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Economic Conditions Worsen for Philadelphia Women
A new report written by Women's Way, the country's oldest and largest women's funding federation, reveals stagnant socioeconomic standing and worsening conditions for women in the greater Philadelphia area. The report is the 2008 update to its signature research...
Progress is Stalled for Women in the Corporate World
A study conducted by Catalyst, a nonprofit that promotes opportunities for women in business, revealed that women in 2008 made no significant gains in achieving more top U.S. business jobs. Women also did not make gains in becoming board directors, corporate officers...
Anti-choice activists want to increase the number of abortions
The Wall Street Journal reports that anti-choice activists have renewed their call for federal, state and local governments to stop granting money to Planned Parenthood. This is nothing new. However, they do have a new reason for why the government should contribute...
Women and President-elect Obama’s Economic Stimulus Plan
Two recent op-eds in the Boston Globe and New York Times have examined what effect President-elect Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan would have on women. And they're finding that women are practically shut out of the plan altogether. First, let's look at the...
Women's Law Project in the News
WLP staff have been making the media rounds and we thought we'd let you know! First, our executive director, Carol Tracy, was quoted in this Philadelphia Inquirer column about Governor Rendell's sexist remarks about Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano. Carol Tracy, of the...
