There are few frontiers anymore. Women are CEOs, brain surgeons, law partners and astronauts. Little girls have role models in nearly any occupation they want to pursue. Yet the gender pay gap persists, even for women in high-paying professions. In fact, the pay gap is wider at the top than it is for “working class” …
Despite Breaking The Glass Ceiling, Women At The Top Earn Less Read More »
On Friday, Germany passed a law that will require companies to give 30 percent of supervisory board positions to women. The quota will apply to the country’s 100 biggest companies by next year, where women currently hold just 18.6 percent of board director seats. Another 3,500 have until September 30 to submit their plans for …
Companies In This Country Now Have To Have At Least 30 Percent Women On Their Boards Read More »
Common wisdom that women do not make it into upper management positions because they choose to have children and focus on their families is wrong, new research indicates. A survey conducted by the Harvard Business School has found that personal choices are not responsible for women’s struggle to find a work-life balance. The study showed …
Women Aren’t Leaving The Work Force To Have Kids, It’s Leaving Them Read More »
Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.
