Equality | Women's Law Project

Women’s rights fight has moved to state level

by Barbara DiTullio | Dec 14, 2012 | Abortion Access, Contraception, Equality, Reproductive Rights, Women's health, WomenVote PA

Op-Ed by Kate Michelman and Carol Tracy, appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, December 9, 2012 That Mitt Romney was stunned by his defeat says much about his and others’ blindness to the divergent forces that carried Barack Obama to victory. Imagine the...

Ms. Magazine Reports on the Women’s Law Project and Charlotte Murphy

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 6, 2012 | Athletic Equity, Equality, Gender Discrimination, Title IX

Molly Duerig, WLP Intern It’s been forty years since the passage of Title IX, a crucial piece of legislation that prohibits sex discrimination in federally-funded educational programs. Although we’ve come a long way, cases continue to pop up that prove we still have...

Report Released on the 40th Anniversary of Title IX

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 19, 2012 | Education, Equality, Gender Discrimination, Girls, Single-Sex Schools, Title IX, Uncategorized

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern As a member of The National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE), the Women’s Law Project is pleased to share NCWGE’s report celebrating Title IX’s 40th anniversary. NCWGE is a non-profit made up of over 50 organizations...

ACLU Launches “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” Campaign

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 18, 2012 | Equality, Gender Discrimination, Girls, Single-Sex Schools, Title IX, Uncategorized

Liz Weissert, WLP Intern In May 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced the launch of their “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” Campaign. To initiate this campaign, the ACLU sent letters to various public school districts across the United States including...

Women’s Law Project Releases Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women

by Barbara DiTullio | May 15, 2012 | Domestic violence, Economic Justice, Education, Employment, Equality, Family Planning, Family Violence, Gender Discrimination, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment, Violence Against Women, Women's health

The Women’s Law Project (WLP) released today a major report, Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women, linking sex bias to adverse health outcomes in women. The release of this report coincides with National...

Divide and Conquer: The Wal-Mart Lawsuits Are Back

by Barbara DiTullio | Nov 18, 2011 | Employment, Equality, Sex Discrimination

Four months after the United States Supreme Court, without ruling on the merits of the sex discrimination case under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, told Betty Dukes and her co-plaintiffs that their lawsuit against Wal-Mart could not proceed as a nationwide...

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