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Prowel v. Wise Business Forms
Just a quick note to let you know that the Women's Law Project is mentioned in this week's feature story in the Pittsburgh City Paper, "Gender Gap," about the work we're doing in the case of Brian Prowel, a Butler County man who was subject to years of harassment at...
Women's Rights Around the World
Some good news from the current administration: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed onto a UN-sponsored campaign to end violence against women worldwide. This is a change from the United States' previous reluctance to sign onto and ratify international...
Tom Daschle as the New HHS Secretary
Tom Daschle’s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services sent a powerful message of the importance of health reform to President-elect Obama. But what does his nomination mean to the women's rights community? Here's an interesting analysis of Daschle’s...
Reducing Domestic Violence at the Salon
Hair salons are not exactly synonymous with feminist activism. But in cities like New York and Chicago, law enforcement officials and activists are working with hairstylists to recognize signs of domestic abuse in their clients and help them get the assistance they...
Westinghouse Encourages Girls to Pursue Interest in Engineering
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that Westinghouse is presenting a program aimed at increasing girls' interest in engineering. Just as the demand for nuclear energy specialists is growing, so too is interest in Westinghouse Electric Co.'s "Introduce a Girl to...
