WCPO: Queen City Certified program helping local companies embrace gender equity

That’s what Queen City Certified is all about: Helping local businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies improve their policies and procedures to become more open, welcoming and fair. Title: Queen City Certified program helping local companies embrace gender equity Author: Lucy May, WCPO Read the full story 

Yahoo! News: Why are men and women still not paid equally?

Equal Pay Day fell on April 2 in 2019 and each year marks how long into the new year it took before working women earned as much as men made in the prior calendar year prior. In this case – three extra months. While there’s been progress closing the gap…

Soapbox Media: Illuminating the issues facing women in poverty

On April 25th, O’Brien will bring her masterful storytelling to Cincinnati for an event hosted by The Women’s Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. Title: Illuminating the issues facing women in poverty Author: Sarah Dupee, Soapbox Media Read the full story 

WCPO: How Cincinnati’s new Salary Equity Ordinance aims to narrow the wage gap

The city of Cincinnati hopes to narrow that gap locally with a new Salary Equity Ordinance. Cincinnati City Council passed the ordinance March 13. When the measure takes effect in March 2020, it will be illegal for public and private employers in Cincinnati to ask potential employees about their pay…