Gender Discrimination | Women's Law Project

Report Released on the 40th Anniversary of Title IX

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 19, 2012 | Education, Equality, Gender Discrimination, Girls, Single-Sex Schools, Title IX, Uncategorized

Nikki Ditto, WLP Intern As a member of The National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE), the Women’s Law Project is pleased to share NCWGE’s report celebrating Title IX’s 40th anniversary. NCWGE is a non-profit made up of over 50 organizations...

ACLU Launches “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” Campaign

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 18, 2012 | Equality, Gender Discrimination, Girls, Single-Sex Schools, Title IX, Uncategorized

Liz Weissert, WLP Intern In May 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced the launch of their “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” Campaign. To initiate this campaign, the ACLU sent letters to various public school districts across the United States including...

Pay Equity Bill Voted Down in Senate

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 11, 2012 | Congress, Gender Discrimination, Government

Nikki Ditto, WLP Summer Intern and Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern On Tuesday June 5th, the Senate voted down the Paycheck Fairness Act in a largely party-line vote. The bill would have helped to strengthen already existing legislation on gender discrimination...

Female Stereotype Threat Hurts Women, Economy

by Barbara DiTullio | Jun 7, 2012 | Education, Gender Discrimination, Girls

Guest Blogger: Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern In an article for WeNews, Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers demonstrate that girls still internalize stereotypes about female performance in math and science, making them less likely to pursue careers in those...

AIDS Researchers Sideline Women: An Example of Sex Bias in Drug Treatment Trials

by Barbara DiTullio | May 29, 2012 | Drug Trials, Gender Discrimination, Health Care, HIV/AIDS, People of Color, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Women's health

Guest Blogger: Elizabeth Wingfield, Former WLP Intern A recent Los Angeles Times editorial revealed that women are underrepresented in clinical trials of ways to treat and prevent HIV infection. While men make up 75% of the U.S. population living with HIV, women...

Women’s Law Project Releases Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women

by Barbara DiTullio | May 15, 2012 | Domestic violence, Economic Justice, Education, Employment, Equality, Family Planning, Family Violence, Gender Discrimination, Health Care, Reproductive Rights, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment, Violence Against Women, Women's health

The Women’s Law Project (WLP) released today a major report, Through the Lens of Equality: Eliminating Sex Bias to Improve the Health of Pennsylvania’s Women, linking sex bias to adverse health outcomes in women. The release of this report coincides with National...

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