News & Commentary about Women's Rights in the Workplace

The ACLU works in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

Mar 3, 2017

In Trump’s ‘Maternity Leave’ Plan, The Devil — and the Stereotypes — Are In the Details

Feb 28, 2017

The ACLU Remembers Aileen Hernandez

Feb 18, 2017

Women Directors Might Just Get the Hollywood Ending They Have Been Hoping For

Jul 29, 2016

Could Equal Pay, Paid Family Leave, and Pregnancy Protections Be the Issues That Bridge the Political Divide?

May 10, 2016

Airline Pilots Should Not Have to Choose Between Their Jobs and Breastfeeding Their Babies

Apr 28, 2016

Our Military Shouldn’t Turn Its Back on Servicewomen Who Need an Abortion

Apr 15, 2016

How the Clarence Thomas Confirmation Hearings Changed How America Talks About Sexual Harassment

Apr 12, 2016

The Day We Hate More Than Tax Day

U.S. Women's Soccer team ticker tape parade in New York City

Apr 1, 2016

After the Ticker Tape Parade, a Grim Reality for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Mar 25, 2016

Hey Albany, New Yorkers Deserve Paid Family Leave