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| What now?
| Important Announcement from Amal Bass & Susan Frietsche
| Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pa. Department of Human Services (Medicaid Case)
| After Defunding CPCs, Pennsylvania Seeks Applications from Orgs For Program to Support Pregnant People  
| Statement: Court Upholds Harrisburg’s Buffer Zone … Again  
| Law360: The Pennsylvania Reproductive Rights Case to Watch as Dobbs Turns One
| One Year Later: Will You Commit to Fighting for a Better Post-Roe PA?
| June 8: Harrisburg’s Statutory Buffer Zone in Court, Again
| WLP Joins New Brief Filed in FDA Mifepristone Case
| WLP Joins Medication Abortion Brief Filed to U.S. Supreme Court
| Urging President Biden to Keep His Promise
| Today is AANHPI Equal Pay Day
| 56 Years & Counting Since PA Updated Our Equal Pay Law
| What You Need to Know About the FDA/Mifepristone Lawsuit
| Message from Maggie: Why We Defend Buffer Zones
| Today is Latina Equal Pay Day
| From WLP Attorney Sophia: Why I Talked to NYT Magazine About My Judicial Bypass Work
| Today is Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day 
| A Giving Tuesday Message from Sue and Amal
| Yes, They’re Coming for IVF & Birth Control
| About Last Night: Victories for Abortion Rights
| Listen: Oral Arguments at Pennsylvania Supreme Court 
| This Week: Abortion Rights at PA Supreme Court
| Announcing the WLP Annual Advocate Sex Crime Case Review Guidebook
| The Wage Gap for Black Women Got Worse
| WLP Statement on the Reproductive Freedom Platform for Philadelphia
| Let’s Talk About the Wage Gap for Mothers
| WLP at Netroots Nation
| Post-Roe PA: Minors in Need of Abortion Have the Right to Judicial Bypass
| WLP Statement on Governor Wolf’s Lawsuit Against the General Assembly
| 50 Years After Passage, Implementation of Title IX is Still a Battleground
| Post-Roe PA: Pittsburgh Passes Legislation to Protect Abortion Access
| URGENT: The Midnight Raid to Eliminate Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania
| From Carol Tracy: Introducing New Leadership at WLP
| Updated: WLP Statement on Dobbs Ruling & Overturning Roe
| WLP Applauds New Title IX Guidelines
| WLP Launches Program to Help Pennsylvanians Facing Pregnancy & Lactation Discrimination
| LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day
| [Action Alert] June in Harrisburg: Banning Abortion & Bullying Trans Kids
| We’re Calling for an Investigation
| WLP Statement in Response to Leaked U.S. Supreme Court Draft Opinion
| Know Your Rights: Pregnancy & the Workplace
| Honors for WLP’s Amal Bass & What’s Next in Harrisburg
| Defending Transgender Pennsylvanians on Trans Day of Visibility & Every Day
| Action Alert: Protect Gender-Diverse & Transgender Kids in Pennsylvania
| Today is (Another) Equal Pay Day
| Thanking Dr. Lisa Perriera on Abortion Provider Appreciation Day
| Action Alert: Lawmakers Vote on a Permanent Anti-Abortion Constitutional Amendment and to Defund Preventative Reproductive Healthcare Today
| Roe at 49: The Single Most Important Thing You Can Do Right Now to Save Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania
| Victory: Opinion Affirms Schools Must Respond to Reports of Dating Violence Under Title IX, With No Exception for Visitors or Guests
| What You Need to Know About Abortion Rights in Pennsylvania
| Victory: Harrisburg Buffer Zone Upheld as Anti-Abortion Harassment Escalates
| WLP Case Explainer: Abortion Rights at the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1
| Carol Tracy Announces Major News About the Future of WLP
| Medicaid Abortion Ban Case Heads to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
| WLP’s new oped in the Inquirer: Will a Texas-style Abortion Ban Come to Pennsylvania?
