The goal of the ACLU WRP is to secure gender equality and ensure that all women and girls are able to lead lives of dignity free from violence and discrimination. This means an America where all women and girls have access to quality education, employment, housing, and health, irrespective of race, class, income, immigration status or involvement with the criminal justice system.
Table of Contents
ADVANCING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES…2
Protecting the Workplace Rights of Low-Wage Immigrant Women Workers…2
Women in Non-Traditional Occupations…8
Strengthening Employment Protections…10
ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS…12
Ending Housing Discrimination Against Survivors of Domestic Violence…12
Sexual Harassment and Housing…15
Police and Governmental Response to Domestic Violence…15
Ending Employment Discrimination Against Survivors of Domestic Violence…17
REFORMING THE CRIMINAL & JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS…18
Girls in the Juvenile Justice System…20
Challenging Discriminatory Criminal Prosecutions…23
Performing Activism (Words from Prison)…24
GUARANTEEING EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY…25
Sex Segregated Public Education…25
Sexual Harassment/Assault in Schools…28
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