SEPTEMBER 2015 I Source: U.S. Dept. of LaborEach month, the Veterans' Employment & Training Service (VETS) reviews data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to provide an overview of veteran & nonveteran employment statistics. When compared to September 2014 the veterans unemployment rate continued to decline across almost all gender [...]
By Nikki Waller and Joanne S. Lublin. Source: The Wall Street Journal Why aren't there more women in the upper ranks of corporate America? Cue the broken record: Women rein in career plans to spend more time caring for family. What's more, they are inherently less ambitious than [...]
“We are the only advanced country on Earth that doesn’t guarantee paid sick leave or paid maternity leave to our workers. . . . And that forces too many parents to make the gut-wrenching choice between a paycheck and a sick kid at home.”– President Barack Obama, State of the [...]
By Thomas E. Perez I Source: The Boston Globe U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez LABOR DAY is about more than just barbecues and a three-day weekend. It’s a celebration of the working Americans who power our nation’s prosperity. But on this Labor Day, as we continue to recover [...]
Since 1928, BPWF has designated the third week in November as National Business Women's Week® -- a time to honor the contributions and achievements of working women.Held during the third week of each October, National Business Women’s Week® provides an excellent opportunity to recognize and highlight the progress women have [...]
Source: CNNMoney (New York) That's the message more than 200 faculty members from some top business schools are telling Congress.A letter signed by 203 professionals from 88 business schools across the country was sent to Congress on Tuesday urging them to pass the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY [...]
Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day when women’s earnings finally catch up to men’s earnings from the previous year. Because women earn less on average than men, they must work longer for the same amount of pay. In 2015, it still takes women an extra three months of wages [...]
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 [...]