Economic equity news is a weekly round-up of articles by Donna Seymour of AAUW-NYS that features our core values of poverty solutions, opportunity and access, workplace fairness, healthy lives, equal pay and representation at all tables. Sign up for our mailing list to receive this directly to your inbox.
- The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap (Fall 2015) via AAUW
AAUW’s The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap succinctly addresses these issues by going beyond the widely reported 79 percent statistic. The report explains the pay gap in the United States; how it affects women of all ages, races, and education levels; and what you can do to close it.
- Women underrepresented at top levels of Cuomo administration via Capital New York
A large majority of employees in the Executive Chamber, all of whom serve at the pleasure of the governor, are women. The 96 females working in Cuomo’s office, however, tend to have the lowest-paying jobs, while the 52 men are disproportionately represented in the positions with the highest salaries and most power.
- Attitudes Shift on Paid Leave: Dads Sue, Too via the New York Times
For decades, women who believed their employers had punished them with lower wages and missed promotions after they had become mothers have been filing gender discrimination complaints and bringing lawsuits.
Now, as men shoulder more responsibilities at home, they are increasingly taking legal action against employers that they say refuse to accommodate their roles as fathers.
- How Big is the Wage Gap in Your State? via BitchMedia
The new Census data is out on how much women make in the United States compared to men. The numbers reveal that … [drumroll please!]… the pay gap hasn’t budged in 10 years!
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1 in 4 Women Experience Sex Assault on Campus via The New York Times
In four years of college, more than one-fourth of undergraduate women at a large group of leading universities said they had been sexually assaulted by force or when they were incapacitated, according to one of the largest studies of its kind, released Monday.
- Nail salons will sue Cuomo over wage bond, claiming ‘discrimination‘ via Crains New York
Two groups representing nail salon owners say they will sue the Cuomo administration over the requirement to purchase wage bonds as security for unpaid wages. Two trade groups representing Chinese and Korean nail salons plan to sue the Cuomo administration over the new requirement that they purchase wage bonds as security for any unpaid wages, following a high-profile report of alleged worker abuse and exploitation.
Donna Seymour, who hales from the (far upstate) North Country of NYS, has spent 40 plus years advocating for children, women and family issues, equity, sustainability, and social justice issues. Currently serving as the Public Policy VP for AAUW-NYS (the American Association Universality Women), she also is a member the League of Women Voters, the Equal Pay Coalition, PTA, NOW, and Planned Parenthood, just to name a few.