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Don't worry Miss Utah - We have the Wage Gap Data
By now you have probably see the viral video of Miss Utah's brain freeze in response to the question "A recent report shows that in 40 percent of American families with children, women are the primary earners, yet they continue to earn less than men. What does this say about society?"during the Miss...

 

Ready for Women Special Forces!
If division-specific plans go through, women will have a chance to join the elite ranks formerly closed to them: those of the Navy SEALs, Marines, and Army Rangers. This planning comes on the heels of fierce debate about sexual assault in the military—two issues which may be more closely linke...

 

Breast Cancer - Supreme Court rules genes can’t be patented
Myriad Genetics just lost its two most valuable patents: BRCA1 and BRCA2, genes whose mutations are known to cause breast cancer. The pair were at the center of the Supreme Court's contentious case on whether or not genes can be patented.  Due to their legal claim over the two genes, Myriad wa...

 

'Woman in red' becomes symbol of Turkey protests
What began in late May as part of efforts to stop the cutting down of trees at the popular Gezi Park, to build a mall in the last green space in the city center of Istanbul Turkey, has rapidly morphed into a large scale protest about the erosion of rights and heavy handed government brutality. Demo...

 

Prayers For Nelson Mandela
News reports that Nelson Mandela has been readmitted to the hospital over the weekend have sparked prayers across South Africa and throughout the world.  According to a government statement; South African ex-President Nelson Mandela remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. A...

 
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GajGal is an expanding community of mothers helping mothers. Our motto “Get a Job | Get a Life” is based on the belief that for mothers wanting to get back into the workforce, finding a job with “the right level” of flexibility, empowers working mothers to live life on their own terms and better control their own destiny.
GajGal aims to address this “new reality” through four core components:

  • 1. Job Search and Matching tools to streamline finding the perfect fit for flexible work arrangements.
  • 2. Access to Benefits that in the traditional work environment have been provided by full time employers. GajGal helps to provide a critical mass of members to ensure access to a range of benefits options that we are continually working to expand and improve on.
  • 3. Working Mother Community to provide access to news, blogs and articles of interest and importance to working mothers and a social networking community that working mothers can interact with and draw on for support.
  • 4. The Entrepreneur Zone is for mothers aiming to start their own business and expand on the concepts of working mothers helping working mothers succeed.

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Shayne Duke
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Amy Rogers
“ WOW this is a fantastic idea aimed at a true need. I have had a hard time preparing to go back to work after staying home with my two kids for the past 4 years. I am so excited to start adding my requirements and get started on the search. The Latest News and Benefits are an excellent idea. I would come here to read this even if I wasn't looking for a job right now”