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Today, gender bias continues to create huge barriers for many women. Ongoing struggles include ensuring equal economic opportunities, educational equity, and an end to gender-based violence.
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Domestic Violence Drawing

May 31, 2017

State Housing Finance Agencies Should Prevent Housing Discrimination Against Survivors of Domestic Violence

State Housing Finance Agencies Should Prevent Housing Discrimination Against Survivors of Domestic Violence
Frontier, Sexism won't fly

May 16, 2017

Frontier Airlines Made Me Choose Between Breastfeeding My Daughter or Doing My Job

Frontier Airlines Made Me Choose Between Breastfeeding My Daughter or Doing My Job
Paul Ryan

May 5, 2017

The 'Health Care' Bill the House Just Passed Makes Being a Woman a Pre-Existing Condition

The 'Health Care' Bill the House Just Passed Makes Being a Woman a Pre-Existing Condition
Nuisance Laws, Domestic Violence

Apr 7, 2017

This Missouri City Banishes Domestic Violence Survivors for Calling the Police

This Missouri City Banishes Domestic Violence Survivors for Calling the Police
Skirts and Shoes

Apr 6, 2017

What Does Mike Pence’s ‘No Girls Allowed’ Rule Have in Common With School Dress Codes and Single-Sex Classrooms? Exclusion, Shaming, and Victim-Blaming.

What Does Mike Pence’s ‘No Girls Allowed’ Rule Have in Common With School Dress Codes and Single-Sex Classrooms? Exclusion, Shaming, and Victim-Blaming.
National Guard Worker

Apr 4, 2017

Working Women, Your Paycheck Has Been Trapped in a Time Warp

Working Women, Your Paycheck Has Been Trapped in a Time Warp
eviction

Mar 30, 2017

Unfair Eviction Screening Policies Are Disproportionately Blacklisting Black Women

Unfair Eviction Screening Policies Are Disproportionately Blacklisting Black Women
United States Department of Labor

Mar 22, 2017

LGBT and Women Workers Deserve a Labor Secretary Who Is Committed to Their Well-Being

LGBT and Women Workers Deserve a Labor Secretary Who Is Committed to Their Well-Being
Stethoscope

Mar 16, 2017

The Obamacare Repeal Bill is Catastrophically Bad. And The Numbers Prove It.

The Obamacare Repeal Bill is Catastrophically Bad. And The Numbers Prove It.
Women's Day ACLU

Mar 8, 2017

On International Women’s Day, Here’s How the ACLU Is Fighting for Women’s Rights in the Face of the Most Anti-Woman Agenda in History

On International Women’s Day, Here’s How the ACLU Is Fighting for Women’s Rights in the Face of the Most Anti-Woman Agenda in History