SMLR Experts In the News

The Moguldom Nation reports Democrats have cut paid family leave over opposition from Sen. Joe Manchin, quoting Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work.

NBC News quotes Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work, who says “one of the foundational elements” of the Build Back Better agenda is now gone.

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed by Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work, exploring why the Family Leave Insurance program is “woefully underutilized.”

The Daily Targum writes about a study by Douglas Kruse and Lisa Schur of the Program for Disability Research, Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work, and Ph.D. student So Ri Park.

NJ Spotlight News asks Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work why Latinas in New Jersey earn just 57 cents on the dollar compared to white men.

NJ Spotlight News interviews Debra Lancaster of the Center for Women and Work about the large number of women who quit their jobs in order to care for their kids.

An op-ed in The Hechinger Report cites research by Michelle Van Noy of the Education and Employment Research Center that work-study students should be paid for experiential and service-learning opportunities to help jump-start their careers.

Well+Good talks to Yana Rodgers of the Center for Women and Work about gender disparities in caregiving and housework, “which is all work.”

Insider NJ publishes a special edition citing research by the Center for Women and Work and quoting Todd Vachon of the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN).

Law360 interviews Will Brucher about the candidates vying to succeed James P. Hoffa as general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.