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The Decade-Long Journey to End Pregnancy Discrimination

In 2012, Dina Bakst and other representatives from A Better Balance, a nonprofit that advocates for gender equity in the workplace, met with Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) to discuss how to best craft the first version of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

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More Women in Workforce than Ever

Originally Published by Alicia Wallace for CNN The labor force participation rate for women in their prime working age hit an all-time high in June, reaching 77.8%, according to Bureau of…

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Congress Crosses the Aisle on Child Care

As debate over the debt ceiling continues to divide Capitol Hill, a small subset of bipartisan lawmakers are quietly banding together on a different issue: child care.