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Women's Rights:
The ACLU's Women's Rights Project was co-founded in 1972 by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Through litigation, community outreach, advocacy and public education, WRP empowers poor women, women of color and immigrant women who have been victimized by gender bias and face pervasive barriers to equality. Learn more about the WRP.


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Womens Rights : Publications

Annual Report 2004 (02/22/2005)

Letter to Harvard President Larry Summers (01/27/2005)
The Women's Rights Project joined with other organizations to call on Harvard President Larry Summers to rescind his recent statements that implied women's under representation in the math and sciences is due to innate differences.

The Forgotton Population: A Look at Death Row in the United States Through the Experiences of Women (01/20/2005)
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Executive Summary of The Forgotten Population: A Look at Death Row in the United States Through the Experiences of Women (11/29/2004)
Since 1973, 148 women have been sentenced to death in the United States. As of December 2004, there are 50 women on Death Row. These women vary in age from 22 to 73 years old and have been on Death Row for periods ranging from a few months to nearly 20 years. While much attention has been paid to women who have already been executed, such as Aileen Wournos and Karla Faye Tucker, little is known about the experiences of women who are living on Death Row.

Derechos de las Mujeres Trabajadoras en Nueva York (01/30/2004)

Derechos de las Mujeres Trabajadoras (01/30/2004)

Rights of Women Workers in New York (01/30/2004)

Rights of Women Workers (01/30/2004)

Women's Rights Project Annual Report 2003 (12/23/2003)

Women and Girls: Policy Briefs on Critical Issues in Michigan (11/12/2003)

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