Cross-posted from MomsRising.org (re-posted from Working Mother Magazine): While all working women would benefit from access to paid sick leave, the latest data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) shows that 44 million workers in the U.S. did not have access to a single paid sick day during 2010. A growing segment ofContinue reading “Sandwich Generation in a Pickle?”
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Strides in flex time show corporate culture can change — but has it really?
A recent New York Times article highlighting the use of flex time for parents working at the ‘Big 4’ accounting firms has received some criticism from Kyra Cavanaugh at MomsRising.org. Cavanaugh argues that while the Big 4’s strides in family-friendly policies are noteworthy, they simply do not represent the groundbreaking cultural shift claimed in theirContinue reading “Strides in flex time show corporate culture can change — but has it really?”
44 Million U.S. Workers Lacked Paid Sick Days in 2010
Via the Institute for Women’s Policy Research: WASHINGTON — New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that, after correcting for job tenure requirements imposed by employers, only 58 percent of private sector employees in the U.S. had access to paid sick days in 2010. Overall, 44 million private sector employees inContinue reading “44 Million U.S. Workers Lacked Paid Sick Days in 2010”
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