It was over 10 years ago that I first became aware of an enormous problem affecting my constituents and pregnant workers across the country after reading a 2012 op-ed on pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. I took action immediately, contacting the author, Dina Bakst, co-founder and co-president of A Better Balance, promising to work together in writing a new piece of legislation to remedy the problem. From there, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was born. Now, there is a critical step remaining. We must ensure our government has the tools it needs to enforce the law to its full extent, so
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Misogynist Manifesto: Project 2025’s Plans to Gut Women’s Rights in the Workplace and Classroom
Project 2025’s plans for women students and workers would devastate their educational opportunities, harming their careers and earning power.
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Advocates are pressuring the EEOC to reverse a Trump-era order that halted the agency’s collection of gender and racial pay data.