Rarely has the chasm between rank-and-file-workers and the extremely wealthy been this wide. David Ryder/Bloomberg/Getty Images “I do think that the current moment provides an opportunity for unions that has not existed in many, many years,” Wong said, “and that there is a growing national consensus that there needs to be dramatic changes to ensure that the economy does indeed …
CNN — Friday, November 20 marks the day women in the United Kingdom effectively stop being paid. According to a report released Friday by the gender equality organization the Fawcett Society, 50% of employed women from the UK’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities and 43% of employed white women – compared to 35% of employed white men – say …
A crisis is looming in corporate America: More than one in four women are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce. This concern is so pervasive that many mothers don’t feel comfortable sharing work-life challenges with co-workers—or even letting them know they have children at all. For many, work isn’t a supportive place: Black women are more likely than …