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Anti-choice activist still spreading misinformation
Earlier, we blogged about Ross Douthat's op-ed in the New York Times contending that the anti-choice activists are not out of touch with mainstream Americans, which we exposed as a misrepresentation of the very radical goals of the movement. We also blogged about...
V is for Victory
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/2026411] Does this video remind you of conditions at your school? Do you believe that your school isn’t treating boys and girls equally when it comes to athletics? The Women's Law Project is partnering with organizations across the country...
75th Woman Goes to the House of Representatives
Election Day 2008 guaranteed that more women than ever will serve in the 111th U.S. Congress, and on Dec. 6, Mary Jo Kilroy of Ohio claimed the right to join their ranks. Kilroy, a Democrat, was in a race too-close-to-call until provisional ballots were counted in the...
Economic Conditions Worsen for Philadelphia Women
A new report written by Women's Way, the country's oldest and largest women's funding federation, reveals stagnant socioeconomic standing and worsening conditions for women in the greater Philadelphia area. The report is the 2008 update to its signature research...
Progress is Stalled for Women in the Corporate World
A study conducted by Catalyst, a nonprofit that promotes opportunities for women in business, revealed that women in 2008 made no significant gains in achieving more top U.S. business jobs. Women also did not make gains in becoming board directors, corporate officers...
Anti-choice activists want to increase the number of abortions
The Wall Street Journal reports that anti-choice activists have renewed their call for federal, state and local governments to stop granting money to Planned Parenthood. This is nothing new. However, they do have a new reason for why the government should contribute...
Women and President-elect Obama’s Economic Stimulus Plan
Two recent op-eds in the Boston Globe and New York Times have examined what effect President-elect Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan would have on women. And they're finding that women are practically shut out of the plan altogether. First, let's look at the...
Women's Law Project in the News
WLP staff have been making the media rounds and we thought we'd let you know! First, our executive director, Carol Tracy, was quoted in this Philadelphia Inquirer column about Governor Rendell's sexist remarks about Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano. Carol Tracy, of the...
Clearing Up Untruths About Abortion
This Sunday’s New York Times published an op-ed by Ross Douthat of the Atlantic, in which he spent over 1,100 words perpetuating untruths and myths about the anti-choice movement in an apparent effort to absolve them of any blame for John McCain’s loss. For example,...
Florida Adoption Ban
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's editorial board has come out in favor of a Florida court's ruling that the ban on LGBT people adopting children in that state is unconstitutional. [Florida is] one of a few states with laws that prevent gay men and lesbians from adopting...
