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July 19: Join us in Pittsburgh with Lady Parts Justice League
Lady Parts Justice League is on a comedy-and-activism themed road trip they’re calling the Vagical Mystery Tour this summer, and the Women’s Law Project will be a part of their Pittsburgh show! WLP Senior Staff Attorney Susan Frietsche will be featured as a special...
PA Senate Goes Backward, Passes Dangerous TANF Ban
We strongly oppose Senate Bill 6. Read the letter we sent to Pennsylvania Senators urging them to oppose Senate Bill 6. Unfortunately, the Pennsylvania Senate just passed SB6 by a margin of 40 to nine. We’d like to thank Pennsylvania Senators Blake, Costa, Farnese,...
WLP's Amal Bass Honored as Attorney 'Shaping Philadelphia'
WLP Attorney Amal Bass and her work at the Women's Law Project are spotlighted today in Billy Penn's "Who's Next?" feature focused on the legal profession. From BillyPenn.com: Young people make up some of the best lawyers and legal minds in Philadelphia. So for the...
Action Alert: Support Women in Recovery by Opposing SB6
The Women’s Law Project strongly opposes Senate Bill 6, and urges you to support women in recovery in Pennsylvania by expressing opposition to this legislation to your state Senator. In short, Senate Bill 6 would impose a lifetime ban on Temporary Assistance for Needy...
WLP Speaks Out in Support of Philadelphia's Prior Wage/Equal Pay Ordinance
Advocates gathered at Philadelphia City Hall today to express support for Philadelphia's prior wage/equal pay ordinance, and the city officials who are fighting against the current attempt to obstruct it. After a hearing in which Women’s Law Project and Pathways PA,...
