Archive | October, 2013

The Peril of Working While Pregnant

By on October 31, 2013 in Economy and Mothers, health care for women, maternal employment, women and work

Peggy Young (no relation) had been a UPS employee for about a decade when she got pregnant. Like most of us, she assumed there’d be no problem at work. Her pregnancy was in no way unusual. Everybody knew you couldn’t discriminate against pregnant workers. We had the protection of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which had been [...]

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Sexy, Sexy Social Security

Sexy, Sexy Social Security

By on October 24, 2013 in economic impact family caregiving, economic security, Social Security, stay at home mother

There is nothing remotely chic or glamorous about being poor and elderly. Yet women are far more likely than men to find themselves in that exact situation. Women make less and live longer, so smaller resources have to stretch to cover longer years. In many cases, if they’d clued in sooner, many women could have improved their [...]

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Climbing the Ladder to Beat the Clock

By on October 16, 2013 in Economy and Women, gender distribution, second-generation gender bias

You would think it would be an easy sell. There is clearly a correlation between women in executive suites and on corporate boards and higher returns. When women serve on corporate boards, profits and productivity increase. Diversity of perspective and experience create better decisions, rigorously tested judgments, and high quality “thought capital”. The benefits of [...]

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What the Government Shutdown Does to Women

By on October 10, 2013 in Childcare, Congress, Economy and Mothers

The shutdown of the federal government is disastrous for millions of women, families, and households across America. A few examples: Almost 9 million mothers and children under five lost their vouchers for food, baby formula, and breastfeeding support under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC; Head Start and Early Head Start, [...]

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I See Sexism

By on October 8, 2013 in gender discrimination, gender stereotype, second-generation gender bias

Sometimes I think I’m going crazy, only I know I’m not because other women tell me they notice the same thing. It’s complicated, and it’s hard to keep it in focus sometimes, but it really is there. I don’t see dead people,. I don’t hear voices - I just see gender distinctions being made where other [...]

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