By Liz Wing, Women's Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Labor Capt. Kristen Griest participates in combatives training during the Ranger Course on Fort Benning, Georgia, April 20, 2015. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nikayla Shodeen. At the Women’s Bureau, we work to level the playing field for all women in the [...]
By Cassandra Frangos, Cisco SystemsI ran into a former HR colleague at a conference last month. We got to talking and she mentioned she was finding it difficult to hire a cybersecurity expert. I wasn’t surprised. Security talent is scarce in the tech sector right now. “I found someone phenomenal, [...]
By Heather Zynczak. Source: Fast Company [Photo: LOFTFLOW via Shutterstock] Many of us in the tech business have spent a lot of time pushing girls toward computer science degrees and into coding bootcamps, advocating for more women in technical roles, and trying to improve the diversity in the industry's upper [...]
By Marcus Nolan and Tyler Moran. Source: Harvard Business Review.While successful female leaders have made headlines in recent years — Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg, and Indra Nooyi all come to mind — they remain the exception to the rule.Yet in the U.S. women make up nearly 40% of MBA graduates [...]
By Latifa Lyles, DOL and Erin Andrew, SBASmall business owners know that things don’t always go as planned, and the same is true for their employees. Even the family responsibilities that we can plan for sometimes require a balancing act: nearly two-thirds of American women with a one-year-old child are in [...]
"There is no industry where women earn equal to or more than men overall, even when controlling for all measured compensable factors." By Lydia Dishman. Source: Fast Company.It's probably not surprising that men in STEM fields make more than their female counterparts. We’ve even seen that in the few STEM industries where women dominate [...]
Source: Women's Bureau, U.S. Dept. of LaborWe are thrilled to introduce a new resource: Women Build, Protect and Move America portal. This portal provides a repository of information for women job-seekers and service providers, in the construction, transportation and protective services career fields. Click here to view the new portal.Resources [...]
Source: Women's Bureau I U.S. Department of LaborOn average, women earn less than men with each paycheck, which causes a significant gender disparity in earnings over a lifetime. As a result, women often lack the financial resources needed in old age.This fact sheet addresses the economic needs of older women, [...]
By Lisa Maatz I V.P. Government Relations, American Association of University WomenThe gender pay gap is real, and it hurts women and families. It’s not myth, it’s math. Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States were paid on average just 79 percent of what [...]
By Latifa Lyles I Women's Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Labor Blog. Military Family Month affords Americans the opportunity to recognize the sacrifices that women and men who proudly serve our great country make, both on the battlefield and at home. When Military Family Month was first celebrated in 1993, in [...]