Law Firms’ Gender Diversity Programs Aren’t Keeping Women

Donald Trump has revoked the 2014 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces order , which President Obama put in place to ensure companies given federal contracts complied with labor and civil rights laws, including certain protections for female employees: wage transparency and a ban on forced arbitration clauses for sexual harassment. From the article: "The wage transparency requirement forced companies with federal contracts to provide each employee with a 'wage statement,' making clear the rate of pay, the number of hours worked, the total amount of pay and any specific additions or deductions." This was to help employees make sure they are paid the same as their male counterparts. Click here for wage gap data from the Economic Policy Institute .

Yesterday, Vice President Pence tweeted this photo of a White House meeting about the American Health Care Act, the Republican bill meant to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: On the agenda was whether that bill should repeal 10 "essential health benefits ," including pregnancy, maternity, and newborn care. Anecdote from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) From the Vox article : “'During the health care debate, [Sen.] Debbie Stabenow’s sitting at a table during a somewhat boring negotiation on the Finance Committee. And one of the male senators said, ‘Well, I don’t know why we would need maternity benefits in here. I’ve never used them. Why would they be mandatory?’ And she says, ‘I bet your mother did.’”