| We Improved Young People’s Access to Abortion Amid the Pandemic
| Dear Politicians: Bullying Trans Kids is Not a Game
| The Goal: End Discrimination On and Off the Field  
| Fighting Anti-Abortion Extremism
| How We Are Failing Pregnant Pennsylvanians
| Victory: PA Supreme Court Confirms Prostitution Not a Defense Against Rape
| Update in the PA Medicaid Abortion Coverage Case
| Today is, Once Again, Equal Pay Day
| Talking with an Abortion Provider Counselor about Her Typical Day
| WLP Files Brief in Title IX Case Arguing Dating Violence is a Form of Sex-Based Harassment
| On International Women’s Day, Calling Out Pennsylvania’s Shameful Neglect of Pregnant People
| Action Alert: Send a Postcard to the White House for Abortion Access
| Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania at #Roe48
| WLP Calls to Eliminate Hyde Amendment as Congress Considers Its Discriminatory Harms
| Fighting for Justice for Military Sexual Assault Survivors at the U.S. Supreme Court
| New Report Details Widespread Sexual Harassment in Philadelphia Restaurants
| Transgender Rights Case Back in Court During Trans Awareness Week
| WLP Statement on Oral Arguments in the ACA Case at the U.S. Supreme Court
| WLP Files Comment Opposing Attempt to Deprive Workers of Critical Labor Rights
| We’re Calling on the PA Legislature to Support Equitable Access to Contraception
| Tune in to Watch Oral Arguments in PA Medicaid Abortion Funding Case at 9:30 AM
| Wednesday 10/14: Watch Oral Arguments in Our Medicaid Ban Abortion Case
| Press Release: Pennsylvania-based “Crisis Pregnancy Centers” are Promoting Unethical Medical Experimentation on Pregnant People
| WLP Joins Brief Arguing Against LGBTQ+ Discrimination in Adoption
| Today: Marching for Black Lives. Listening to Black Voices.
| The Trump/DeVos Title IX Rules Go In Effect Today
| New Study: Why Legal Abortion Doesn’t Ensure Access to Abortion
| Good News: Philadelphia is the Latest City to Rally Behind Equal Pay
| WLP Opposes Defense Tactic of Introducing Rape Victims’ Convictions for Prostitution
| Pregnant People with COVID-19 May Be More at Risk for Severe Illness
| WLP Statement: U.S. Supreme Court Contraception Mandate Decision Devastating Blow to Public Health Under Guise of Religious Freedom
| Victory: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Buffer Zone Challenge
| WLP Joins Brief Calling for Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment
| WLP Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Victory in June Medical Abortion Rights Case
| Equal Pay is a Racial Justice Issue
| Victory! Federal Civil Rights Protections Cover LGBTQ+ Workers & What It Means for Pennsylvania
| WLP’s Analysis of the New Title IX Rules
| Today at 10AM: Contraception Access at the Supreme Court
| Join us for a (Virtual) Film Screening & Panel on Obstacles to Paying for Abortion
| ICYMI: New Movie Casts Stark Light on PA Teen’s Quest for an Abortion
| Abortion Access & Judicial Bypass During Coronavirus in Pennsylvania
| Q&A with David S. Cohen about “Obstacle Course,” the New Book on Abortion Access
| Resource: Obtaining Protection From Abuse Orders in Philadelphia During the Pandemic
| Obtaining Protection from Abuse Orders Amid the Coronavirus
| We’re Rallying on the Steps of the U.S. Supreme Court
| Victory: Defendant Did Not Have the Right to Personally Cross-Examination Minor Rape Victim at Trial
| 2020 Update: Does Your Local Pennsylvania Hospital Refuse to Provide Emergency Contraception to Rape Victims?
| Big News: Precedential Victory for Equal Pay in Philadelphia
| One Month from Today: Abortion Rights at the Supreme Court
| Abortion Rights & Access in Pennsylvania at #Roe47
| Victory in Lock Haven University Athletic Equity Case
| These Nine Pennsylvania Lawmakers Just Asked the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade
| WLP Files Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Next Major Abortion Rights Case  
| Pro-Choice Means Supporting Pregnant People
| WLP Statement on Victory in Pittsburgh Buffer Zone Case
| WLP Statement on Abortion Heading to the Supreme Court
| Should Roe Be Overturned? (Spoiler: Absolutely Not)
| WLP Testimony: The Legal History of Rape Culture
| Pennsylvania is Failing its Workers But You Can Help Turn it Around
| Sharing Goals with the U.S. Women’s Soccer World Cup Champions
| Just in: WLP Files Brief Supporting Women Incarcerated in Berks County Prison
| Why We’re Supporting the Class-Action Lawsuit Challenging the Elimination of General Assistance
| “We are nurses, and we support the struggle for Medicaid coverage of abortion”
| WLP Attorney Susan J. Frietsche Honored as “Unsung Hero”
| WLP Selected as Partner in Nationwide Abortion Rights Project
| One Night Only! Will We See You Sunday?
