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| Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR): “The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, health and safety, and women's civic and political participation.” |
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| National Partnership for Women & Families: “The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family… Working with business, government, unions, nonprofit organizations, and the media, the National Partnership is a voice for fairness, a source for solutions, and a force for change.” |
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Click here to download a fact sheet about pregnancy discrimination. |
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Ontario Human Rights Commission: “Ontario's Human Rights Code, the first in Canada, was enacted in 1962. The Code protects people in Ontario against discrimination in employment, accommodation, goods, services and facilities, and membership in vocational associations and trade unions.”
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Click here to view the homepage http://www.ohrc.on.ca/english/code/index.shtml |
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To view information about avoiding pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, click here. |
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Program on WorkLife Law: “The Program on WorkLife Law is a research and advocacy center that seeks to
eliminate employment discrimination against caregivers such as parents and adult children of aging parents. WorkLife Law is based at American University, Washington College of Law and is directed by professor and author Joan C. Williams.” |
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Click here to view the homepage http://www.wcl.american.edu/gender/worklifelaw/index.cfm |
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United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: “EEOC has five commissioners and a General Counsel appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Commissioners are appointed for five-year, staggered terms. The term of the General Counsel is four years. The President designates a Chair and a Vice Chair. The Chair is the chief executive officer of the Commission. The five-member Commission makes equal employment opportunity policy and approves most litigation. The General Counsel is responsible for conducting EEOC enforcement litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).”
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View pregnancy discrimination information at http://www.eeoc.gov/types/pregnancy.html |
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The Sloan Work and Family Research Network appreciates the extensive support we have received from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Boston College community.
E-mail: wfnetwork@bc.edu - Phone: 617-552-4033 / 617-552-1708 - Fax: 617-552-1080
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