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Let’s Expose the Gender Pay Gap

HOW serious are we, really, about tackling income equality? The Securities and Exchange Commission took a shot at it last week, approving a rule that would require companies to disclose their C.E.O. pay gap — comparing how much chief executive officers take home compared with ordinary employees. That’s a fine idea. But here’s a betterContinue reading “Let’s Expose the Gender Pay Gap”

Women would be the biggest winners in an expansion of overtime laws

Raising the cap on workers eligible for overtime would boost single moms, as well as black and latino women. Overtime can make a big difference for people living paycheck to paycheck. And, according to a new report, a single change to the rules about who’s eligible for overtime pay would expand the number of low-wageContinue reading “Women would be the biggest winners in an expansion of overtime laws”

Student loan debt is creating a systematic gender wealth gap that persists for women’s entire lives

[Via VICE.com] Law school was supposed to be Erika Stallings’ path to financial stability. The first in her family to attend college, Stallings earned a full ride to the University of North Carolina, and then chose to attend Georgetown Law because the school offered her a partial scholarship. But she graduated with $115,000 in student loansContinue reading “Student loan debt is creating a systematic gender wealth gap that persists for women’s entire lives”