| Victory! PA Supreme Court Affirms Paid Sick Days in Pittsburgh
| Victory: Commonwealth Court Denies Pro-Life Action League’s Demand that Health Department Turn Over Names of Pennsylvania Abortion Providers & Staff
| WLP is Heading to Netroots Nation!
| Victory: Court Rules in Berks Detention Center Case in Favor of Rights of Immigrant Detainees
| Tammy Jackson and Supporting Dignity for All Incarcerated Women
| Action Alert: Help Pennsylvanians With Disabilities and other Vulnerable Populations
| Action Alert: Tell Your State Lawmakers Every Pennsylvanian Should Count in 2020
| WLP Files Brief Supporting Federal Court Challenge to Trump’s Contraception Rules
| Remembering & Honoring Evelyn Bouden, MD
| We’re in Court Again to Protect Abortion Providers
| Case Closed: Alleged Behavior While Pregnant Not Child Abuse Under Civil Law in PA
| Case Closed: U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Review Ruling Supporting Gender-Inclusive School Policy & Transgender Student Rights
| WLP Files Brief in Landmark School Bullying & Harassment Case
| Action Alert: Did Your State Rep. Vote to Deprive Certain Families of Their Rights?
| WLP Files Lawsuit Against Abortion Opponents for Harming Clinic Staff & Patients
| Action Alert: Urge Your State Representative to Reject the “Gross Interference” of HB 321
| WLP’s Terry L. Fromson Honored as a Woman of the Year
| Tonight at 10PM EST: Watch PBS Frontline’s “The Abortion Divide”
| Do you have any plans for 2068? That’s when we expect equal pay.
| Vote for WLP’s Panels at Netroots Nation 2019!
| 2019 Update: Does Your Local Hospital Refuse to Provide Emergency Contraception to Rape Victims?
| WLP Files Brief in Support of Prohibiting Alleged Rapists from Directly Cross-Examining Underage Rape Victims at Trial
| Action Alert: Protect General Assistance, a Lifeline for Vulnerable Pennsylvanians
| Our Response to Proposed Title IX Changes… & Last Call to Comment
| Roe at 46: Abortion is Already Out of Reach for Many Women
| WLP Launches #MeTooPA to Serve Students and Low-Wage Workers who are Victims of Sexual Harassment or Assault
| Pennsylvania Abortion Providers File State Lawsuit Challenging Medicaid Abortion Coverage Ban
| Victory: PA Supreme Court Reverses Superior Court Opinion, Rules in Favor of Pregnant People
| WLP Analysis of the Proposed Title IX Regulations & Invitation for You to Submit Comment
| NYT: Our Work for Rape Victims is Making a Difference
| WLP: Trump Admin’s Proposed “Public Charge” Rule is Radical Departure from Current Policy that Will Harm Immigrants, Especially Women & Their Families
| Why Did Police Departments Throw Out Rape Kits?
