Sharon Johnson, Author at Women's eNews

AT & T Case Spotlights Gender Issue for Sotomayor

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● June 25, 2009

Is there much judicial daylight between Supreme Court nominee Judge Sotomayor and outgoing Judge Souter on gender issues? After the AT and T ruling on maternity leave, women's advocates expect the answer will be a resounding yes.

Unions Put Paid Family Leave on the Table

By Sharon Johnson ● Crime & Law ● April 29, 2009

Unions that put family-friendly benefits at the heart of contract negotiations are boosting their case with productivity arguments. One group of janitors says they most want assistance managing their children's education. The second of two stories.

Unions Get Family-Friendly Online Advice

By Sharon Johnson ● Arts & Culture ● April 21, 2009

As union members face growing financial stress, some expect contract negotiators to intensify the push for family-friendly benefits. A Web site launched earlier this month is there to help. The first of two stories.

Job Losses Closing Door to Female Homeownership

By Sharon Johnson ● Arts & Culture ● April 8, 2009

Heavy job losses in March are raising the specter of more missed mortgage payments. Men suffered the worst unemployment, but women's personal finances tend to be more precarious, which could put them in the middle of the next foreclosure wave.

Senate Bill Could Help Women Keep Homes

By Sharon Johnson ● Politics ● March 23, 2009

Women are almost twice as likely as men to hold subprime mortgages. That means the ability of many to hang on to their homes could be tied up with Senate action-expected this month-on a bill to reduce mortgage payments.

Union Women Eager for Solis to Start Her Work

By Sharon Johnson ● Uncategorized ● January 27, 2009

Women's labor advocates expect the new nominated labor secretary, Hilda Solis, to champion occupational safety, minimum-wage enforcement and women's efforts to organize themselves for collective bargaining.

Philadelphia Shows the Way to Slow Foreclosures

By Sharon Johnson ● Politics ● January 18, 2009

Programs to curb foreclosures could have a disproportionate benefit for female homeowners. A Chicago Reporter gender analysis of mortgage data conducted for Women's eNews finds female borrowers almost twice as likely to hold subprime loans.

Union Women Labor for Obama in Rust Belt

By Sharon Johnson ● Politics ● October 31, 2008

Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania-where union members represent 25 to 35 percent of all voters-are tough battlegrounds. Female union members are doing what they can to persuade Rust Belt rank-and-file to pull the lever for Democrats.

Retirement Watchdogs Growl as Wall Street Rocks

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● September 16, 2008

Wall Street's havoc is expected to be especially hard on the retirement plans of women, whose savings cushions are smaller and less able to absorb the shock of a major market reversal. Some retired women may be pulled back into the job market.

Out of Work and Benefits, Women Look for Relief

By Sharon Johnson ● Employment ● September 1, 2008

Prolonged joblessness is tearing bigger holes in the U.S. unemployment insurance system, critics say. They want an overhaul that starts qualifying part-time, short-term and low-income workers, among whom women are prevalent.

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