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Today is (Another) Equal Pay Day
Today we once again recognize the inequities that cause women to be paid less than men are paid. The gendered impact of the pandemic has made it clear: The gender pay gap is a systemic problem, and we need corrective policy to fix it. Over the last two years, the...
Thanking Dr. Lisa Perriera on Abortion Provider Appreciation Day
Today is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day. Of course, we appreciate physicians who provide abortion and the staff who support them and patients every day. They provide essential healthcare, despite the risks of working in a field that has been dangerously...
PA Lawmaker Announces Legislation to Protect Your Data from Anti-Abortion Activists
When abortion is criminalized, pregnancy is policed. Earlier this week, we issued an urgent brief in partnership with The Alliance warning about a new legislative scheme state lawmakers and anti-abortion activists designed to enable crisis pregnancy centers and...
Statement on our New Brief: The CPC Industry as a Surveillance Tool of the Post-Roe State
Today, in collaboration with partners in The Alliance: State Advocates for Women’s Rights & Gender Equality and California Women’s Law Center, we're releasing an urgent warning of the role the crisis pregnancy center (CPC) industry is poised to play surveilling...
WLP Statement on Chambersburg Revoking LGBTQ+ Protections
The Women’s Law Project condemns the decision of Borough of Chambersburg to repeal protections for residents who experience discrimination based on their sexual orientation, ethnicity, or gender identity. Pennsylvania remains the only state in the northeast without...
