Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act (EPA). Unfortunately, even though it’s been five decades since the EPA passed, there is still a pernicious wage gap that persists—women earn between 64 and 84 cents to a man’s dollar in New York State. Thankfully, the New York State Women’s Equality Act, introduced last week by Governor Cuomo, would work to eliminate this wage gap.
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Dina Bakst, Co-President
Dina Bakst is co-founder and co-president of A Better Balance, a national legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing fair and family-friendly laws and workplace policies. She is also a co-author of the newly released book Babygate: What You Really Need To Know About Pregnancy and Parening in the American Workplace.
Why We Need the Women's Equality Act on the 50th Anniversary of the Equal Pay Act
by Dina Bakst, Co-President
Monday, 10 June 2013
Category Fairness in the Workplace
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Why Most Women Can’t “Lean In” Without Stronger Laws
by Dina Bakst, Co-President
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
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Sheryl Sandberg has kicked up all sorts of controversy with her argument that career women can be their own worst enemy and should “lean in” more to their jobs and their ambitions. But the biggest, largely unspoken problem is that most women can’t rely on their work ethic or the good will of their boss to get ahead—they need stronger legal protections to effectively “lean in.”
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The 34th Anniversary of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act: It’s Time To Make Good On The Law’s Promise of Equal Opportunity
by Dina Bakst, Co-President
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Category Fairness in the Workplace
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Thirty-four years ago this week, Congress enacted the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) to remedy a long history of discrimination against pregnant workers and promote equal opportunity. Unfortunately, the PDA’s protections have proven limited.
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012
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Discrimination Against Pregnant Women and New Mothers Is Not a Work-Life Balance Issue
by Dina Bakst, Co-President
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
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Last week, Judge Loretta Preska of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed a class action suit alleging that Bloomberg L.P. discriminated against pregnant women and mothers returning from maternity leave.
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