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3 Ways Women Workers are Fighting Discrimination, Wage Theft, and Abuse on the Job

Jenny Brown, Labor Notes. March 25, 2012.

Women workers are attacking low pay and bias from many angles, assailing wage laws that exclude them, suing over outright discrimination, and trying to organize unions.

Is Your Local Restaurant Relying on Exploited Women's Labor?

Michelle Chen, Ms. Blog. February 16, 2012.

A new study warns that when Americans eat out, they feed into an industry fueled by exploitation and rampant discrimination against women.

Detroit Restaurant Workers Rally Against Wage-Stealing Restaurant Chain

Paul Abowd, Labor Notes. December 1, 2009.

Members of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan demonstrated against a slew of minimum-wage violations.