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Column: A Massachusetts law is the most promising step yet toward equal pay
Governor Charlie Baker signs major legislation to require pay equity among women and male employees at the Mass. State House in Boston on Aug. 1, 2016. Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via...
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Inside the candidates’ plans for paid leave and child care
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: Child care is one of the biggest expenses many American families face, surpassing the cost of college tuition and rent in more than 30 states.When it...
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30 Issues | Week 24 Recap: Equal Pay for Equal Work
Catch up on what we learned during Week 24 of #30 Issues...Hit "play" above to hear the second half of our #30Issues segments from this week about the Equal Pay Act and gender inequality in the...
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The economic case for DC’s family leave policy
Economics correspondent Paul Solman sat down with Heather Boushey, chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, to discuss DC’s new family policy and why she thinks it’ll be a boon...
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Will D.C.’s new paid family leave policy unintentionally encourage...
DC’s new paid family leave is one of the most generous in the nation. But economist Harry Holzer worries the policy could have unintended consequences and hurt the women it’s trying to help. Photo by...
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Switzerland to hold referendum on paid paternity leave
Photo illustration by Getty ImagesGENEVA — The Swiss government says petitioners have successfully collected enough signatures to launch a nationwide referendum that would grant new fathers at least 20...
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