Summer programs are working parents’ best friend. They keep kids active and engaged when school is out of session. What could be better? Summer programs that also nurture the creative spirit in young girls. In our fair city of New… Read More ›
Month: March 2013
NYC Women Workers Rejoice!
At long last, a deal has been reached to put forward a bill allowing paid sick leave for (full-time at 20 employee plus firms) New York City workers. The Paid Sick Leave bill had be on hold for three years… Read More ›
Turns out that economic policy designed to empower women does, in fact, empower women.
According to a new report Empowering the Third Billion, it turns out that countries who have enacted proactive and comprehensive policies that empower women in the economy have more empowered women, i.e. policy works. The report by Booz & Co. is featured… Read More ›
Let Them Eat Wedding Cake
I think our liberal leanings at Lady Economist are pretty evident, so it goes without saying that we are strong supporters of marriage equality and we hope the Supreme Court realizes the constitutionality of the arguments for allowing same sex… Read More ›
The Continuing Struggle of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Yesterday marked the 102nd anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, where 146 mostly women workers died. In the tragedy spawned the widespread acknowledgement of the unfair working conditions of factory workers in U.S. manufacturing. Jake Blumgart on Salon reminded… Read More ›
Happy birthday, Gloria Steinem!
Today in women’s history: Gloria Steinem was born 79 years ago! To celebrate, listen to one of my favorite Van Morrison songs:
The New American Precariat
This past weekend the New York Times wrote an article on the Freelancers Union, the new labor movement seeking to address the concerns of the New American Precariat. The precariat is the class of workers who are employed in precarious types… Read More ›
I Just Ate a Feminist Salad
Just kidding! There’s no such thing.* At the Lady Economist Headquarters today, we’ve been talking a lot about the New York Magazine article on “feminist housewives” who are “leaning out” of the workforce and staying home. Dorothy has already penned… Read More ›
Gloria Steinem Drops the F-Bomb at Simmons College
The Boston Globe is pretty excited that Gloria Steinem is going to deliver a talk called “The F Word: Feminism Today” at Simmons College on Friday. She also spoke at Simmons Commencement in 1973. (Simmons, by the way, is… Read More ›
The Feminist Housewife, Gender and Bargaining Power
This week’s New York Magazine published an article by Lisa Miller entitled “The Retro Wife: Feminists who say they’re having it all – by choosing to stay at home.” I’ve heard this argument before, and I can usually bite my tongue,… Read More ›
Even Capuchin Monkeys Are Standing Up Against Pay Inequality
In this amazing video, which I found on Americans Against the Tea Party, some Capuchin monkeys are given identical tasks to complete in order to receive payment in the form of a tasty treat. However, they give one monkey a… Read More ›
What are women if not wives, sisters and daughters? Oh that’s right, people.
The Belle Jar blog posted a great piece this week on the rhetoric of defining women as someone’s “wife, sister or daughter” in order to garner empathy for violations and discrimination against women. The author is referencing the Steubenville Ohio… Read More ›
“What Happened to the other $14.75?” Sen. Elizabeth Warren is as Amazing as Always
This video is so impressive, you have to watch it for yourself all the way until the end. If the minimum wage kept up with productivity it would be around $22. So, Senator Elizabeth Warren asks, “What happened to the… Read More ›
Who Told You That You Could Have It All?
I couldn’t be happier that conversations about women in the workplace are taking the mainstream media by storm. My hope is that these conversations will lead to greater awareness and will help workers bargain (and employers see the value) in… Read More ›
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