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Karen Nussbaum (born April 25, 1950) is an American labor leader and founding director of Working America. Nussbaum was born in Chicago where her mother, Annette Brenner Nussbaum, was a publicist, and her father, Myron "Mike" Nussbaum, was an exterminator, actor, and director.
Karen Nussbaum is a longtime leader in the working women's movement, co-founding 9to5 and founding Working America. She also served as the director of the Women's Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor and wrote several books and articles on labor and politics.
Karen Nussbaum is a longtime organizer for women's rights and labor issues. She co-founded 9to5, led the U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, and created Working America.
Feb 1, 2021 · Karen Nussbaum was a cofounder of 9to5, a labor-feminist organization that brought women workers into the movement in the 1970s. In this interview, she talks about the political moment, the tactics, and the legacy of 9to5.
Dec 11, 2020 · Karen Nussbaum was a secretary who co-founded 9to5, a campaign for office workers' rights in the 1970s. She inspired the hit comedy film 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin, with her humour and activism.
Karen Nussbaum, the founding director of Working America and the Working America Education Fund, has been fighting for the rights of working people for more than four decades. She was a founder and director of 9to5, the National Association of Working Women and president of District 925, SEIU.
Feb 11, 2021 · Listen to an interview with Karen Nussbaum, the founder of 9to5, a coalition of female clerical workers who fought for better working conditions in the 1970s. Learn how the pandemic has reversed the progress of women in the workforce and how the 9to5 movement faced similar challenges in the past.
