Equality | Women's Law Project

Is the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Covering Men’s and Women’s Sports Equally?

by Barbara DiTullio | Aug 18, 2009 | Allegheny County, Equality, Sports

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is the largest newspaper in Allegheny County. However, when reading the Post-Gazette’s sports section, it’s difficult not to notice that there are very few stories covering women’s sports or female athletes. To determine whether this is a...

Women Deserve Equality in Sports

by Barbara DiTullio | Aug 12, 2009 | Equality, Sports, Title IX

Earlier this month, the Washington Post published an op-ed blaming Title IX for targeting male teams for elimination at universities. Due to many schools’ struggles with finances during the economic downturn, they have cut athletic teams. H. Clay McEldowney, the...

Impact of Health Care Reform on the LGBT Community

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 30, 2009 | Equality, Health insurance, LGBT, Sexual orientation, Women's health

The Center for American Progress has released an issue brief detailing how health care reform could help LGBT people and families in the United States. The brief’s author, Josh Rosenthal, focuses on a few key principles for policymakers to consider when reforming our...

WLP at Rally to Oppose Cuts to Services for Women and Families

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 28, 2009 | Education, Equality, Events, Girls, Government, Women's health

Yesterday, the Women’s Law Project’s Executive Director, Carol Tracy, participated in a rally in Harrisburg to oppose budget cuts proposed by the state senate that would eliminate funding for services vital to women and families. The rally was sponsored by the...

Sotomayor Emerges from Hearings Unscathed

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 21, 2009 | Abortion, Equality, Government, Reproductive Rights, The New York Times, Women's health

Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee ended last week, after four days of testimony from her supporters, detractors, and the judge herself. The judge seems set to be confirmed by the Senate in August, enjoying the support of most,...

Rep. Murphy Introduces Bill to Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

by Barbara DiTullio | Jul 13, 2009 | Equality, LGBT, Military, Politics

As a follow up to our recent post on former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s public statements against the policy of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” we bring you good news from the U.S. Congress: Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA, 8th District), the first Iraq War Veteran elected...

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