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03/31/2011

100 Years After the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

By Ilona Nanay, Women's Rights Project at 6:26pm

(Editor's note: We know it's no longer Women's History Month, but we still have a lot more to say! We'll be featuring a few more posts in April.)

When people think of women's rights, issues like the glass ceiling, sexual harassment, or reproductive freedom usually come to mind. At the ACLU, we continue to push for women's equality in these areas while also identifying and fighting new threats to civil liberties. The latest? Patents on human genes.

On Monday, the ACLU will be before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., to argue that human genes should not be patented. Arguing with us will be Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal. That's right: the U.S. government has filed a friend-of-the-court brief concluding that patents on human genes issued by the Patent Office are invalid.

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03/29/2011
Wal-Mart

What Women Told Us: Pay and Promotion Disparities Are Rampant, Part III

By Ilona Nanay, Women's Rights Project & Katherine Clemente, Women's Rights Project at 9:18pm

Today, Wal-Mart v. Dukes was argued in front of the Supreme Court. At issue is whether this sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart should be allowed to proceed as a class action. The ACLU submitted a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that class actions are appropriate when employees allege that a company's policy allowing managers to subjectively decide who receives promotions and pay increases has led to gender disparities, even in a company as large as Wal-Mart. Today we're featuring quotes from women who have commented on our posts about the case, with striking examples of sex discrimination they have experienced on the job.

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03/28/2011
Wal-Mart

What Women Told Us: Pay and Promotion Disparities Are Rampant, Part II

By Ilona Nanay, Women's Rights Project & Katherine Clemente, Women's Rights Project at 6:24pm

Tomorrow, Wal-Mart v. Dukes will be argued in front of the Supreme Court. At issue is whether this sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart should be allowed to proceed as a class action. The ACLU submitted a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that class actions are appropriate when employees allege that a company’s policy allowing managers to subjectively decide who receives promotions and pay increases has led to gender disparities, even in a company as large as Wal-Mart. Today we’re featuring quotes from women who have commented on our posts about the case, with striking examples of sex discrimination they have experienced on the job.

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03/25/2011
Wal-Mart

What Women Told Us: Pay and Promotion Disparities Are Rampant, Part I

By Ilona Nanay, Women's Rights Project & Katherine Clemente, Women's Rights Project at 6:11pm

On March 29, Wal-Mart v. Dukes will be argued in front of the Supreme Court. At issue is whether this sex discrimination case against Wal-Mart should be allowed to proceed as a class action. The ACLU submitted a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that class actions are appropriate when employees allege that a company’s policy allowing managers to subjectively decide who receives promotions and pay increases has led to gender disparities, even in a company as large as Wal-Mart. Today we’re featuring quotes from women who have commented on our posts about the case, with striking examples of sex discrimination they have experienced on the job.

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