Recognize you are not alone If you are a woman and you are being paid less than men that are doing the same work, you are not alone. Even though the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have prohibited pay discrimination in Minneapolis for more than 50 years, gender pay disparities persist. The gap between men and women exists in every state, every occupation, and every educational level. Women who work full time … [Read more...]
3 Things to Do Before Suing Your Employer for Discrimination or Harassment
By Lauren D’Cruz | If you are facing discrimination or harassment at your workplace, there are certain steps to take before suing your employer. 1. Make a written internal complaint before suing your employer. Ask the human resources department or review the employee manual to learn how to file an internal complaint for discrimination or harassment. Follow your employer’s internal complaint policy precisely and retain a copy of the … [Read more...]
The Truth About Women as Business Leaders
By Bert Black | The now infamous July 2017 Memo from a male Google engineer about the supposed limitations of women as techies and business leaders provides a fascinating glimpse into the gender bias that persists in corporate America. Often only veiled and implicit, this bias was all too explicit in the memo, which serves as a jarring reminder of how false stereotypes can impede the advancement of women into leadership roles. While the Memo … [Read more...]
The Legality of President Trump’s Ban of Transgender Military Service Members
By Peter G. Christian | President Trump issued via Twitter yesterday a ban on transgender people serving in the military. The abrupt proclamation both reversed the Pentagon’s announcement last year that transgender people could serve openly in the military and potentially set an entirely new precedent of banning such people regardless of their “out” status. The ban has been met with anger, fear, and sadness by transgender service members, … [Read more...]
Women Lawyers Still Lagging Behind After Decades of Slow Gains
By Jean Boler | I recently attended the 2017 Minnesota Women in the Law Conference, and was struck by how far we still have to go to catch up to male lawyers in pay and prestige. When I graduated from law school in the early 1980s, women had just surpassed 30% of law students (up from 14.4% in 1975). We newly-minted women lawyers talked enthusiastically about how women were going to change the legal culture so that it embraced family oriented, … [Read more...]
