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New Law Gives More Alabamans Protection from Intimate Partner Violence
Under a new law, Alabama can now protect domestic violence victims who have been in a dating relationship for at least six months. Previously, “there must have been a connection by marriage, a child being involved in the relationship, a common-law marriage, or the...
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The Catholic Church treats the ordination of women as a crime on par with sexual abuse. The Swedish Feminist Initiative Party burned $13,000 to protest the gender wage gap The New York Times discusses the marginalization of doctors who decide to provide abortions More...
Wage Gap Woes: Women Continue to Face Pay Discrimination
A new study by the Project for Attorney Retention and the Minority Corporate Counsel Association has revealed that the glass ceiling is still present for female attorneys. The traditional explanation for wage disparities has been that “family responsibilities mean...
Sexual Assault in the Military: Servicewomen Taking a Stand
The Washington D.C. law firm Burke PLLC is preparing to file a class action suit against the U.S. military for failure to properly address sexual assault and rape. Not only is a woman in the military more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Recognizes Star Female Football Player
Sharon Vasquez, a defensive back for the Pittsburgh Passion of the Independent Women’s Football League (IWFL), helped the United States beat Canada 66-0 in the first International Federation of American Football Women’s World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden on July...
