Published by: U.S. Department of Labor Equal Pay Day Equal Pay Day represents the number of extra days women must work to be paid what men received the previous year. This year on Equal Pay Day, the White House announced steps the administration is taking to advance pay equity and [...]
Published by www.the74million.org. March is National Women’s History Month. In recognition, The 74 is sharing stories of remarkable women who transformed U.S. education. She applied to a dozen medical schools, but she was denied admission because she was a woman. She earned a law degree instead, but firms refused to hire her [...]
65 percent of Jobs Added in the 3rd Quarter of 2016 Went to Women Source: Institute for Women's Policy Research (October 2016) The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds that women gained 56,000 jobs [...]
This first release in IWPR’s series, Status of Women in the States: 2015, analyzes data points related to women’s employment and earnings, and includes state-by-state projections on when the gender wage gap will close. The report also includes data on topics such as: low-wage workers, older women, millennials, immigrant women, [...]
by Deborah Frett As employers,if you are looking for talented, resilient, and mission- driven employee candidates who will bring leadership skills and an immediate return on investment, then the talent pool of women veterans is for you. The military has expended extensive resources to train the most skilled, efficient, inventive, [...]
There is a lot of well-deserved recognition and gratitude that envelops veterans and members of our armed forces during the second week of November. We are proud of all who have served and serve. Like other organizations supporting veterans and women veterans in particular, BPW Foundation’s Joining Forces Mentoring Plus® (JFMP) works [...]
Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Foundation is transforming workplaces with women and employers. Through its groundbreaking research and unique role as a convener of employers and employees, BPW Foundation strives to redefine today’s workplace. BPW Foundation encourages partnership to create successful workplaces. Successful Workplaces are those that embrace and practice diversity, equity and work-life balance. [...]
Joining Forces Mentoring Plus® offers unlimited free personal coaching and professional guidance—including working women mentors—for women veterans of all ranks and eras, military/veteran spouses, and caregivers of wounded warriors, to help them successfully identify, outline, and pursue civilian careers. Our high tech-high touch framework meets women where they are to [...]
October 20 -24, 2014 To honor the contributions of working women and employers who support working women and their families, Business and Professional Women’s Foundation celebrates National Business Women’s Week® (NBWW) during the third week of October. National Business Women’s Week® provides an opportunity to call attention to women entrepreneurs, facilitate discussions on [...]