"labor-day-travel" Articles & Blogs:
Late Labor Day to reduce number of vacations, AAA says
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AAA projects the number of Americans traveling on vacation this Labor Day weekend will be impacted by when Labor Day falls on the calendar. Approximately 39.1 million travelers are expected to take a trip of 50 miles or more away from home, a decrease of...[Read on] |
New Rules for Jobless Benefits Boon for Many Women
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(WOMENSENEWS)--Women account for 7 out of 10 workers who leave jobs because of loss of child care, relocation of a spouse or other work-family conflicts, according to recent research by the New York-based National Employment Law Project.
In the majority ...[Read on] |
NWLC Applauds Confirmation of Patricia Smith for Key Labor Department Position
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The National Women’s Law Center applauds the confirmation of Patricia Smith as the Solicitor of the Department of Labor by a vote of 60 to 37. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) strongly supported Ms. Smith’s nomination.
“The National Women...[Read on] |
More Women Earn Bachelor's Degrees Than Men, Study Shows
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Women are 60 percent more likely than men to earn a bachelor's degree by the time they are 23, according to data recently released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.The data, mined from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth of 1997, shows that by ...[Read on] |
The Young & the Pregnant: Updates All Around
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Hey Chicks! Long time no see! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks starting with (cue Funeral March) the Week of Finals which I miraculously survived. I hope all of you college Chicks out there finished up your year without too many crams sessions or sleep...[Read on] |
Book Review: "The Fresh Girl's Guide to Easy Canning and Preserving"
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One of the ways my mom lets me know she loves me is by making soup and canning it so I can preserve it until that fateful day when a cold hits me and all I want is a bowl of mom’s magical brew. When I don’t know what to give someone for the ho...[Read on] |
HS sports: 'one of the next great markets'
| According to rankings, the biggest high school football game in the country tonight will be played in South Florida tonight and will -- courtesy of ESPN -- be aired for the nation to watch. Marketers from Nike and other major brands will be watching becau...[Read on] |
Career Ladder for Japan's 'New' Women Still Tilted
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TOKYO (WOMENSENEWS)--Tanako Nakayama, a 61-year-old librarian, says that when she was young, woman rarely went to college.
If they graduated, they became teachers or telephone operators. Single women in their 30s were called "loser dogs."
read...[Read on] |
Has (Women’s) Tennis Gone to the Dogs?
| The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament starts tomorrow. After reading “Pets Are the Portable Part of a Tennis Player’s Entourage” in the August 30, 2009 New York Times online, I winced internally. Even before reading the story, I thought to myself, “I be...[Read on] |
A Bleak Employment Picture for Women – and Shelter from the Storm
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
The unemployment data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics paint a bleak employment picture. The economy lost 467,000 jobs over the last month and the nation’s unemploy...[Read on] |
Women Are the Labor Force, Where is Our Political Force?
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By WCF Fellow Trish
A study released today, The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything, focuses on a national landmark: for the first time in the history of the United States,...
This is a content summary only. Visit Women and Politi...[Read on] |
Is Your Car Ready for a Holiday Road Trip?
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Deep down, you know your car should be checked out before hitting the road for the holidays, but with so many other things left to do, some folks put it off. Bad idea, says the Car Care Council, especially when motorists realize that in as little as 10 m...[Read on] |
BarkBuckleUP Reviews the 2011 Jeep Patriot 4x4
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The 2011 Jeep Patriot 4x4 has been reviewed by pet travel safety experts (and AskPatty.com partner & contributor) Bark Buckle UP and put to the test with Betty & Princess (dogs) on city streets, highways and dirt roads. In their two part video review, ...[Read on] |
Do you have a top dog? You could win from Bark Buckle UP!
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Our good friend Christina Selter the Pet Safety Lady is going to the New York International Auto Show, and she wants to take all your pets with her - in photo form, at least.
Bark Buckle UP is hosting an online "Top Dog" photo contest at the 2011 New Y...[Read on] |
Kara Goucher announces she is pregnant
| In a May 7th NY Times article, Kara Goucher announced her pregnancy. After revealing last April that she wanted to have a child prior to her build up to the 2012 Olympic Trials and Olympic Games, Goucher found out that she was pregnant in January. She s...[Read on] |
Economic Data on Women Show More Than Meets the Eye
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by Valerie Norton, Public Policy Fellow, National Women's Law Center
Here at the National Women’s Law Center, we make a point of looking deeper than the economic headlines because they may not capture the whole story. Last week, we wrote about how...[Read on] |
First fruits of a beautiful labor: Andre Agassi Prepatory Academy graduates inaugural class
| Andre Agassi and one of the first graduates from the Andre Agassi Prepatory Academy on Saturday, June 13, during the graduation ceremony.(All Photos by Wireimage)by Kyle Hansen for the Las Vegas SuncontactLas Vegas, Saturday, June 13 -- The first ...[Read on] |
Welcome home Euna Lee and Laura Ling!
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As I'm sure you've already heard, journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling were freed and returned home today after more than four months jailed in North Korea.
Thirty hours ago, Ms. Ling said, "We feared that any moment we could be sent to a hard labor cam...[Read on] |
Sign the petition for Euna Lee and Laura Ling
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Euna Lee and Laura LingAs you may have heard by now, two American journalists with CurrentTV, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, were just sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean labor camp. They were found guilty of unspecified "grave crimes" and "hostile acts" --...[Read on] |
Arbeit Macht Frei
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When the sign Arbeit Macht Frei was stolen last week from the gates of the Auschwitz in Poland, millions of people all over the world realized that we had lost something much more. We had lost one of the most recognized icons of injustice and cruelty ev...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to Studying Abroad
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If there is a single person whom absolutely no one would ever suspect to study abroad, that person is definitely… me.
But come September, I will be boarding a plane to London, where I will be learning to navigate the Tube (the transportation system, th...[Read on] |
A Chick’s Guide to Studying Abroad
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If there is a single person whom absolutely no one would ever suspect to study abroad, that person is definitely… me.
But come September, I will be boarding a plane to London, where I will be learning to navigate the Tube (the transportation system, th...[Read on] |
Nominate your Women's Health Hero
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From Our Bodies, Ourselves:
When you hear the words "Women's Health Hero," who comes to mind? Your 9th grade health teacher who taught you about sexually transmitted infections? The midwife who sat with you through 15 hours of labor? The young Nigerian...[Read on] |
Nora and Delia Ephron — Love, Loss and What I Wore
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Nora and Delia Ephron
This week I spent some time in the world of the sisters Ephron — Nora and Delia. First, I saw their show – Love, Loss and What I Wore (which is breaking box office records at the West Side Theatre and it has been extended into...[Read on] |
Witchhunt in Academia Spreads to Michigan
| • A conservative group in Michigan has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to gain access to the e-mails of labor-studies professors at three of the state’s public universities. A spokesman for the group said the request was not coordinated wit...[Read on] |
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