1. Does a Canada have the answers to closing the wage gap? (Though it may take over a decade). 

WSJ– The program’s goal was to ensure that pay for female-dominated professions was keeping pace with male-dominated ones of equal importance. If administrative assistants were considered as valuable as groundskeepers, the thinking went, the women who jotted down phone messages and kept appointment calendars should be compensated as well as the men working the lawns.

 

2. Your money can change the world. The power of women’s portfolio.

Forbes– Women have decision-making power over $11.2 trillion or 39% of all investable assets in the U.S., according to Harnessing the Power of the Purse: Female Investors and Global Opportunities for Growth, a report by the Center of Talent and Innovation. That’s a whole lot of money that women can use to make an impact.

3. #familiessucceed. The sucesss of paid family leave is beneficial to all in Rhode Island. 

USDOL- When I look at paid leave policies around the world, I know our country sticks out like a sore thumb. Instead of our country being a leader, we are falling far behind. I’m proud to be on the forefront of pushing for change in Rhode Island. I’m hopeful that when my sons are grown, they won’t have to worry about the availability of paid family leave, affordable child care, or health insurance.

4. Progress: Women holding some ground in the tech industry. 

Bloomberg- Women hold 47 percent of non-technology jobs, such as in sales, marketing and finance. The bad: Just 15 percent of its engineers and computer scientists are women. 

 

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