pay gap
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Biden Administration To Announce Steps Targeted To Close Gender and Racial Pay Gaps
Biden expected to use an executive order that limits access to federal workers’ pay history to determine salaries.
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Bernie Sanders’ Presidential Campaign Becomes First to Unionize Staff
Bernie Sanders’ influence on politics over the last two election cycles is undeniable. In 2016, his policies and grassroots campaign pushed Hillary Clinton to the left. In the run-up to 2020, as his 2016 policies influence debate in a crowded field, his campaign will become the first to unionize, according to media outlets including CNN.…
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Nia Long: 'I’ve Watched a Lot of Men Get Rich Off of the Films That I’ve Done'
Nia Long deserves her coin. “I’ve watched a lot of men get rich off of the films that I’ve done, and I was being paid peanuts,” actress Nia Long said. At an August event for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the iconic actress with a decadeslong career spoke out. Long’s message: Pay women fairly. The…
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Judge of Characters: Inequality for All, Especially in Hollywood
While many people may have heard Mo’Nique’s “cries” about the gender and color bias in Hollywood and rolled their eyes, there were others of us who wholeheartedly agreed with her. Inequality reigns supreme in Hollywood. It’s the reason Jessica Chastain helped Octavia Spencer negotiate a higher salary. It’s the reason a very white Scarlett Johansson…