Coalition Releases New Report Highlighting Low Wages, Discrimination, Health Risks, and Opportunity for Improvement in DC’s Growing Restaurant Industry

The DC restaurant scene has received increasing praise in national food circles due to innovative restaurants opening weekly (even through the recession) and a growing cadre of local celebrity chefs.  Unfortunately, most restaurant employers have not shared this love with their workers. Gender discrimination remains pervasive and tends to affect minority workers at a higher rate.

In today’s rundown: Exciting expansion news for a Grantee Partner that helps immigrant women and their children. | A new bill could protect women incarcerated in Virginia from being shackled during childbirth. | The annual Women’s Legislative Briefing is being held in Maryland this weekend.

In today’s rundown: The expanding income gap in D.C. | Economic insecurity may be affecting a majority of Americans. | And tea time provides valuable lessons for local teen girls.

Today’s rundown is all about breaking through the glass ceiling… Plus, the homeless man who is an activist for the homeless.

– Today, Good Morning America aired a segment on why women are having trouble breaking through the “glass ceiling.”  The answer — according to GMA — is that women need more mentors or professional sponsors.  Here’s the video explaining why mentors could make a $10,000 difference in salary:

In today’s rundown: Cuts to a D.C. program that helps out grandparents who are raising their children’s children won’t be as deep as first proposed. | Changes could be coming to the way the District aids homeless families. | Listen to WAMU today for a discussion on the challenges faced by local LGBT youth. | A follow-up to yesterday’s story about a unique job training program.

In today’s rundown: The D.C. Council relies on cuts to welfare programs to close a budget gap. | A look at a program that helps difficult-to-employ residents find jobs. | Young journalists investigate child trafficking. | Remembering Elizabeth Edwards.

In today’s rundown: The D.C. Council looks to close a multi-million dollar budget gap. | A bill before the council today could add a residency requirement to local homeless shelters. | And Pepco users can expect to see an increase in their electricity bills.

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (a Women’s Foundation Grantee Partner) has released the top five findings that their rigorous data analysis has revealed in the past year.

In today’s rundown: It’s World AIDS Day.  Find out where you can get a free HIV test.  The story of a young woman who died after being stigmatized for having HIV.  The social impact of long-term unemployment.

This weekend, U.S. Representative-elect Allen West (R-FL) made some comments on Meet the Press that were incredibly frustrating in their inaccuracy and divisiveness.  He was responding to a question from anchor David Gregory about Bush-era tax cuts.  Here’s part of the transcript from NBC: