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

by | 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...

Special November-December Wrap Up!

by | Dec 30, 2014 | Health Care, Health insurance, Medicaid, PA Legislature, pregnancy discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant workers fairness, Rape, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Assault, women voting, Women's health

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Welcome to a special end-of-the-year, double-month wrap-up. It’s been a bit, but hmm, what happened in November? Oh, right: Pennsylvanians broke from a sixty-year state history and national trend to elect a new governor into office in...

Family Caps are Still Considered Birth Control in Pennsylvania

by | Sep 23, 2014 | Abortion, Abortion Access, Economic Justice, PA Legislature, Pennsylvania, Rape, Reproductive Rights, Sexual Assault, Welfare, Women's health, working mothers, Working poor

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff The U.S. Census Bureau’s new report on family income reveals that 14.5 percent of all Americans, 45.3 million people, live in poverty. That’s two percentage points higher than 2007, before the recession. Pennsylvania is no exception. In 2011,...
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