Blog Posts
Celebrating Mothers, Supporting Families
By Latifa Lyles on May 13, 2013
Mother’s Day is the time we show our mothers and grandmothers how much we appreciate them and the sacrifices they made to take care of us. Most of us had no idea growing up what it took for our parents and other caregivers to balance family, work and life responsibilities.
Closing the Equal Pay Gap: 50 Years and Counting
By Latifa Lyles on April 9, 2013
Today, April 9, represents the day in 2013 that women finally make up the difference in wages paid to their male counterparts during 2012.
Gender and Pay Equality: Join the Conversation
By Latifa Lyles on April 8, 2013
Representatives from the department’s Office of the Chief Economist, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Women’s Bureau will address the current pay gap and ongoing policy initiatives.
Supporting Our Service Women
By Latifa Lyles on March 21, 2013
The department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service administers a number of services and programs, with input from the Women’s Bureau, that provide transition assistance to veterans seeking rewarding careers in the civilian workforce.
Minimum Wage is a Women’s Issue
By Latifa Lyles on March 8, 2013
At the U.S. Department of Labor, we have always fought for women’s economic rights. The department’s Wage and Hour Division and its Women’s Bureau lead our efforts to ensure hardworking women receive a fair wage for the work they do.
A Voice for Women Veterans
By Latifa Lyles on January 29, 2013
Earlier this month, I was honored to attend the swearing-in ceremony for Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a congresswoman from Illinois. As a helicopter pilot who served in Iraq, she lost both her legs and the partial use of one arm in a rocket-propelled grenade attack.
Beyond Disability Awareness
By Latifa Lyles on October 31, 2012
This year’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month theme, “A Strong Workforce is an Inclusive Workforce: What can YOU Do?” invites us to consider what we can do to promote inclusion in our workplaces. President Obama and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis have made diversifying the workforce a high priority, including hiring more workers with disabilities. In 2010, the President signed an Executive Order asking federal agencies to increase the hiring of people with disabilities by 100,000 over five years.
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