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Gay Couples Less Likely to Have Access to Health Care Benefits
The Bureau of Labor Statistics added two questions about domestic partner benefits for same-sex couples to their National Compensation Survey, resulting in the first comprehensive count of domestic partner health care benefits by a federal government agency. The...
Study: Maternity Leave Important for Health of Mother and Child
As reported in the health section of Time, a new study by the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed that a short maternity leave has negative health outcomes for both mother and child. Mothers of 3-month-old infants who worked full-time “reported feeling...
We’ve Had Enough: Our Response to Anti-Choice Legislation
As we blogged here on July 26th, there has been a record number of anti-abortion bills introduced in state legislatures across the country, and Pennsylvania is no exception. In the first six months of 2011, Pennsylvania lawmakers spent 30% of their days at the...
T-shirt re-opens discussion on marriage equality in U.S.
Radio listeners in the Pittsburgh region tuned in to KDKA radio at 8pm last Friday night to listen to Sue Frietsche, Senior Staff Attorney at the Women’s Law Project in Pittsburgh, weigh in on a recent controversy at Dollywood’s Splash Country water park in Tennessee....
At Two-Year Colleges, Less Scrutiny Equals Less Athletic Equality
Community colleges face unique problems in providing athletic opportunities to their students. As the Title IX blog points out, two year colleges generally have a “non-traditional student body, of which women make up the majority--often a large majority, [which] has...