Foreclosures, recession hit renters hard
Though legislators are currently paying more attention to homeowners, renters are among the most adversely affected by the foreclosure crisis and the recession.
Iraqi women suffering silent emergency, survey finds
BAGHDAD (IRIN) - Marking International Women’s Day on 8 March a new survey has painted a grim picture for Iraqi women who it says are suffering a “silent emergency” as they endure insecurity, poverty and a lack of basic services.
Jobs, justice and climate: what the G20 must do to ensure global economic recovery
As G20 finance ministers gather in the UK today (Friday) to agree the world's response to the economic crisis, the Put People First platform has released a blueprint charting a path out of global recession that places jobs, justice and climate at the centre of global action.
Facing the death dance: Israel's My Lai
“Waltz with Bashir” is an animated Israeli film with English subtitles about Israel’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
US: Time to ratify women's treaty, groups urge
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 8 (IPS) - Rights activists in the United States are urging their newly-elected government to support global initiatives aimed at protecting women’s rights.
New report shows global gender pay gap bigger than previously thought
A new report released by the ITUC for March 8, International Women’s Day, has revealed that the pay gap between men and women worldwide may be much higher than official government figures. The report, “Gender (in)Equality in the Labour Market”, is based on survey results of some 300,000 women and men in 20 countries. It puts the global pay gap at up to 22%, rather than the 16.5% figure taken from official government figures and released by the ITUC on March 8 last year.
States and cities look to freeze wages; threaten layoffs
State and city workers across the country are facing threats of layoffs if they don’t agree to have wages frozen.
New Yorkers fight City Hall on taxes
NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of people— unionists, community members, religious leaders and elected officials—came out here, March 5, at City Hall and in cities across the state to demand a fair budget for working people, and that the rich pay their fair share in taxes.
Charter of rights of working women
Women work every day. No matter where they live, their economic activity is vital to the economy and society at large, their communities, their families and their personal autonomy and growth as human beings.
More reading suggestions for Womens History Month: Women workers, and writers
Women’s History Month fittingly opens with International Women’s Day, March 8.
