"labor-day-travelers" 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] |
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] |
The Time Traveler’s Wife
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I have to preface my thoughts on this film by saying that my eyes exploded in a huge allergic reaction during the second half of the film. Weirdly, even though I could barely see I liked the second half better but for a epic type romance there was somet...[Read on] |
The Democratic WNBA - Women's Basketball and Politics
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When I write "Democratic" I'm not writing that the WNBA advocates an egalitarian political system characterized by equal participation and representation. Rather, I'm writing about the political party that WNBA ...[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] |
Traveling on a budget? Try a hotel alternative
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As a newly minted college grad, I had one thing on my mind: buy a plane ticket to Europe and spend six week backpacking across the countries I had only ever dreamed of visiting. But after I started calculating the price tag of my European adventure - from...[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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Australia's first female Prime Minister
| Australia appointed its first woman prime minister, Julia Gillard, who vowed to end division over a controversial mining tax, resurrect a carbon trade scheme and call elections within months.
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional and ignomin...[Read on] |
Mississippi River Project: 10,000 lakes; 1000 pictures
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I’m sitting in a snack bar overlooking Lake Calhoun in the city of Minneapolis, and of course it has free wi-fi and power outlets wherever you might need them: the Twin Cities being one of those places that seems to regard wi-fi as a public good, very h...[Read on] |
I am Love starring Tilda Swinton
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Tilda Swinton is such an interesting actress. She plays a wide diversity of roles from Hollywood films like Michael Clayton all the way to small budget Stephanie Daley and she is most always amazing to watch. Tomorrow she opens in I am Love which fo...[Read on] |
Update: President Obama Will Renominate Dawn Johnsen
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by Rachel Peck, Fellow, National Women's Law Center
As we just wrote yesterday, because of unwarranted delaying tactics in the Senate, Dawn Johnsen’s nomination to head the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel did not receive a vote bef...[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] |
Unemployment Rate Rising Faster Among Women
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Recovery Act Jobs and Training Must Include Women
Unemployment data released today show that women’s unemployment rate rose faster than men’s in May – and unemployment among women who head families rose even faster, the National Women’s Law Cente...[Read on] |
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