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Remembering Larry Frankel
Advocates for women’s equality lost a champion on August 28, 2009, with the death of Larry Frankel, former state lobbyist for the ACLU of Pennsylvania. For sixteen years, Larry was the voice of civil liberties in Harrisburg. He was one of only a handful of public...
Victory for Victims of Sex Discrimination Based on Gender Stereotyping—Even if They’re Gay
On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a ruling in Prowel v. Wise Business Forms,07-3997 (3d Cir. Aug. 28, 2009), which states clearly that a plaintiff can bring a claim of gender stereotyping sex discrimination under Title VII even if there...
Celebrating Suffrage, But There’s More to Be Done
This week, we celebrated Women’s Equality Day which marked the 89th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, extending the right to vote to include women. Suffragists worked—and worked hard—for over seven decades to fight for women’s...
Letter to the Editor: Sexual Assault Charges Against Ben Roethlisberger
The western Pennsylvania office of the Women’s Law Project, along with Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, sent the following letter to the editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette regarding the paper’s treatment of the sexual assault charges against Steelers quarterback Ben...
Women’s Rights in the Spotlight
This week the New York Times Magazine focuses on “Saving the World’s Women.” An essay by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, titled “The Women’s Crusade,” is at the center of an issue that explores women’s causes around the world. Kristof and WuDunn make a strong...
