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During the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, we're taking a look at the role of worker organizations in preventing and addressing GBHV at work.
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Filed in Employment and Training, Women • By: Jill Ashton, Kelly Jenkins-Pultz •
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Then-Women's Bureau Director Esther Peterson played a critical role in writing the “American Women” report.
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Learn how we use our grantmaking “superpower.”
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Gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work is pervasive across all industries and occupations in the United States and around the world. Globally, more than 1 in

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Filed in Special Initiatives, Good Jobs Initiative • By: Julie Su •
Deputy Secretary Julie Su stands with a group of women.
The Biden-Harris administration has made progress in infrastructure, manufacturing and clean energy that will provide good jobs for workers – too many of whom have been left behind in our
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Filed in Safety and Health, Worker Safety and Health • By: Amy Dalrymple •
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Everyone has the right to be safe at work and live in a world free from violence and harassment.
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While we know that all workers in this country are entitled to certain protections under the law, we also know that too many don’t receive them. So we’re taking action.
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