Economic equity news is a weekly round-up of articles by Donna Seymour of AAUW-NYS that features our core values of poverty solutions, opportunity and access, workplace fairness, healthy lives, equal pay and representation at all tables. Sign up for our mailing list to receive this directly to your inbox.
A new report from the American Association of University Women on the state of the pay gap found all kinds of sneaky ways that the wage gap is making life harder for women — and pointing out exactly why it’s high time so many people stopped trying to pretend that it doesn’t exist.
- How Society Pays When Women’s Work Is Unpaid via The New York Times
In countries around the world, the ways in which men and women spend their time are unbalanced. Men spend more time working for money. Women do the bulk of the unpaid work — cooking, cleaning and child care. This unpaid work is essential for households and societies to function. But it is also valued less than paid work, and when it is women’s responsibility, it prevents them from doing other things.
- Governor Cuomo Announces 2016 MWBE Expo Series via govenor.ny
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the third annual Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises Opportunities Expo Series, which will take place in the Capital Region, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, Western NY, and Long Island. These events will connect MWBEs with New York State agencies and expert resources to expand opportunities with public sector agencies and technical assistance providers to maximize their opportunities.
- Good but few and underpaid: Female inventors gain 14% less than men via Science Daily
New research calls for actions to ensure equal wages for equally performing or skilled employees and to encourage female students to engage in scientific studies, as females are only 4.2% of inventors. Research by Myriam Mariani and Karin Hoisl calls for actions to ensure equal wages for equally performing or skilled employees and to encourage female students to engage in scientific studies, as females are only 4.2% of inventors.
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Businesses back paid family leave proposal in NY via The Washington Times
A group of business owners in New York state has come out in support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to extend paid family leave to workers caring for a new child or sick loved one. The American Sustainable Business Council’s New York members announced their endorsement of the proposal on Monday.
- Millennial Women: Meeting Them Where They Are via American Women
Despite a low unemployment rate and modest economic growth, many people continue to struggle to make ends meet, particularly as the cost of living continues to rise. Wages have not recovered to pre-2007 levels, but the cost of education, transportation, healthcare and housing have increased exponentially. Women, especially younger, unmarried and minority women, are particularly stressed especially if they have caregiving or financial responsibility for their children or their parents. The following memo is based on a national online survey of 800 registered voters, with an oversample of 200 millennial women (ages 18-35) female voters, for a total sample size of 1,000 registered voters, weighted to be representative of registered voters nationally. The survey was conducted from December 7-10, 2015.
Donna Seymour, who hails from the (far upstate) North Country of NYS, has spent 40 plus years advocating for children, women and family issues, equity, sustainability, and social justice issues. Currently serving as the Public Policy VP for AAUW-NYS (the American Association University Women), she is also a member the League of Women Voters, the Equal Pay Coalition, PTA, NOW, and Planned Parenthood, just to name a few.