Host Sammy Ross and guest Alyssa Eilbott speak about women in the workplace. Gender Bias, Wage Disparity, and Glass Ceilings are all terms that affect women and their careers. In this episode we discuss the history of women in the workforce, just how far women have come from the days before we could vote to post WWII, and what steps we can take to create a stronger and more equitable workforce for the future.
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Resources:
For an historical perspective on women in the workforce, by Janet Yellen, economist and current Secretary of the Treasury under Biden: https://www.brookings.edu/essay/the-history-of-womens-work-and-wages-and-how-it-has-created-success-for-us-all/
For more on the history of women in the labor force: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1986/09/women-in-the-work-force/304924/
For more on the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire: https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/triangle-shirtwaist-fire
For more on the Lanham Program, the government funded childcare program during WWII: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/11/daycare-world-war-rosie-riveter/415650/
For more on the UN’s latest statics on Gender Bias: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51751915
For more on anti-discrimination laws: https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/laws-enforced-eeoc
For more on anti-harassment laws: https://www.eeoc.gov/harassment
For more on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment: https://www.equalrightsamendment.org/
For more on office temperatures: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/science/chilly-at-work-a-decades-old-formula-may-be-to-blame.html
For more on the Gender Wage Gap: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/29/how-much-more-money-men-earn-than-women-in-the-us.html
For more on the pros and cons of Pay Transparency: https://time.com/5353848/salary-pay-transparency-work/
For more on women in the C-Suite: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/16/the-number-of-women-running-fortune-500-companies-is-at-a-record-high.html
For more on the proverbial Glass Ceiling: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/01/she-coined-the-phrase-glass-ceiling-she-didnt-expect-it-to-outlive-her/
For more on the life of the Notorious RBG (Ruth Bader Ginsburg): https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87
For more on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the Moritz v. Commissioner (male caregiver) case: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethferrante/2020/09/24/lets-honor-ruth-bader-ginsburg-by-recognizing-men-as-caregivers/?sh=7ac66cb17fb5
For more on the United State’s first female Vice President, Kamala Harris: https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/vice-president-harris/
For more on the impact of Covid on women’s jobs: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/08/economy/women-job-losses-pandemic/index.html
For more on where the US ranks in terms of Paid Family Leave: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethferrante/2019/06/21/unicef-study-confirms-the-u-s-ranks-last-for-family-friendly-policies/?sh=31bf0c3233ba
For more on states that have Paid Family Leave: https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/state-paid-family-leave-laws-across-the-u-s/#:~:text=A%20s%20of%202019%2C%20four,not%20yet%20gone%20into%20effect.
For more on Meghan McCain and her thoughts on Paid Family Leave: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meghan-mccain-calls-mandatory-paid-maternity-leave-update/story?id=75036724
For an opinion piece on the benefits of inclusivity of women in the workplace: https://medium.com/@futurestateinc/whats-good-for-women-in-the-workplace-is-good-for-everyone-d3098d65047e
