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- Whose Recovery Is This?
- Like most recoveries, this has been an uneven one. Wall Street, women, and older workers are thriving, while Main Street, men, and younger workers are simply surviving. Our scorecard shows some of the recovery?s biggest winners and losers so far. Here’s another option: Just ask...
- Articles 2009-11-05
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- ... Statements from 110 female workers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. claiming they were denied promotions and paid less than men were filed in the motion requesting class-action status. (In The Courts ...).(Brief Article)
- ... Statements from 110 female workers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. claiming they were denied promotions and paid less than men were filed in the motion requesting class-action status for a suit filed by six women in 2001. Wal-Mart denies it discriminates ... Statements from 110 female...
- Research articles 2003-05-05
- No access to reproductive health services--additional burden for female migrant workers: in Thailand, female migrant workers from neighbouring countries not only have to bear heavy workloads and schedules. They also continue to be subjected to the double
- According to a 22 July 2003 article in the online version of the Bangkok Post, unplanned pregnancies, serious complications and deaths arising from unsafe abortions and HIV/Aids infection are on the rise among female migrant workers. Underground or illegal workers do not have access to family...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- Supportive Managers Are Top Factor in Keeping Female Workers in Professional Fold; Global Survey of Female Managers Gauges Recruitment, Advancement, Retention
- ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Having a supportive manager is the top factor in women advancing professionally, according to a new 35-country survey of female managers. The worldwide research, which examines the attitudes, perceptions and triggers of female managers at multinational corporations, was commissioned by Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and conducted by...
- Research articles 2005-04-19
- Union push for menstrual leave.(Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union)(Brief Article)
- Feb 10, 2005 (The Courier-Mail - ABIX via COMTEX) An industrial relations claim at Australian car maker, Toyota, includes leave for women with menstrual pain. The Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union is negotiating a new three-year enterprise bargaining agreement. There are 600 demands in the...
- Research articles 2005-02-10
- 8 Chinese workers killed in Japanese plant in Xiamen
- BEIJING, June 5 Kyodo Eight female workers were killed in a predawn fire Sunday at a Japanese factory in a high-tech development area in Xiamen in China's Fujian Province, Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. Xinhua said the fire started at around 3 a.m. in a factory...
- Research articles 2000-06-12
- Google Sued For Sexual, Religious Discrimination
- In his court filing, Bara, a practicing Wiccan, claims that a manager in Google's Atlanta office, Pam Sohn, made numerous jokes about the sexual orientation of a female transgendered employee who joined the company in July 2008. Bara's complaint then describes a series of escalating human resources...
- News items 2009-11-03
- MANY SET TO LOSE JOBS DUE TO WTO QUOTA DECISION
- According to "Bahrain Tribune", around 3,500 Bahraini workers in the readymade garment industry might lose their jobs as the agreement with the World Trade Organization has called off the quota system for the sector. Female workers would mainly According to "Bahrain Tribune", around 3,500 Bahraini workers in the readymade garment...
- Research articles 2005-05-16
- Pipeline to technical careers. (Microsoft Corp. conducts outreach programs to young minority and female students to encourage them to pursue technical careers)(Brief Article)
- 00-00-0000 SEEKING TO INCREASE THE POOL OF female and minority technical workers, Microsoft Corp. hired 30 high-school interns this year to develop World Wide Web sites and home pages, reports Perspective, the newsletter of nonprofit research organi 00-00-0000 SEEKING TO INCREASE THE POOL...
- Research articles 1997-03-17
- A Quarter of Women Report Workplace Discrimination
- The Find: When CareerBuilder.com asked nearly 4,000 American women if they felt they have equal opportunities for career advancement compared to men, 26 percent said no. The Source: A recent CareerBuilder.com survey. The Takeaway: It may have been a break-through year for...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- BAHRAIN: MANY SET TO LOSE JOBS DUE TO WTO QUOTA DECISION.(World Trade Organization)(Brief Article)
- According to "Bahrain Tribune", around 3,500 Bahraini workers in the readymade garment industry might lose their jobs as the agreement with the World Trade Organization has called off the quota system for the sector. Female workers would ma According to "Bahrain Tribune", around 3,500 Bahraini ...
- Research articles 2005-05-16
- Female condom a hit with Cambodian sex workers: report
- PHNOM PENH AFP ? The female condom has proved a hit with sex workers in Cambodia since its introduction by a non-government organisation as part of its battle against HIV/AIDS last year, according to a report. Hin Sophon, manager of Population Services International's HIV/AIDS programme, told the Kampuchea Thmey...
- Research articles 2003-11-16
- RESPECT for all: the political self-organization of female migrant domestic workers in the European union.(includes abstract in French)
- Abstract This contribution focuses on the empowering political practices of RESPECT, the European network for migrant domestic workers. The paper contrasts RESPECT's empowering approach with that of other actors in which migrant domestic workers are presented as victims and in which the struggle...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- Will the Financial Crisis Reinforce the Glass Ceiling?
- The Find: A survey of the impact of the financial crisis on women's careers indicates that many believe the turmoil in the economy will end up reinforcing the glass ceiling, at least in the UK. The Source: A recent survey of more than 1,000 workers in the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-16
- Dutch commission recommends more checks to end female genital mutilation
- THE HAGUE AFP — The Dutch government would consider making reporting of female genital mutilation mandatory for all health and youth workers, health minister Hans Hoogervorst said. This follows a Dutch commission to combat female genital mutilation which published a report Monday showing there are some 50 cases of...
- Research articles 2005-03-23
- AT&T to Close its Last Operator Service Center in New England.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
- PEABODY, Mass.--May 29--AT&T Corp. said yesterday it will close its last operator service center in New England, laying off 130 mostly female workers at its office here. PEABODY, Mass.--May 29--AT&T Corp. said yesterday it will close its last operator service center in New England, laying off...
- Research articles 1996-05-29
- In the courts.(Wal-Mart.)
- ... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. argued that a sexual discrimination lawsuit seeking to represent 1.6 million current and former female workers should be dismantled into separate class actions against each of its 3,473 stores across the nation. Lawyers for t ... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. argued that a...
- Research articles 2003-09-29
- Wal-Mart gets dressing down.
- * Wal-Mart Stores Inc. could use a Martha Stewart to tidy up its mess. Six women sued the nation's No. 1 discounter Tuesday, charging the company with systematically discriminating against hundreds of thousands of female workers nationwide at ...
- Research articles 2001-06-25
- Boeing settles gender-bias lawsuit.(Industry Newsline)
- Boeing reached a financial settlement last month in a class-action suit brought by 28,000 current and former female workers in the Puget Sound area. Had it gone to court, the suit would have been among the largest gender-bias suit ever in terms of nu Boeing reached...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- Will Working for a Female Boss Cramp My Style?
- Dear Stanley, I recently interviewed with a company where the team was led by a woman and included five female co-workers. I am a man and my concern is that I would not fit in. Further, I have heard recent statistics that a high percentage of the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-06
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