Gender Discrimination | Women's Law Project

WLP’s Carol Tracy on the Power of Collective Action

by Tara Murtha | Nov 17, 2021 | Gender Discrimination

“If there is one lesson, it is the power of joining forces,” WLP Executive Director Carol Tracy said in a recent profile in 34th Street, a publication run by students at University of Pennsylvania, where Tracy teaches courses on gender and the law. “Collective work is...

Tonight! Philadelphia Premiere of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”

by Barbara DiTullio | Mar 6, 2015 | Equality, Gender Discrimination, Pennsylvania, People of Color, Philadelphia, Rape, Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual orientation, Women's health, women's rights

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a new full-length feature documentary that explores the early era of the U.S. feminist movement, premieres in Philadelphia tonight. Following the 7pm screening at the Ritz Bourse, Access Matters...

Women’s Law Project Heads to the Pennsylvania Progressive Summit

by Barbara DiTullio | Feb 6, 2015 | Abortion Access, Economic Justice, Gender Discrimination, Medicaid, PA Law, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, pregnancy discrimination, Title IX, Women's health, Women's Law Project, WomenVote PA

As a non-profit Pennsylvania-based organization dedicated to advancing the legal status of women and girls, we are, of course, heading up to Harrisburg for the Progressive Summit today. These are a few of the panels that you will not want to miss: At 11AM on Saturday,...

ALERT: ATHLETIC EQUITY REPORTING LAW UNDER ATTACK IN HARRISBURG!

by Barbara DiTullio | Oct 21, 2013 | Athletic Equity, Gender Discrimination, Girls, PA Law, Sex Discrimination, Sports, Title IX

Just last week, the first annual athletic gender equity reports were due from public secondary schools under a new state law that passed on June 30, 2012. The Equity in Interscholastic Athletics Disclosure Act (or Act 82 Article XVI-C) requires secondary schools to...

Philadelphia Can Protect Pregnant Workers from Discrimination

by Barbara DiTullio | Oct 4, 2013 | Gender Discrimination, Philadelphia City Council, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness, Sex Discrimination, working women

By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney On October 3, 2013, Philadelphia City Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, and Councilmember Bass introduced legislation that, if passed, will protect pregnant women who work in Philadelphia from discrimination in the...

The Wage Gap Starts in Childhood

by Barbara DiTullio | Aug 19, 2013 | Economic Justice, Gender Discrimination, Girls, Sexism, Wage Gap

Aly Mance, WLP Intern Parents do their best to be good role models for their children; and for generations, they have given their children chores to do in exchange for an allowance in order to teach them responsibility and work ethic. Sadly though, at a very young...

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