No American can escape the 2016 presidential race news coverage. Amidst the news, conversations about the current election seem to evolve (or, devolve?) into different, more general conversations. Recently, one of the stories involved Margaret Albright and Gloria Steinem, who suggested that supporting Hillary Clinton was the duty of women who considered themselves “feminists.” Don’t […]
Tip Your Waitress: The Consequences of the Sub-minimum Wage
More people are recognizing that women comprise the majority of minimum-wage workers and, therefore, stand to benefit the most from a minimum wage increase. A less recognized women’s issue is the rampant sexual harassment—in addition to the poverty—that so many female ‘tipped employees’ face. These tippled employees include, most notably, restaurant workers, who are most […]