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Good News: Philadelphia is the Latest City to Rally Behind Equal Pay
The City of Philadelphia announced that the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) will begin enforcing the Wage Equity Ordinance on September 1, 2020. That means that as of September 1, it is illegal for employers to ask about or require you to disclose...
WLP Opposes Defense Tactic of Introducing Rape Victims’ Convictions for Prostitution
Attorneys at the Women’s Law Project, in partnership with AEquitas, authored and filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on behalf of 26 additional organizations devoted to improving judicial and societal responses to...
Pregnant People with COVID-19 May Be More at Risk for Severe Illness
The CDC recently published a study asserting that pregnant women may be a particularly vulnerable population when it comes to COVID-19. You can view or download our full analysis of this study and the medical consensus on pregnancy and the virus here. As of July 9,...
Vulnerable Tenants Should be Protected from Sexual Harassment (Spanish Available)
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many people out of work and many people out of their homes. As eviction moratoriums expire, reports of sexual harassment of vulnerable tenants by unscrupulous landlords have increased, including landlords demanding sex from tenants who...
The Trump Administration’s Proposed Asylum Rule is Cruel & Dangerous
On June 15, 2020, the Trump Administration’s Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice issued a proposed change to asylum rules that would eviscerate the grounds on which women and LGBTQ+ persons can seek asylum in the United States. Across the world,...
