In the aftermath of the 2008 economic downturn, some of the industries that were the hardest hit were manufacturing and construction. As a result, men became unemployed at a higher rate than women and, consequently, women – for the first time ever – became over fifty percent of the...

Due to the medical consensus that breastfeeding reduces major health risks to both babies and mothers, the United States is waging an ongoing struggle to improve breastfeeding duration rates. Yet legal protections for breastfeeding parents in the workplace have not kept pace with the U.S.'s...

Over 3,000 respondents completed the Workplace Experiences Survey launched by the Society of Women Engineers and the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Around one-third (897) of respondents left comments - a strikingly high number. The number...