Blog Posts in Marginalized Women Workers
Immigrant Woman, Harassed and Retaliated Against, Settles with Employer
Last fall, an immigrant woman reached out to ERA’s Advice and Counseling hotline after enduring several months of sexual harassment and retaliation while working as a line cook at a Bay Area...
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Annual Luncheon to Highlight the Gender Wage Gap with Keynote Speaker Lilly Ledbetter
Equal Rights Advocates (ERA) is proud to announce that equality and fair pay activist Lilly Ledbetter will serve as the Keynote Speaker at its 39th Annual Luncheon, to be held on Thursday, June 13,...
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Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Drug Penalties, Aid Re-entry
Last week, the California State Senate approved a bill that could reduce the penalty for simple possession of drugs, which according to the ACLU of California will “significantly reduce” the cost of...
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An Open Letter to Tech Companies That Only Hire Men
Have you seen this brilliant but sobering new Tumblr, Tech Companies That Only Hire Men? It aggregates job ads posted by tech companies that are startling in their sexist nature. When we saw the blog...
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