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Blog Posts in Cynthia Foster

Study: More Women Than Ever Are Breadwinners

May 29, 2013 | by

Women make up 47 percent of the workforce and, according to a new Pew Research Center study, women are also the breadwinners in 40 percent of American households. That number is up nearly 30 percent... read more

Sued Employer Said He’d “Always Wanted” to Harass Employee

May 2, 2013 | by

Last month, Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) and Bryan Schwartz Law filed suit against an East Bay employer, alleging he sexually assaulted one female employee and then terminated a second when she...
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Jamie Dolkas to Wisconsin and Rome for Workers’ Rights

May 1, 2013 | by

In her continuing quest to educate lawyers and advocates on the impact of gender discrimination in the workplace, Equal Rights Advocates staff attorney Jamie Dolkas has gone from San Francisco to...
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Walking Against Rape with San Francisco

April 29, 2013 | by

In 1973, a year before the founding of Equal Rights Advocates, a group of four women founded an organization to advocate for victims of sexual violence. In 2005, San Francisco Women Against Rape...
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