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Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question

April 19, 2024 | Listen »

Jade Sasser, a University of California associate professor, shares her research how the increasing concerns about the environment are affecting people's decision to have children in her latest book, “Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future.”

Homelessness - HUD Sec. Marcia Fudge

April 05, 2024 | Listen »

Homelessness in America: We speak with outgoing HUD Sec. Marcia Fudge about her work in helping those who are unhoused. Fudge announced her retirement on March 16 after three years in the position. She had previously served in the US House of Representatives for 13 years and was chair of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Supreme Court & Abortion; Biden vs. Trump

March 29, 2024 | Listen »

Supreme Court & Abortion: The SCOTUS hears arguments relating to mifepristone, a medication abortion. Biden vs. Trump: Has Biden rebounded in the polls thanks to a strategy of speaking about healthcare and women's issues? PANEL: Fmr. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Erin Matson, Carrie Sheffield, Tiana Lowe.

Abortion & Birth Control; Homelessness

March 22, 2024 | Listen »

Abortion & Birth Control: The state of reproductive rights as the election draws closer. Homelessness: Outgoing HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge talks to us about this pressing issue. PANEL: Rina Shah, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sam Bennett, Fmr. Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY)

Frozen Embryos; Ukrainian Women

February 23, 2024 | Listen »

Frozen Embryos: A new Alabama Court decision makes embryos legally the same as children. Ukrainian Women: How the Ukrainian military relies on female fighters. PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Carrie Sheffield, Erin Matson

Gender Divide; Immigration & Suozzi

February 16, 2024 | Listen »

Gender Divide: The significant political divide that's happening between the sexes. Immigration & Souzzi: Why a Democratic victory in New York could be Joe Biden's blueprint. PANEL: Fmr. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD), Sam Bennett, Hadley Heath Manning, Linda Chavez

Black History Month Profile: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton

February 09, 2024 | Listen »

In this special encore episode originally from 2017, Bonnie Erbé sits down with Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) to chronicle her life and achievements, from the civil rights movement, to the "Good Girls Revolt" Newsweek case, to the EEOC, to Congress. "Purrple Cat - Warm Horizon" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/bkc-warm

Merze Tate: Black Woman Scholar

February 02, 2024 | Listen »

For Black History Month, we speak with Barbara Savage, a professor and author of “Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar.” It tells the real life story of the groundbreaking black female scholar Merze Tate.

Nikki Haley's Chances; DEI Backlash

January 26, 2024 | Listen »

Nikki Haley's Chances: Where does her campaign go from here? DEI Backlash: Should DEI programs continue in companies and schools? PANEL: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Fmr. Rep. Nan Haywoth, Erin Matson, Rina Shah.

Single At Heart - Dr. Bella DePaulo

January 19, 2024 | Listen »

Dr. Bella DePaulo, social psychologist and lifelong single woman, discusses her book titled "Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life" in which her research challenges the stereotypes associated with single life, arguing being single can be a joyful, meaningful, fulfilling, psychologically rich, and authentic life.

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Narrowing the Gap: Noting the Demographic Complexities of Gender Pay Inequality

November 14, 2023 Narrowing the Gap: Noting the Demographic Complexities of Gender Pay Inequality

By Emma Grace Myers

Women have faced gender and pay inequality throughout history. In the 1860’s the cry of

“Equal Pay for Equal Work” echoed in rallies. Even now, some 160 years later the issue remains

significant for women, and women are still calling for equal pay for equal work. However, while

the gender pay gap impacts women across all demographics, many different factors drive wage

differences, and these various challenges require focused measures to close the gap.

According to the Center for American Progress, women of color face a larger pay gap

than their white counterparts. These gaps can be attributed to race segregation within various

occupations, especially lower service sectors, such as cashiers and care workers. Women of color

often are the primary demographic of workers within these fields, leaving them trapped in

positions with little to no upward mobility and economic security. A study from the Pew

Research study from earlier this year "The Enduring Grip of the Gender Pay Gap” found that in

2022 Black women earned 70% as much as White men and Hispanic women earned only 65% as

much.

Motherhood also deeply impacts how much money women are making within their

occupations. Many working mothers, regardless of race, are the primary or sole providers for

their families, but they make even less than women in general. The intersection of motherhood

and race is also important to note, as mothers of color also earn significantly less than white

fathers.

Motherhood and race are two of the most common wage gap demographic disparities

faced by women in the United States today. To close these gaps, legislative actions must target

these demographic groups with focused approaches. To help women of color, our legislative and

executive branches must focus on tackling the racial wage disparities, specifically focusing on

federal data collection to scrutinize hiring and promotion alongside pay disparities in various

fields. By involving the federal government in pushing for more pay transparency and employer

accountability, there is less likelihood of discrimination based on demographic factors. To help

decrease the pay gap for mothers, policy experts must emphasize better maternity pay and longer

maternity leave and they must work to strengthen the Pregnancy Discrimination Act.

Many different factors account for the gender pay gap today, but it is clear that both

women of color and mothers are greatly impacted. At its core, women deserve and need

lawmakers and employers to take the necessary steps to protect their livelihoods and their

children’s futures.

TTC Interviewee Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

October 16, 2023 TTC Interviewee Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet was awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19