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WLP Statement on Congressman Tim Murphy
Pennsylvania Rep. Tim Murphy isn’t the first and won’t be the last hypocrite politician who fails to practice what he so emphatically preaches. In fact, it's unlikely any politician who votes to restrict access to safe legal abortion would ever have to practice what...
WLP's New Website Exposes Discrimination Against Female Athletes in Pennsylvania Secondary Schools
The Women’s Law Project is proud to present FAIR:PLAY, a new website that enables anyone to quickly and easily check if any given public secondary school in Pennsylvania may be discriminating against female athletes. We are launching the website at a kickoff party at...
WLP Statement on Trump Administration's Rollback of Protections for Sexual Assault Victims in School
The Office for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Education has formally rescinded longstanding guidance requiring federally funded schools to address allegations of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault. The administration has rescinded two...
Report: PA Crisis Pregnancy Center Chain Misused State Funds
A taxpayer-funded Pennsylvania-based “crisis pregnancy center” chain called Real Alternatives has been misusing state funds for decades, according to the Pennsylvania Office of the Auditor General. “It is outrageous that, by its own admission in court, Real...
We Filed a Brief Supporting the City of Philadelphia in the Fight for Equal Pay
The Women’s Law Project filed an amici brief in federal court on behalf of itself and 27 organizations supporting Philadelphia’s prior wage legislation. Despite passing into law unanimously last year, the equal pay ordinance has been stalled due to a lawsuit. The...