| Philadelphians May Get a Fair Work Week
| WLP’s Work for Rape Victims Featured in CNN’s “Destroyed” Report
| LGBTQ Hate Group Petitions U.S. Supreme Court to Review Recent Victory for Transgender Students 
| We Want to Meet Your Friends
| WLP Argues Berks Family Residential Center is Responsible for Sexual Abuse of Detainees
| WLP Files Brief Supporting Philadelphia’s Defense of Prior Wage Equal Pay Ordinance
| Protect Healthcare Access in PA by Urging Your State Senator to OPPOSE HB2138
| Pennsylvania is Trying to Go Backward & You Can Help Stop It
| There’s Still Time to Urge PA Senators to Oppose Kavanaugh
| ICYMI: Listen to WLP’s Carol Tracy Discuss the Allegations Against Judge Kavanaugh
| WLP to Discuss Kavanaugh Allegations on WHYY Radio Times Thursday Sept. 20
| A Victory in the Fight to End Punishment of Pregnancy in Pennsylvania
| Celebrating Women’s Equality Day with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
| Victory: City of Harrisburg Wins Ruling in Buffer Zone Case Brought By Anti-Choice Protesters
| Summer at the Women’s Law Project
| General Assistance: Do You Qualify? What You Need to Know
| Pass SB 942: Redemption for Survivors of Abuse Serving Life Without Parole
| After Losing 5 Federal Lawsuits, Trump Admin Resumes Funding Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
| WLP Joins Brief Defending Immigrant Minors’ Right to Abortion
| WLP Testifies at Policy Hearing About Equal Pay for Black Women in Pennsylvania
| How Pregnant Women Are Excluded From Evidence-Based Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic
| Pittsburgh City Council: UPMC Must Enter Community Benefits Agreement Before Building Expansion
| Victory: Anti-Abortion Radicals Denied Request for Personal Information of Abortion Providers & Staff
| Good News: “$1 Per Touch” Judge Will Not Preside Over Domestic Violence Hearings
| A Victory of Sorts: Allegheny County Police Will Stop Criminalizing Condoms
| On Today’s U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Regarding “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
| Full Opinion Issued in Boyertown Case Protecting Transgender Rights
| Five Ways to Fight Family Separation From Right Here in Pennsylvania
| More Studies on Sexual Harassment in PA are Welcome, But Shouldn’t Delay Action
| Allegheny County Police are Arresting Sex Workers for Possessing Condoms
| WLP Testified in Opposition to HB 861, Preemption of Local Labor Protections
| Action Alert: Tell Your State Rep to Reject Rep. Turzai’s Attempt to Sabotage Help for Sexually Exploited Children  
| Fighting the Criminalization of Pregnancy in Pennsylvania
| June at the Women's Law Project
| Action Alert: Stop PA From Cutting the Safety Net for Women Recovering from Addiction  
| Victory: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Rights of Transgender Students
| City of Philadelphia Still Fighting The Chamber of Commerce’s Effort to Block Equal Pay Law
| WLP Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court Guts Workers’ Rights
| Victory: Third Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Rights of Transgender Students
| What You Need to Know about Trump’s Attack on Title X
| Calling All Moms (and Mom Supporters)! Join Us to Advocate for Workplace Equality in PA on May 22
| Litigation Update: Briefs Filed in Case Re: If Prenatal Drug Use is Child Abuse Under Civil Law
| Action Alert: PA Lawmakers Just Introduced a 6-Week Abortion Ban
| Split Ruling on Lawsuit to Block Philadelphia’s Equal Pay Ordinance 
| Friday, November 30
| Why Raising the Minimum Wage is a Worker's Issue AND a Woman's Issue
| How to Improve Policy Re: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in Pennsylvania
| Urgent: Help Us Fight the Latest Attack on Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania
| Action Alert: Urge Your PA Rep. to Vote NO on Abortion Restriction HB2050
| WLP Assisting Pittsburgh to Develop “Paid Safe Leave” Policy for Victims of Domestic Violence
| Read Our Comments Opposing Radical Expansion of “Conscience-Based” Exceptions to Evidence-Based Healthcare
| Know Your Rights: How to File a Title IX Complaint for Students in K-12 Schools
| Read the Letter We Signed Asking Betsy DeVos to Protect Vulnerable Students by Preserving the School Discipline Guidance
| Abortion in the U.S. is Safe
| The U.S. “Motherhood Penalty” Isn't Getting Any Better
| The U.S. “Motherhood Penalty” Isn’t Getting Any Better
| We Just Filed Another Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States
| WLP Files Brief Supporting the City of Pittsburgh & SEIU in Fight for Paid Sick Days
| Philadelphians Deserve a Fair Workweek, Too
| Rewire: PA Supreme Court Could Decide Whether Using Drugs During Pregnancy Is Child Abuse
| A Report on Pennsylvania’s Community Conversations on Women’s Health
| WLP Asks PA Supreme Court to Review Crucial Case With Significant Implications for Rights of Pregnant Women 
| You're Invited: March with WLP in Philadelphia on Saturday
| Women’s March on Philadelphia 2018 is Sat. 1/20—What You Need to Know
| Thank You Governor Wolf for Pledging to Veto Senate Bill 3
| Urgent Call to Action: Tell your State Representative to Vote NO on SB3
| WLP Statement: Why We Strongly Oppose Senate Bill 3
| Still Shopping? Give the Gift of Equality for Women & Girls  
| 2017 is the Year We Changed the Game
| From Carol Tracy: Do You Know a Woman Who Has Persisted?
