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Women's History Month Starts Tomorrow. Your Company Already Sent the Email.
Every March, corporations wrap themselves in feminist history while opposing the policies that would actually help women workers. Here's how to see through the pinkwashing — and three actions that actually matter.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 28, 2026The Pay Equity Shell Game—Why "Accounting Tricks" Aren't the Same as a Raise
A new "accounting technique" is being promoted as a solution to the gender pay gap. Here's the problem: it's designed to make the pay gap *look* smaller without actually giving women more money. This is corporate gaslighting dressed up in spreadsheets.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 26, 2026Childcare "Flexibility" Is a Trap Door—Here's What's Actually Happening to Your Subsidies
The Trump administration just proposed gutting four childcare protections added in 2024. They're calling it "state flexibility." It's actually a return to a system where poor families pay 20% of their income for care and small daycare providers go bankrupt. The comment deadline is tomorrow.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 25, 2026The DEI Backlash Is Corporate Smoke and Mirrors—Union Contracts Are What Actually Pays the Bills
While the EEOC signals DEI scrutiny, union workers are winning real money. Here's why corporate equity programs were theater—and what actually works.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 25, 2026The Wage Gap Is Getting Worse—But We Just Got a New Weapon
The wage gap is widening—women make 81 cents on the dollar, Latina women just 55 cents. But California and Illinois just passed pay transparency laws that give workers the power to see what they're actually worth. Here's how to use them.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 24, 2026The 'Heat and Hammer' Strategy: How 150 Workers Beat a $5 Billion Company
150 logistics workers in Tacoma just won 50-60% raises by refusing to play by the boss's rules. Their "heat and hammer" strategy is a blueprint for how workers win when the law is stacked against them.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 23, 2026The Two-Income Trap Is Back—and It's Worse Than You Think
Headlines celebrate record workforce participation for mothers. The buried truth? Most families need two full-time paychecks just to afford the basics. The two-income trap is back—and it's worse than you think.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 23, 2026AI Is Coming for "Women's Work"—And Nobody's Talking About It
The AI job panic is focused on tech bros, but the real displacement is hitting clerical workers, call center staff, and administrative support—jobs that are 70%+ women. Here's the legislation that could protect them and what you can do about it.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 22, 2026The States Are Doing What DC Won't—And the Math Is Actually Mathing
Progressive states are flipping the script on "states' rights" by using constitutional amendments to lock in labor and reproductive protections. Vermont's Workers' Rights Amendment and Virginia's reproductive rights ballot measure are leading the charge—and this is how it affects your paycheck and your body.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 22, 2026
The 4-Day Workweek Isn't About 'Balance'—It's About Who Controls Your Time
The four-day workweek isn't a corporate perk—it's a power shift. Here's why 32 hours with the same pay is the most radical labor proposal on the table, and exactly how to fight for it in your workplace.
Maya KulkarniFebruary 22, 2026