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On Equal Pay Day, here’s how to ask for a payrise (and actually get one)
1 month ago

On Equal Pay Day, here’s how to ask for a payrise (and actually get one)

The Independent  

A few weeks ago, a woman – let’s call her Ava – shared with me that she’d found out her male colleague – let’s call him Bob – is being paid £20,000 more than her. “Equal work” is defined in the law as: “Like work”, where two people are doing the same job “Work rated as equivalent”, where two people …

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Treasurer makes economic pitch
1 month ago

Treasurer makes economic pitch

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Hello welcome to PM, I'm Rachel Mealey coming to you from the lands of the Turrbal and Yuggera people in Brisbane. David Taylor: The Treasurer also says while the budget bottom line's improving thanks to a better tax take, it'll likely still come in deep in the red. Luke Siddham-Dundon: But she says the instructions don't give people …

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Sona Mohapatra to pay tribute to female filmmakers at IFFM: I have curated something special for them
4 months, 1 week ago

Sona Mohapatra to pay tribute to female filmmakers at IFFM: I have curated something special for them

Hindustan Times  

Sona Mohapatra is excited to perform at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne on August 16 at Palais Theatre, Australia. It is of course an honour to be there in front of all these great women, whose voice has inspired people,” Mohapatra says. Singer Sona Mohapatra Her performance will be a tribute to the strong representation of women filmmakers, such …

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U.S. to pay victims $138.7 million for botching Larry Nassar sex assault investigation
8 months ago

U.S. to pay victims $138.7 million for botching Larry Nassar sex assault investigation

LA Times  

Dozens of women who were sexually abused by sports doctor Larry Nassar joined Sens. The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7-million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on …

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Olivia Colman on pay disparity in Hollywood: Would be earning lot more if I was Oliver Colman
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Olivia Colman on pay disparity in Hollywood: Would be earning lot more if I was Oliver Colman

The Hindu  

Oscar winner Olivia Colman says she would be making "a lot more" money if she were a male actor. I know of one pay disparity, which is a 12,000 percent difference," Colman told host Christiane Amanpour. Known for starring in popular projects, including Broadchurch, The Favourite, The Crown, and The Father, the actor further said: "Don't get me started on …

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ECB announces equal pay for England Men's and Women's cricketers
1 year, 3 months ago

ECB announces equal pay for England Men's and Women's cricketers

India TV News  

In a historic decision, England and Wales Cricket Board has announced an equal pay for the Men and Women cricketers. England Women's captain Heather Knight was delighted with the support and even went on to term the series as "the best there's ever been in the history of the women's game." She also thanked England Women's Player Partnership for their …

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Amazon to pay out $30.8m over alleged spying on customers
1 year, 6 months ago

Amazon to pay out $30.8m over alleged spying on customers

Al Jazeera  

Tech giant agrees to settlement after employee allegedly spied on women using Ring cameras in bedrooms and bathrooms. The tech giant agreed to pay out $5.8m after the US Federal Trade Commission said a former Amazon employee had spied on female customers for months in 2017 using Ring security cameras placed in bedrooms and bathrooms. Amazon agreed to a separate …

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Trump won't leave E. Jean Carroll alone — so she's going to make him pay
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump won't leave E. Jean Carroll alone — so she's going to make him pay

Salon  

For someone so cowardly, Donald Trump is not a man gifted with a sense of prudence. As former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance explained in her newsletter, "These new claims could cost Trump even more money than the $5 million he already owes Carroll," because, "flagrant abuse could support a substantial punitive damages award to punish Trump." The real impact of …

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Rahul Bose on his vision for Indian rugby
1 year, 7 months ago

Rahul Bose on his vision for Indian rugby

The Hindu  

Rahul Bose wears many hats. The fundamental issues that any president of Indian rugby would face today are — first, nobody knows about the sport because we’re not on mass media. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT While these are admin basics, Bose prides on Rugby India’s focus on nuanced efforts in areas like prevention of sexual harassment, safety and pay …

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Conservatives ‘lost decade of sluggish wage growth’ mean female workers losing out up to £3,000 a year
2 years, 1 month ago

Conservatives ‘lost decade of sluggish wage growth’ mean female workers losing out up to £3,000 a year

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The “lost decade of sluggish wage growth” created by the Conservatives means …

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Jaya Bachchan says 'insecurity of a man' is reason behind inequality in pay: 'Sometimes women are their own enemies'
2 years, 1 month ago

Jaya Bachchan says 'insecurity of a man' is reason behind inequality in pay: 'Sometimes women are their own enemies'

Hindustan Times  

Veteran actor Jaya Bachchan has spoken about inequality in pay for women and men across different workplaces. Speaking on the latest episode, One Crown, Many Shoes of her podcast What The Hell Navya, Jaya's granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda said that women are not being paid equally. Jaya further said, "Educated women also have double standards, which is so sad. Fans …

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Anushka Sharma, Taapsee Pannu celebrate BCCI's decision to give equal match fee to women and men
2 years, 1 month ago

Anushka Sharma, Taapsee Pannu celebrate BCCI's decision to give equal match fee to women and men

