Today is Latina Equal Pay Day, the day of 2016 that Latina women would need to work to in order to accumulate what a white man earned in 2015.
El Salvador Considers Bill to Loosen Abortion Criminalization
A bill has been put up for debate before El Salvador’s legislature that would decriminalize abortion in some circumstances: when the life of the mother is at risk, when the pregnancy is a result of rape, human trafficking or statutory rape, or when the fetus will not survive after birth.
Today is the 38th Anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Today is the 38th anniversary of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), the first federal law guaranteeing protections on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth and other related conditions under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Supreme Court Will Hear Case of Transgender Student Barred from School Restroom
The Supreme Court announced last week that it will hear the case of Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender student who was barred from using the boys’ restroom at his Virginia high school.
BYU Adopts Honor Code Amnesty Clause for Sexual Assault Victims
Brigham Young University announced on Wednesday that it will no longer investigate the student-victims who report sexual assault for breaches of the honor code.
Alabama Judge Blocks Two Anti-Abortion Laws
On Thursday a federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking two Alabama abortion restrictions that would have severely hindered access to the procedure in that state.
Fight to End the Criminalization of Sex Workers Continues in California
Sex workers in California are fighting back against the current criminalization of their profession.
ACLU Sues Catholic Hospital for Putting Religion over Medical Care
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a complaint with the Department of Health and Human Services against a Michigan Catholic hospital for refusing to perform a postpartum tubal ligation on a pregnant brain cancer patient, a violation of the nondiscrimination provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Gretchen Carlson to Testify Before Congress on Arbitration Laws
Former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson will testify before Congress on forced arbitration laws after the election season.
Alaska to Reimburse Planned Parenthood Legal Fees over Parental Notification Law
Alaska must pay the nearly $1 million in legal fees that Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, as well as two Alaskan physicians, incurred fighting the state’s unconstitutional parental notification law.
Women in Iceland Protest the Gender Wage Gap
Women in Iceland walked out of work at 2:38 pm on Monday to protest the gender wage gap that persists in the country.
Girl Scout Troop 3484: Breaking the Bronze Ceiling in Central Park
There are no statues of women in New York’s Central Park, and these girls are fighting to change that.
Virginia Board of Health Removes Surgical Center Building Requirements for Abortion Providers
Yesterday the Virginia Board of Health voted 11-to-4 to remove the unconstitutional outpatient surgical center building requirements imposed on clinics that perform abortions.
Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Mississippi’s Planned Parenthood Medicaid Ban
A District Court of Appeals judge ruled last week that Mississippi cannot deny Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood simply because they offer or are affiliated with abortion services, granting a permanent injunction to two facilities.
U.N. Selects Wonder Woman over Real Women Candidates in the Name of Empowerment
In a world where real women are breaking barriers and shattering glass ceilings, the United Nations has fallen short, choosing a comic book character as its Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: LGBTQ Access to Shelters
A new report released this week by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs found that nearly half of LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence have been turned away from a shelter, usually because of their gender identity.
City of Durham, North Carolina Passes ERA Resolution
On Monday, the Durham City Council became the first governing city body in North Carolina to pass a resolution in support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution.
Two Unaffiliated Anti-Abortion Extremists Plead Guilty to FACE Violations
A Joplin, Missouri man was sentenced to 63 months in jail on Tuesday for setting fire to a local mosque and attempting to burn down the town’s Planned Parenthood clinic twice.
Students Fee Might Be Issued to Cover Costs of University of Maryland Title IX Office
The University of Maryland could potentially begin issuing an annual fee of $34 to their students in order to cover the costs of the University’s struggling Title IX office.
Child Bride Faces Execution in Iran for Allegedly Killing Abusive Husband
Zeinab Sekaanvand, an Iranian-Kurdish woman charged with killing her husband, is incarcerated in Iran and awaiting her execution by hanging.