Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign

Campaign Summary

Merchants of Shame:

• Wal-Mart
• U.S. Postal Service
• Detroit Edison
• Smith Barney
• Mitsubishi

Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign Kit:

• Employer's Pledge
• Consumer's Pledge
• Suggested Actions

Latest News:

• Wal-Mart v. Dukes: A Failure of the Supreme Court (10/11)
• Supreme Court to Women of Wal-Mart: You're on Your Own (06/11)
• Gender Wage Gap, Current Threats to Economic Justice Linked (04/11)

2000-2010

• NOW Applauds President's Expansion of Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of Federal Workers, Supports Efforts in Congress to Extend Full Range of Benefits (06/10)
• NOW Hails Votes to End Discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy, Says Bill Does Not Go Far Enough -- Discharges Should End Immediately (05/10)
• House Vote Soon on Don't Ask, Don't Tell (05/10)
• Your Senator is Key to Ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell (05/10)
• Repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell Military Policy (05/10)
• Class-Action Suit Against Wal-Mart Approved, NOW Awaits Justice Against the Merchant of Shame (04/10)
• Don't Let Dick Cheney's Buddies Silence Rape Survivors (10/09)
• The Latest Letterman Controversy Raises Workplace Issues for Women (10/09)
• Paid Parental Leave -- Urge Your Representatives to Support This First Step (04/09)
• Paid Parental Leave -- Urge Senators to Support This First Step (03/09)
• Help Pass Paid Leave for New Parents (09/08)
• Ledbetter Demands Equal Pay, Congress Attempts to Undo Supreme Court Setback (05/08)
• Help Working Families Strike a Balance (06/07)
• EEOC Clarifies Prohibition on Maternal Profiling (05/07)
• Fact Sheet: Provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (02/07)
• NOW Blasts Bush Administration for Leaving Millions of Working Families Behind (8/04)
• Shell Game Being Played on Working Families (7/03)
• California Gov. Gray Davis Signs Bill Allowing Paid Family Leave (9/02)
• Washington, D.C. Activists to Tell CEOs: "No More Business As Usual!" (9/02)
• Mandatory Arbitration Threatens Civil Rights - Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy (5/02)
• Take Our Daughters to Work Day is April 25 (4/02)

1997-1999

• Women Friendly Workplace Campaign Update (Summer 1999)
• NOW President Patricia Ireland Applauds High Court's Important First Step on School Sexual Harassment (5/99)
• Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign Aims High; NOW Gathers Support From Fortune 500 Companies and Takes On New Offenders (4/99)
• Ford Motor Company Under Fire For Workplace Abuse; Mitsubishi Settles Workers' Disputes Under Pressure from NOW (Fall 1998)
• NOW Applauds Ninth Circuit's Decision to Forbid Mandatory Arbitration of Title VII Claims (5/98)
• Dramatic Breakthroughs Achieved in NOW's Workplace Campaign (1/98)
• NOW Demands Greater Acceptance of and Access for Breastfeeding Mothers (5/98)
• NOW Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign Soaring (10/97)
• Women Speak Out on Workplace Web Site (10/97)
• Women's Equality Day Actions Cap NOW's Summer Women-friendly Workplace Campaign (12/97)
• As NASD Meets Tomorrow: NOW Calls on Wall Street to Eliminate Policy That "Guts Civil Rights Laws" (8/97)
• Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign Takes on Mandatory Arbitration (10/97)
• Testimony of Patricia Ireland at a June meeting of an advisory committee to the NASD (6/97)
• Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign Intensifies; NOW Announces Mother's Day, May Demonstrations (5/97)

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Legal referrals:

• Try ABANet for a state-by-state lawyer referral service list and a pro-bono referral list.
• Also try the National Employment Lawyers Association to find a lawyer in your state

More Information

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