Hindustan Times  

Actors Anushka Sharma and Taapsee Pannu took to their social media handles to celebrate Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to end discrimination and pay equal match fees to both men and women cricketers. Anushka Sharma and Taapsee Pannu welcome BCCI's decision to pay equal match fees to women and men cricketers. Thank you BCCI for leading with …

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U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements
2 years, 3 months ago

U.S. Soccer, players formally sign equal pay agreements

The Hindu  

Representatives for the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams on Tuesday signed their historic collective bargaining agreements with U.S. Soccer, formally closing a long and sometimes acrimonious fight over equal pay. “And it wouldn’t get pushed over the line without the men jumping in and being on board with equal pay.” After years of struggling for equitable pay and treatment, …

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Pay equity in women’s sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game
2 years, 4 months ago

Pay equity in women’s sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game

LA Times  

Katie Lou Samuelson had the perfect shoes to mark the anniversary of Title IX. “We’re the league that put your money where your mouth is,” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said. With WNBA salaries stagnating, “there’s a lot more weight on sponsorships and brand partnerships,” Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike said. “But the pot doesn’t necessarily get bigger for every player if …

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Editorial: Free Brittney Griner
2 years, 5 months ago

Editorial: Free Brittney Griner

LA Times  

In a society where men and women athletes were valued equally, female basketball players would not need to travel overseas in the offseason to earn extra money. We don’t know if Griner brought contraband into Russia or if she’s being framed by an adversarial government with an unjust legal system. U.S. officials have said they’re working to secure the release …

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New York City enacts new pay transparency law: How new rule will change salary negotiations at the workplace
2 years, 10 months ago

New York City enacts new pay transparency law: How new rule will change salary negotiations at the workplace

Firstpost  

New York City will soon join a growing list of cities where employers are required to include maximum and minimum salary range for a job opening New York City will soon join a growing list of cities where employers are required to include maximum and minimum salary range for a job opening. Under the New York City Human Rights Law, …

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Esports: League of Legends publisher Riot Games settles gender discrimination case for $100 million
2 years, 11 months ago

Esports: League of Legends publisher Riot Games settles gender discrimination case for $100 million

The Hindu  

Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends," agreed Monday night to pay $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging pay disparity, gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The lawsuit was filed in November 2018 after gaming website Kotaku published a story detailing a sexist culture at Los Angeles-based Riot Games that included women being passed over for …

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Women’s team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 months
3 years ago

Women’s team players, US Soccer extend labor deal 3 months

Associated Press  

The U.S. Soccer Federation and the union for its women’s national team agreed to a three-month extension of their labor contract through March, a move announced on the same day players filed a brief asking a federal appeals court to reinstate their equal pay claim. “USWNT players will have no restrictions as to the league in which they play club …

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James Franco will pay $2.2 million to settle suit alleging sexual exploitation, fraud
3 years, 5 months ago

James Franco will pay $2.2 million to settle suit alleging sexual exploitation, fraud

LA Times  

James Franco, shown in 2017, has agreed to a settlement in a 2019 class-action lawsuit accusing him and his associates of fraud and sexual exploitation. James Franco will pay more than $2.2 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by two former students at his acting school, pending court approval, according to court documents filed last week and made public …

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Can we talk about the gender pay gap?
3 years, 7 months ago

Can we talk about the gender pay gap?

Live Mint  

In the past 15 months, there’s been a lot of conversation around gender diversity at the workplace. The main findings of a 2019 survey by job portal Monster India offer a glimpse of the yawning gender pay gap in the country: women earned 19% less than men. A March report, published on the World Economic Forum website, says the “pandemic …

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Opinion: Black women delivered for Biden. Now it’s time for Congress to deliver on a $15 minimum wage
3 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: Black women delivered for Biden. Now it’s time for Congress to deliver on a $15 minimum wage

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Rebecca Dixon is executive director of the National Employment Law Project. Black women helped deliver the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats, who ran on the promise of a $15 an hour minimum wage, among other things. Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour — and eliminating the abysmal $2.13 federal subminimum wage for tipped …

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Businesses must be handed more support, says CBI boss
4 years, 1 month ago

Businesses must be handed more support, says CBI boss

Daily Mail  

Businesses are facing a 'bleak midwinter' and must be handed more support, the boss of the Confederation of British Industry has warned. As the country prepares for a second lockdown, Dame Carolyn Fairbairn urged the Government to step up mass testing and provide tailored support to beleaguered businesses to prevent Christmas insolvencies. Warning: Dame Carolyn Fairbairn urged the Government to …

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RBG’s most notable Supreme Court decisions and dissents
4 years, 3 months ago

RBG’s most notable Supreme Court decisions and dissents

CNN  

CNN Films’ “RBG” chronicles the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In the opinion, United States v. Virginia, Ginsburg wrote “generalizations about ‘the way women are,’ estimates of what is appropriate for most women, no longer justify denying opportunity to women whose talent and capacity place them outside the average description.” In a talk before the school’s cadets …

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US women’s soccer told to wait until 2021 for jury trial
4 years, 4 months ago

US women’s soccer told to wait until 2021 for jury trial

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — If American women’s soccer players want a jury trial on their claim of discriminatory working conditions, they must wait until next year. “The players are confident that they will prevail at trial and are considering the options presented by the court for proceeding,” players’ spokeswoman Molly Levinson said in a statement. Klausner ruled May 1 that the …

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