Alexis Herman Quotes
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The fact of the matter is, this is a very dynamic economy we have, and in this dynamic economy, you have a lot of job gains, but you also have job loss.
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Inclusion and fairness in the workplace . . . is not simply the right thing to do; it's the smart thing to do.
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We have had actually a decline in government service overall, but the growth is in high-tech areas, specialty areas in the Labor Department and other departments.
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Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate.
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Education is important because, first of all, people need to know that discrimination still exists. It is still real in the workplace, and we should not take that for granted.
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Unlike any other time in our history, we have to know that staying in school and getting an education is the most important thing you can do.
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Well, I tell young people to be successful today that, first of all, that what you learn today directly impacts what you earn tomorrow. This is a knowledge-based economy.
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The public sector certainly includes the Department of Labor. Those are jobs that are available. They are open and they are good paying jobs. The government as a whole has been actually retrenching under President Clinton's leadership.
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To me, it is a process, a process that starts with raising awareness, engaging international partners on this issue, and being committed to a different course of action.
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If we can't begin to agree on fundamentals, such as the elimination of the most abusive forms of child labor, then we really are not ready to march forward into the future.
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