Speaker: Female Workers Still Unequal

Item: Speaker: Women still unequal in U.S. work force: Former Clinton administration official delivers keynote address at annual Women’s Recognition Luncheon /Holly Bowen, Moscow-Pullman Daily News

More Info: She said many other countries, especially in Europe, have paid maternity leave and other family benefits for working parents, but people in the United States are mostly on their own. … Echaveste said that despite the prevalence of women in the workplace, many government agencies, corporations and institutions haven’t adapted to that evolution in society. “Half of the (Bachelor of Arts) and graduate degrees in this country are earned by women,” she said. “But they still earn 77 cents on the dollar. Law firm women partners, who you think would earn (more), earn 68 cents on the dollar.”

Question: What does your business or company do to make it easier for women who work for it?