WLP is a nonprofit public interest legal organization working to defend and advance the rights of women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people in Pennsylvania and beyond.
We are available to help,
CLICK HERE!
Violence is Never the Answer
James Pouillon, a 63-year-old man from Owosso County in Michigan, was shot and killed on Friday morning while protesting abortion across from a high school in Owosso. According to authorities, Pouillon was killed by Harlan Drake, 33, who drove up to him in a truck and...
Third Circuit Rules in Favor of Wage Equity for Women in PA
Despite the influx of women into the workforce, gender inequality persists, as this report released by the The Institute for Women's Policy Research reminds us. Men earn more than women in almost all occupations. Moreover, women earn less than men both in the ten...
The Truth Behind “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
Adoption is often thought of as a good, politically-uncharged alternative for women who are pregnant, but feel that for whatever reason they cannot raise a child, and do not want to have an abortion. Think again. Kathryn Joyce at The Nation has an article entitled...
Women and Health Care Reform
President Barack Obama's speech to Congress Wednesday night addressing health care may have been a reminder to some of how the progress of the Obama Administration's "women-friendly initiatives," highly visible in the first six months of President Obama's presidency,...
Can Two Women Have Similar Jobs Without it Becoming a “Catfight?”
Last week brought the news that Diane Sawyer will replace Charles Gibson on ABC’s World News Tonight, making her the second woman to anchor one of the three major network nightly news shows. This New York Times article examines Ms. Sawyer’s ascension to the post and...
