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Update: Philadelphia Breastfeeding Accommodation Bill Signed into Law
UPDATE: September 3, 2014, Mayor Nutter signed the Breastfeeding Accommodation Bill No. 130922 into law, and he quotes WLP Executive Director, Carol Tracy, saying "Philadelphia is the most women friendly city in the USA." Earlier Post: Philadelphia City...
"I should not have had to sue my employer to have a healthy pregnancy or keep breastfeeding"
Guest Blogger: Bobbi Bockoras As a mother of three children, working in the manufacturing industry, I am truly in the minority: I'm one of 30 women in our facility and the only one with small children. Still, I hardly thought that in this day and age I would have to...
Long Road Since "Roe"
Kate Michelman, President Emeritus, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Co-Chair, WomenVote PA For me and millions of other women, inequality before the law has been the story of our lives. Most recently, advocates on both sides of the equal-pay issue seem to forget that...
Women’s Law Project Files Title IX Complaints Against Pennsylvania State System Universities
On April 17th, the Women’s Law Project filed complaints with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education against nine members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PSSHE), asking OCR to address the historical and ongoing...
Court Enters Consent Decree So Pennsylvania Girls Can Wrestle
The Women’s Law Project and Flaster/Greenberg P.C. announce the successful resolution of a lawsuit on behalf of a Pennsylvania seventh-grade female student who was denied the opportunity to participate in the Line Mountain School District’s all-male wrestling program,...
