High heels row: MPs ‘shocked’ by women’s dress code stories
An inquiry into work dress codes has exposed “widespread discrimination” against women, MPs have said. The investigation was prompted by a petition, being debated by MPs, that called for a … Continue reading
U.S. Women’s National Team Files Wage Discrimination Complaint Against U.S. Soccer
Five big-name members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team filed a federal wage discrimination complaint on Wednesday, alleging that the U.S. Soccer Federation pays them up to 40 percent … Continue reading
Women are leaving the Tech industry in droves
For decades tech companies have relied on a workforce of whites and Asians, most of them men. Plenty of programs now encourage girls and minorities to embrace technology at a … Continue reading
Emails Show Conflict Behind ExxonMobil’s Discrimination Policy Case
A vice president of ExxonMobil has lashed out at the head of an LGBT workplace rights organization that called the global oil company “the most antigay corporation in America” because … Continue reading
Apple’s Gay CEO Fills Role Model Void for LGBT Employees
Cook is the first CEO of an S&P 500 company to come out in public. It’s a watershed moment for the gay community, which still lacks protections against workplace discrimination … Continue reading
Tattooed Ottawa Convention Centre workers locked out
Three unionized employees at the Ottawa Convention Centre, or OCC, say they were locked out of the building on Thursday without pay after showing up to work with the tattoos … Continue reading
What’s more fair than fairness at work?
In 2011, the Williams Institute, an LGBT-focused think tank at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, published a comprehensive report examining employment discrimination. It found “widespread … Continue reading
Abercrombie Dress Code Enables Discrimination, Insiders Say
Even in the teen fashion industry, where retail workers are expected to wear the style of clothes they sell, Abercrombie & Fitch stands out for its draconian dress code. Company … Continue reading
Geeking Out: Uganda’s Women are Creating the Next Generation of Girl Geeks
GirlGeekKampala was founded in 2012 by Maureen Agena, Evelyn Namara, and Christine Ampaire, a trio of women frustrated by the structural and cultural barriers holding women back careers in science, … Continue reading
