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Sunday, September 22, 2024

By Public News Service Sunday, September 22, 2024

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U.S. wage gender gap widens for first time in a decade

Edwin J. Viera, reporter/producer, Connecticut News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. New research shows the gender wage gap has widened. The U.S. Census Bureau found full-time working women make 82.7 cents for every dollar a man makes, down from 84 cents for every dollar in 2022. Connecticut echoes the trend statewide, particularly in the public sector workforce. Jamila K. Taylor, […]

Monday, August 26, 2024

By Public News Service Monday, August 26, 2024

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August 26, 2024: Women’s Equality Day

Eric Tegethoff, reporter/producer, Oregon News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. More than a century later, women have made progress, but more work needs to be done. Women have made major gains in elected positions across the country. In Oregon, […]

Monday, March 18, 2024

By Public News Service Monday, March 18, 2024

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New survey indicates CA women age 40-plus highly likely to vote

By Suzanne Potter Reporter/Producer, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Nearly 80% of California women age 40 and older say they are highly motivated to vote, according to a new survey from AARP. Researchers for the new “She’s the Difference” California survey polled 1,600 women and found many are highly concerned about political divisions. Kate Bridges, senior […]

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

By Public News Service Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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On National Equal Pay Day women still make less than men

By Mark Richardson, Indiana News Service, a bureau of Public News Service. Today is Equal Pay Day for women across the country. It marks the amount of time female employees must work every year to catch up with their male counterparts’ salaries. In other words, the average woman has to work until March 12, 2024, to make the […]

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, May 26, 2015

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Web Buzz: Charter-Time Warner deal, Kobe goes Hollywood, and more

As expected, Charter announced its deal to buy Time Warner Cable today. In a news released posted on the Charter website, the company says the deal is valued at $78.7 billion. This could be good news for many local Dodger fans who have been unable to watch home games due to a special arrangement the team made with Time Warner […]

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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World’s most powerful women: Oprah, Beyonce, and Hillary are on the list

Forbes is out with a list of the females who wheel the most power in 2013. Some high-profile women made the list like First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce Knowles, and Hillary Clinton. Also making the grade, Diane Sawyer, Meg Whitman, Angelina Jolie, Dian von Furstenberg, and Arianna Huffington. However, the woman who rated the number one spot, […]