Fighting for Women's Equality

Blog Posts in Marginalized Women Workers

Maria: Contraataca el acoso sexual y las posteriores represalias

March 10, 2013 | by

Maria, una madre soltera que mantiene a sus tres hijos pequeños, estaba trabajando de encargada de limpieza en el turno nocturno en San Francisco para ABM Industries Incorporated (ABM), una de las...
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Amira: Fighting Back After Being Fired Because She Was Pregnant

February 11, 2013 | by

ERA is pleased to announce that it has reached a settlement on behalf of Amira*, an immigrant worker who was harassed and ultimately fired from her job as a caregiver for seniors at a residential...
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Michelle: Paving The Way For Women Firefighters

February 11, 2013 | by

Michelle was the only woman in the 2005 recruit class in the Fresno, Calfornia Fire Department. Out of over 1100 applicants for the academy, Michelle received the 30th highest ranking. Yet from the...
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Flori: Hotel Housekeeper Fights To Be Paid For All Hours Worked

February 11, 2013 | by

Flori was working as a hotel housekeeper when she called Equal Rights Advocates’ Advice and Counseling hotline to recover wages she was not paid for time she had worked. Flori’s employer, who...
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