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Podcast: The Gender Justice Brief
Episode: Re-release for 10th anniversary of the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA)
Description: In honor of the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA), which guarantees nursing rights for Minnesota workers, we are re-releasing our 2023 episode on Pregnancy and Pumping Rights.
In 2014, Gender Justice helped catapult the life-changing package of legislation known as the Women's Economic Security Act over the finishing line. In the decade since, the policies have been further strengthened, solidifying protections for pregnant and nursing employees, creating supports for parents of young children, narrowing the gender pay gap, and more.
In this episode, Senior Staff Attorney Sara Jane Baldwin and...