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WLP Executive Director on Welfare Policy
Carol Tracy, executive director of the Women’s Law Project, was quoted in this AP article about a bill in the Pennsylvania legislature that would ban alcohol purchases with cash assistance cards. The bill passed the state House last week and is headed for the Senate....
The Impact of Female Judges
In the wake of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s announcement of his retirement at the end of the current term, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette printed an article by two researchers who studied the differences in jurisprudence between male and female judges. They...
Maine Legislature Passes Same-sex Marriage Bill
ETA: Governor Baldacci has signed the bill, making Maine the fifth state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage. We are incredibly heartened by this step forward. The Maine State House has approved a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in that state by...
Pittsburgh Equal Pay Day Rally: April 28, Noon
The following is a guest post from the Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania. What does it take for a girl to earn a buck around here? About 483 days. Sure, there are only 365 days in the year, but it takes 483 days for women to earn the full dollar men...
Widespread Support for Nurse Home-Visitation Program
President Obama has proposed a nurse home-visitation program for low-income women who are either pregnant or have recently given birth which aims to provide a cost-effective way to improve the health and well-being of first-time parents and their children. The...
