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SCOTUS to Wal-Mart Women: You're on Your Own

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 3:19pm
The Supreme Court ruled this morning 5-4 that a nationwide class action lawsuit challenging sex discrimination in pay and promotions at Wal-Mart cannot go forward. Read More

The War on Drugs = A War on Women and Families

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 5:44pm
June 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's declaration of a "war on drugs" — a war that has cost roughly a trillion dollars, ... Read More

Louisiana School Board Suspends Sex-Segregation Program

By Galen Sherwin, Women's Rights Project & Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 3:24pm
A local school board in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, voted Thursday night to suspend a program at a public middle school that has for two years separated girls from ... Read More

My Mother's Gift to Me

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 9:59am
I miss my mom on Mother's Day. She died a little over two years ago. My mother was a vital force — in her own life and in mine. Among the many things she taught ... Read More

A Woman in the White House — When?

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 5:57pm
When I heard the news on Saturday that Geraldine Ferraro had passed away, tears came to my eyes. I have vivid memories of Ferraro's ill-fated candidacy for vice ... Read More

Wow! What a Party for International Women's Day!

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 3:55pm
Yesterday, the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, was quite a celebration! The day was marked by events, rallies, marches over bridges, web chats, ... Read More

Women's Rights: Where We've Been and Where We're Going

By Anne Morrison, Women's Rights Project & Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 3:39pm
Today, March 8, marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day (IWD), a day that honors the achievements women have made, while noting the obstacles we ... Read More

Wal-Mart Supreme Court Case Highlights Difficulty of Challenging Pay Disparities

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 5:07pm
Today, business and advocacy groups filed briefs in the Supreme Court in a lawsuit brought by women employees of retail giant Wal-Mart. Read More

The Constitution Protects Women Despite Justice Scalia's Views

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project at 11:46am
In a recent interview with California Lawyer, Justice Scalia stated that women are not protected by the Constitution. Scalia told the magazine: Read More

Watch It: CEDAW Hearing Today at 2 p.m.

By Lenora Lapidus, Women's Rights Project & Vania Leveille, Washington Legislative Office at 10:28am
Today at 2 p.m., the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law will hold a hearing on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of ... Read More
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