In 1892, a mixed-race shoemaker from New Orleans named Homer Plessy was arrested for riding in a "Whites-only" railcar. Four years later in Plessy v. Ferguson, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his arrest ...

September 18 was first marked as International Equal Pay Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, following the efforts of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), which is led by the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that makes major changes to how workplaces handle diversity and inclusion, especially for companies working with the federal government. The order, ...

President Donald Trump revoked executive order 11246, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. Johnson’s order required federal contractors to ensure equal opportunity for minorities in ...

President Joe Biden’s symbolic declaration on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts over the constitutional ...

Learn about Emily Card, Jeanne Hubbard, Stephanie Lipscomb, and Rosemary Reed—four women whose stories about financial independence demonstrate the importance of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of ...

In December 1975, The Equal Pay Act (1970) came into force in the UK. Seven years earlier, a determined group of women laid the foundations for this landmark moment. In 1968, at the Ford factory in ...

Next, the retailer, has lost a six-year equal pay claim against more than 3,500 current and former staff members. As a result, the total amount payable by Next is estimated to be in excess of £30 ...

Thousands of Next workers have won an equal pay claim against their employer. An employment tribunal said the mostly female sales consultant floor staff should not be paid less than warehouse staff, ...

More than 3,500 workers and former employees of Next have won a six-year equal pay claim. An employment tribunal ruled that Next failed to demonstrate that paying sales consultants (mostly women) – ...