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While equal pay advocates have introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act many times over the past few decades, Congress has failed to pass the Act. But with new hope on the horizon due to the Biden administration’s White House Gender Policy Council’s commitment to supporting pay equity, the Paycheck Fairness Act may have a chance.
The global women’s rights prong of Biden’s agenda for women includes: restoring U.S. support for women’s global health, supporting women’s economic security, boosting their political empowerment, combatting violence against women globally, and pursuing ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
The dismissal of women’s symptoms is an epidemic; women are constantly ignored within the healthcare system, blocking them from receiving the health care they desperately need.
Known as the “secondary gender wage gap,” this gendered financial literacy gap negatively impacts women, constantly stifling their financial well-being.
As we prepare for another decade of feminist struggle, let’s look back at some of the feminist highlights from the last 10 years.
Attacks on basic reproductive access in this country show a widespread disregard for women—and they have reckless consequences for society.
The experiences of Larry Nassar’s victims are at the center of award-winning author Abigail Pesta’s latest book, “The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down.”
The I AM Bill would provide free menstrual products at all homeless shelters, prisons and public schools throughout the Bay State.