| Pittsburgh City Council Passes Resolution Supporting Abortion Access for All
| WLP Statement: Victory in Pittsburgh Buffer Zone Case
| Women’s Equality Advocates Sue the Trump Administration over Equal Pay
| December 1: Please Join Us at Our Annual Gala in Philadelphia 
| Standing Up for Female Athletes & Correcting Myths About Title IX
| Just in: An Action Plan to Protect Contraception Access in Pennsylvania
| Action Alert: Tell Your State Senator Not to Discriminate Against Trans Youth
| Pennsylvania Falls Further Behind While Workplace Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Women Take Effect in Connecticut and Nevada
| WLP Statement on Pennsylvania Suing Donald Trump Over the New Contraception Rules
| On Sexual Harassment in Hollywood, on Campuses, and in Pennsylvania
| WLP Statement on Trump Administration's Rollback of Contraception Mandate
| WLP Statement on Congressman Tim Murphy
| WLP's New Website Exposes Discrimination Against Female Athletes in Pennsylvania Secondary Schools
| WLP Statement on Trump Administration's Rollback of Protections for Sexual Assault Victims in School
| We Filed a Brief Supporting the City of Philadelphia in the Fight for Equal Pay
| WLP Statement on Betsy DeVos’s Title IX Announcement
| What is the Economic Cost of Violence Against Women?
| Ottawa Police Latest to Adopt the “Philadelphia Case Review Model” for Reviewing Unfounded Rape Cases
| 12 Facts About the Attacks on Reproductive Rights in Pennsylvania
| July 19: Join us in Pittsburgh with Lady Parts Justice League
| PA Senate Goes Backward, Passes Dangerous TANF Ban
| Action Alert: Support Women in Recovery by Opposing SB6
| WLP Speaks Out in Support of Philadelphia's Prior Wage/Equal Pay Ordinance
| Action Alert: Tell Senators Toomey & Casey You Oppose Trumpcare (BCRA)
| Press release: Lock Haven Athletes Sue For Athletic Equity and Seek to Stop Immediate Harm to Women's Sports
| Why We Need Increased LGBTQ Protections in Pennsylvania
| Calgary Police Latest to Adopt the "Philadelphia Case Review Model" for Reviewing Unfounded Rape Cases
| Advocates Declare May 23 “Unequal Pay Day” in Philadelphia
| 130+ Pennsylvanians get “Nevertheless, She Persisted” Tattoos to support the WLP  
| Notorious 9: These PA Politicians Voted Against Women, Seniors & the Disabled in PA
| WLP's Remarks at Today's Equal Pay Day Rally in Harrisburg
| Report: 102 Pennsylvanians Were Killed by Domestic Violence Last Year
| Urgent Action Alert: The AHCA is Catastrophic for Women’s Health #ProtectOurCare
| Report: Pennsylvania Women Not On Track for Equal Pay Until 2068
| Warning: PA SB 241 is a Fake Equal Pay Bill
| Why We’re Working Today in Solidarity with the Women’s Strike
| WLP Testifies on the Impact Repealing the ACA Would Have on Women in Philadelphia
| WLP Signs Brief Supporting Transgender Rights in Upcoming SCOTUS Case
| WLP Condemns Reversal of Protections for Transgender Students
| What You Need to Know about the PA Senate SB3 Debate
| ACTION ALERT: Urge Your Senator to Oppose SB3
| Action Alert: PA Lawmakers Pushing Most Dangerous Abortion Restriction in Nation
| Action Alert: Oppose Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education
| WLP’s Carol Tracy to Speak at the Women’s March on Philadelphia
| WLP Joins Rally for the Agenda for Women’s Health at the Capitol
| Tell PA You Oppose Stripping Philadelphia’s Paid Sick Day Ordinance
| If You Don’t Want to Wait Until 2072 For Equal Pay in PA
| “It Shall Be Fair”  
| Philadelphia Debut of ‘The Hunting Ground’ & Discussion with Filmmaker
| What Young v. UPS Means for Pregnancy Discrimination in PA
| WLP Case Highlight: Schanne v. Addis
| Tune in now to hear Carol Tracy Discuss Campus Sexual Assault & the New Policy at University of Pennsylvania
| Judge Upholds Pittsburgh Buffer Zone in First Federal Ruling Since McCullen
| Tonight! Philadelphia Premiere of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”
| King v. Burwell: What’s at stake for women in PA?
