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Women in Skilled Trades: Reclaiming a 700 Year Tradition[1] Yes, you’ve read it correctly, 700 years since women first began working in skilled trades. A fact that not only challenges stereotypes of women’s labor history, but it boggles the mind that such a long history in this field exists. As we celebrate Labor Day in
Read moreAugust 13 marks the date that Black women have to work into 2020 to finally catch up to what white, non-Hispanic men earned in 2019. The day helps to raise awareness about the wage gap for Black women and its impact on them and their families.
Read moreBlack Women’s Equal Pay Day is the approximate day a Black woman must work into the new year in order to make what white (non-Hispanic) man made at the end of the previous year. In 2020, that date is Today, August 13. Based on ACS Census data, the 2020 wage gap for Black women
Read more19th Amendment Centennial Virtual Toolkit Introduction August 26, 2020, is the 100th anniversary of the enactment of the 19th Amendment, which gave women in the United States a constitutional right to vote. The enactment of the 19th Amendment was the culmination of over a hundred years of activism by American women. Of course, even after
Read moreThe key role women play in the labor movement and our society will take center stage at Bally’s Las Vegas Hotel, during the 2019 IAM Women’s Conference from April 4-6, 2019.
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