Pay Discrimination

We Can't Wait For Fair Pay

By Deborah J. Vagins, Washington Legislative Office at 11:02am
Today is Equal Pay Day, the day into 2012 that a woman must work, on average, to make she same amount a man did in 2011 alone. Read More

On the Agenda: Week of April 16 – 20, 2012

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 11:29am
Congress is back in session, so we've got a busy week ahead. Read More

The Rights We Take for Granted

By Ariela Migdal, Women's Rights Project at 12:06pm
It may seem obvious that all workers are entitled to a work environment free from sex discrimination and to the wages guaranteed to them by law. But for laborers ... Read More

Bloomberg L.P Decision Takes Women's Equality Two Steps Back

By Galen Sherwin, Women's Rights Project at 1:33pm
Today, as we celebrate Women's Equality Day, commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote, I find myself reflecting on a ... Read More

On HBO's "Gloria: In Her Own Words"

By Amy L. Katz, Women's Rights Project at 12:02pm
As I watched HBO's Gloria Steinem documentary, Gloria: In Her Own Words, I remembered the day that everything changed for me. Late June 1972. I was 17 and had just ... Read More

Former First Lady and Women's Rights Advocate: Betty Ford

By Zoë Barth-Werb, Women's Rights Project at 2:38pm
On Friday, Betty Ford died at the age of 93. As first lady, she was best known for her outspoken nature and willingness to voice an often controversial opinion on ... Read More

Supreme Court Term Is Pro-Business and Pro-Free Speech

By Suzanne Ito, ACLU at 2:22pm
The Supreme Court ended the 2010 term today, delivering the much-anticipated decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, a case that challenged ... Read More

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
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