CBS Denver: Pregnancy Discrimination A Growing Problem In Colorado Workplace
November 19, 2014
Rebecca Walker is celebrating her brand new bundle of joy but she believes her son is the reason she lost her job as a cardiac tech at Denver Health.
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Think Progress: Court Refuses To Intervene In Case of 40,000 Missing Voters In Georgia
October 29, 2014
On Tuesday, Judge Christopher Brasher of the Fulton County Superior Court denied a petition from civil rights advocates to force Georgia’s Secretary of State to process an estimated 40,000 voter registrationsthat have gone missing from the public database.
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CPR NEWS: Colorado Healthcare System Preps for Surge of Seniors
October 29, 2014
Denver resident Mary Brandell, 93, is part of a wave of Colorado seniors that has health officials busily preparing the state’s care system to meet them. Brandell is healthy and she proudly notes that she’s still driving.
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Media Coverage: ‘Ban the Box’ Moves to End Discrimination in Albany
October 27, 2014
A national movement to end employment discrimination against the formerly incarcerated is underway in Albany.
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Media Coverage: Asking Former Prisoners About Conviction History on Job Apps is Barrier to Re-entry
October 27, 2014
Every week, men and women who have served time in prison and paid their debt to society apply for jobs. Many of them, regardless of the need for their skills, are immediately at a disadvantage against other job seekers. And a simple box that asks applicants about his or her conviction history is to blame.
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Health News Colorado: Silver Tsunami Poised to Overwhelm Home Care Workers
October 23, 2014
While Colorado’s senior population surges and many may need help, the cadre of workers who can help retirees age in their homes probably won’t keep up.
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Facebook, Apple say they’ll help women freeze eggs; local clinic suggests fertility assessment tests
October 17, 2014
Earlier this week tech giants Apple and Facebook announced offering to pay female employees to freeze their eggs. They say it’s a way to help professional women pursue high-level careers without sacrificing their future families.
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Huff Post: Recession Ends and Millions of Women Are Still Trapped in Poverty
October 8, 2014
Poverty is a women’s issue. Nearly six in 10 poor adults are women, and more than half of all poor children live in families headed by women. Poverty rates are especially high for single mothers, women of color and elderly women living alone.
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Women’s Enews Op-Ed: Women’s Voices Matter in Elections
October 6, 2014
Too many women are more likely to know where the fireworks are held in July than how or when to cast a vote in November. And our democracy depends far more on this latter information.
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Media Coverage: “Ban The Box” offers job help to South Georgia former inmates
September 29, 2014
Sept. 15, 2015 — Marilyn Winn, 9to5 Organizer, was featured on WALB News.  Winn met with Albany City and Dougherty County commissioners and spoke about why it is important to Ban the Box! Watch the video clip here “9to5 Atlanta is taking our Ban the Box campaign statewide. Our Community Internship Programs in Albany…
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