial Dads: Trying Hard, Hitting the Fatherhood Glass Ceiling”

The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am

To produce breast milk, mothers melt their own body fat. Are you with me? We literally dissolve parts of ourselves, starting with gluteal-femoral fat, aka our butts, and turn it into liquid to feed our babies. Before and after giving birth to my daughter 10 months ago, I was inundated with urgent directives from well-meaning,Continue reading “The More I Learn About Breast Milk, the More Amazed I Am”