| WLP Attorneys: Penn Professors Are Wrong
| Bad Bill Alert: “Admitting Privileges” Coming to PA
| Women’s Law Project Heads to the Pennsylvania Progressive Summit
| Catch Up on News You Might Have Missed in January
| Bad Bills Alert: Dangerous Legislation on the Horizon in Pennsylvania
| Roe at 42: the U.S. House Set to Vote on Discriminatory Abortion Restriction
| Federal Lawsuit Targets DHS For Illegally Delaying Health Coverage for 85,000 Pennsylvania Women
| Special November-December Wrap Up!
| Class Action Lawsuit Filed over Pennsylvania Medicaid Cuts
| Young v. UPS Heads to SCOTUS: What You Need to Know
| A Road Map for Our New Governor to Improve Women's Health and Economic Security
| FBI Releases First Annual Report Using Revised Definition of Rape
| October Roundup
| New Safe Haven Named “Carol’s Place” in Honor of WLP Executive Director Carol Tracy
| Anti-abortion activists exploit civil rights messages while omitting King's family planning legacy
| Victory: Bill to Protect DV Victims from Eviction Heads to Governor’s Desk
| Tell Your Senators NO to Hijacking a Domestic Violence Bill with Gun Amendment
| Women’s Law Project Joins Nationwide Coalition Calling on Department of Justice to Denounce Enhanced Sentence for Pregnant Woman
| Family Caps are Still Considered Birth Control in Pennsylvania
| Doctors Aren't Dummies: Support the Patient Trust Act
| AllAboveAll
| “The progress has stalled:” WLP Managing Attorney Terry Fromson testified about Equal Pay in Pennsylvania
| Let's Leave Politics Behind for the Sake of Healthcare
| "I should not have had to sue my employer to have a healthy pregnancy or keep breastfeeding"
| Long Road Since "Roe"
| Women’s Law Project Files Title IX Complaints Against Pennsylvania State System Universities
| Court Enters Consent Decree So Pennsylvania Girls Can Wrestle
| Women's Law Project Calls for UPMC to Stop Its Challenge to Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations
| Working Mom Scores Preliminary Victory in Breast Pumping at Work Case
| Philadelphia Enacts Pregnancy Discrimination Law
| OCR’s Title IX Review of Penn State Comes Two Years after Advocates’ Request
| Proposed Changes to PA Orphans’ Court Rules Seek to Make the Second-Parent Adoption Process Consistent Statewide
| Pregnant Workers Have More Rights in New Jersey Than in Pennsylvania
| Bill Protecting Domestic Violence Victims Unanimously Passes in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
| Are You in New Jersey? Encourage Governor Christie to Support Pregnant Workers!
| Just Harvest Releases Barriers to Benefits Report: PA Health Program Fails to Deliver!
| Slow & Uneven Progress: The Pregnancy Discrimination Act at 35
| ALERT: ATHLETIC EQUITY REPORTING LAW UNDER ATTACK IN HARRISBURG!
| Pennsylvania is Failing Women
| Title IX Advocates Await Release of New Athletic Gender Equity Reports
| Philadelphia Can Protect Pregnant Workers from Discrimination
| IRS Ruling a Victory for Married Same-Sex Couples Across the Country!
| PA Dropped More Than 9% Children, Pregnant Women & Families from Medicaid!
| 93 Years of Women Voting: Are We Using This Right to Drive the Change We Need?
| The Wage Gap Starts in Childhood
| New study debunks myths about post-abortion emotions
| Helping make campuses safer
| Problematic “Stand Your Ground” Law: Does It Protect All Florida Citizens Equally?
| Ohio, Texas, North Carolina, Wisconsin – Let’s End This List
| Shout Out: “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds”
| Major League Baseball Includes Sexual Orientation in its Anti-Discrimination Policy
| Stop Sexual Assault in the Military
| California Female Inmate Sterilizations: Why We’re Appalled, But Not Surprised.
| Study Affirms Positive Effects of Athletic Participation for Girls & Young Women & the Need for Greater Equity
| Firing New Mother for Planning to Pump Breast Milk at Work Is Illegal
| Spousal rape is illegal, yet jurors still struggle to convict
| Title IX requirements not burdensome
| Texas Filibuster Raises National Spotlight on Restrictive State Abortion Laws
| Pennsylvania Passes Yet Another Restriction on Women’s Health Care
| How Long Will Equal Pay Take to Achieve?
| The Steubenville Rape Case: When Will We Learn?
| Sex-Segregated Public Education Reinforces Harmful Gender and Racial Stereotypes
| Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Bring the Workplace to the 21st Century
| Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania? It’s here if you look for it.
| PA Superior Court Hears Argument on Insurance Claim of Domestic Violence Arson Victim
| The Questions No One is Asking about the Kermit Gosnell Case…
| Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Need Paid Leave
| Urge Congress to Reauthorize VAWA
| Roe v. Wade 40 Years Later: How Far Have We Come?*
| Roe v. Wade: The Fortieth Anniversary
| Women’s rights fight has moved to state level
| Court Ruling: Hobby Lobby Cannot Deny Contraceptive Coverage to its Employees
| PA Lawmakers Should Care More about the Health of the Commonwealth’s Residents
| UPDATE RE: H.B. 2718 Would Penalize Women on TANF for Having Children Unless They Are Survivors of “Legitimate” Rape
| Women have the power – why aren't more of them using it?
| Rainbow Alliance Scores Early Victory in Battle Over University of Pittsburgh’s Gendered Facilities Policy
| Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Press Conference Tomorrow
| Rape is never legitimate; neither is the control of a uterus by anyone other than its owner.
| DOJ Issues Ground-breaking Consent Decree Addressing Gender Bias
| The Affordable Care Act Extends No-Cost Preventive Care to Women
| Courts Come to Different Decisions on the ACA’s Provision Requiring Some Employers to Cover Contraception
| Pennsylvania Voter I.D. Law Disproportionately Impacts Women as Election Draws Near
| Abington Memorial Hospital and Holy Redeemer: Putting Women’s Health at Risk by Imposing Religious Doctrine on Patients
| Ms. Magazine Reports on the Women’s Law Project and Charlotte Murphy
| Victory for Women’s Athletic Equity: PA High School Disclosure Bill Passes
| House Passes DHS Spending Bill with Anti-Choice Rider
| And Then There Were None: Pennsylvania Bill to Permit Expert Testimony in Sexual Assault Cases Lands on the Governor’s Desk
| The Hypocrisy of Cuts to Medicaid Reimbursements for Newborn Care
| Hillary Clinton Launches the Women in Public Service Project
| Report Released on the 40th Anniversary of Title IX
| ACLU Launches “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” Campaign
| First Amendment Does Not Give Church Leaders Right to Impose Beliefs on Women
| Welcome, Gentlemen, to the World of Chemical Contraception
| Pennsylvania House Introduces Bill to Defund Planned Parenthood
| New Studies Clarify Function of the Morning After Pill
| A Lawsuit in Federal Court Seeks to Lift the Obama Administration’s Emergency Contraception Decision
| Report: Female Farm Workers Face Sexual Violence, Harassment
| Women’s Law Project Releases Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women
| Urge Your Representative in Congress to Oppose H.R. 4970 to Protect the Safety of Domestic and Sexual Violence Victims
| Street harassment: A bigger problem than you may think
| Decades after Reforms Erased Sexual Assault Myths from the Letter of the Law, Pennsylvania’s Criminal Justice System Remains Infected
| Ongoing study: Mandatory ultrasounds have very little impact on abortion decisions
| VAWA Receives Only Partisan Support
| Thank You to our male friends, colleagues, brothers, fathers, and partners for Speaking Up!
| Yes Virginia, there is a state more demeaning to women than you!
| Obama Administration Ensures a Wide Range of Contraceptive Insurance Coverage, Even at Religiously-Affiliated Institutions
| Gingrich Food Stamp Remarks Reflect Common, Harmful Misconceptions
| Decarcerate PA: Fighting the School-to-Prison-to-Exploited-Labor Pipeline
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Time to Treat Trans Patients Right
| Pennsylvania Restricts Access to Food Stamps in Tough Economic Times
| Monica Henry: Women and Girls Still Bear Brunt of Domestic Violence
| Declining Rate of Reproductive Health Services Among Young Women
| Women’s Law Project Leads Call for Review of Penn State University’s Handling of Allegations of Sexual Assault and Violence
| Obama Administration Inflicts a Blow to Women’s Health by Continuing to Restrict Access to Over-the-Counter Emergency Contraception
| PA Legislature Passes Disastrous “TRAP” Law
| Divide and Conquer: The Wal-Mart Lawsuits Are Back
| Increasing Number of Homeless Women Veterans
| Scary News: PA ranks 13th in Nation for Rate at which Men Kill Women
| PA Department of Public Welfare Blames the Poor and Penalizes the Disabled
| Undergraduate Women Face Discrimination, Fewer Leadership Opportunities
| “It’s the Economy, Stupid” – Occupy Pennsylvania and Legislative Priorities
| In Remembrance: Illegal Abortion Kills
| Undocumented Women in Custody Forced to Give Birth in Chains
| Guttmacher Report Shows Increase in Unintended Pregnancies Among Low-Income Women
| Topeka, Kansas Decriminalizes Domestic Violence
| Report: Single-Sex Education is Ineffective
| More Teens Having Unprotected Sex
| Wage Gap Still Exists, Census Shows
| Study: Health Reform Has Positive Effects for Women and Their Families
| Crisis Pregnancy Centers: the New Face of Women’s Health Care?
| “Chaining” Social Security Would Harm Women
| Gay Couples Less Likely to Have Access to Health Care Benefits
| We’ve Had Enough: Our Response to Anti-Choice Legislation
| At Two-Year Colleges, Less Scrutiny Equals Less Athletic Equality
| ACLU: “Ending Domestic Violence Requires Holding Police Accountable”
| Study Reveals Women Still Not Recognized as Capable Leaders
| Judge Blocks Law Which Would Expose Fake Health Clinics
| Life-Saving Drug in Abortion Politics Controversy
| Voter ID Bill Would Disenfranchise PA Citizens
| Tradeswomen Face Discrimination, Increased Safety Risks
| Racist Anti-Choice Billboard Campaigns Spreading Throughout US
| New International Treaty Will Protect Domestic Workers
| NY Act Would Help Jailed Domestic Violence Survivors
| Cyberstalking: A Growing Problem
| What We’re Reading: Title IX
| Georgia Anti-Sex Trafficking Law a Step in the Right Direction
| What We're Reading: Women’s Health
| Remembering Dr. Tiller in the Abortion Debate
| PA House Budget Cuts Domestic Violence Program Funding by Over $1 Million
| Call Your State Rep Today: NO on HB 574
| Sexual Misconduct at Yale Highlights Negligence for Women’s Protection
| The Paradox of Eating Healthy
| Legislators Seek More Restrictions on Abortion Across the U.S.
| Paid Sick-Leave Bill Approved by Philadelphia City Council Committee
| National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
| Don’t Roll Back the Progress on Legal Protections for Rape and Abortion
| ESPN Discusses Title IX for Women’s History Month
| “If You Didn’t See the Ponytails, She Would Have Fit Right In:” Women and Sports
| Female Soldiers Sue U.S. Military for Inadequate Response to Sexual Assaults
| Title X: The Importance of Family Planning for All
| Will Contraception Be Considered a Preventive Service Under Health Care Reform?
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| Spotlight on Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
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| Title IX Lawsuit Pending in Florida
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| Second Consecutive Year for Rise in Teen Birth Rates
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