Monthly Archives: August 2013

IRS Ruling a Victory for Married Same-Sex Couples Across the Country!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by womenslawproject

Tara R. Pfeifer, WLP Staff Attorney The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department announced yesterday that the federal government will recognize the marriages of legally married same-sex couples for all federal tax purposes, regardless of where those couples reside. … Continue reading →

Posted in Courts, Government, LGBTQ, Marriage Equality | Tagged Defense of Marriage Act, federal tax purposes, Government, Internal Revenue Service, Marriage equality, Pennsylvania, Same-sex marriage, Treasury Department, U.S. Supreme Court | 2 Comments

PA Dropped More Than 9% Children, Pregnant Women & Families from Medicaid!

Posted on August 29, 2013 by womenslawproject

Aly Mance, WLP Intern According to a new national report covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer, there has been a dramatic drop in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid enrollment. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation report, Pennsylvania dropped more than 9 percent of children, … Continue reading →

Posted in Government, Health Care, Health insurance, Medicaid, Pennsylvania | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Govenor Corbett, Health care, Health insurance, Medicaid Expansion, PA Legislature | Comments Off

93 Years of Women Voting: Are We Using This Right to Drive the Change We Need?

Posted on August 26, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Kate Michelman and Carol Tracy, Co-Chairs of WomenVote PA It’s hard to believe women only gained the right to vote 93 years ago today. That’s when the 19th Amendment — which prohibits any U.S. citizen from being denied the … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Voting rights, women in legislature, women voting, Women's Law Project, WomenVote PA | Tagged 19th Amendment, Carol Tracy, Kate Michelman, seneca fall, Voting rights, women's suffrage, women's voting, WomenVote PA | 1 Comment

Women’s Law Project and ACLU fight for domestic partner benefits for Pittsburgh teacher

Posted on August 20, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Susan Frietsche, WLP Senior Staff Attorney The Women’s Law Project has teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh attorney Fred Goldsmith to challenge the refusal of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) to provide domestic … Continue reading →

Posted in Allegheny County, Domestic Partnership, LGBTQ | Tagged Allegheny County, domestic partnerships, employment benefits, lesbian and gay, LGBTQ, Marriage equality, Pittsburgh | Comments Off

The Wage Gap Starts in Childhood

Posted on August 19, 2013 by womenslawproject

Aly Mance, WLP Intern Parents do their best to be good role models for their children; and for generations, they have given their children chores to do in exchange for an allowance in order to teach them responsibility and work … Continue reading →

Posted in Economic Justice, Equal pay, Gender Discrimination, Girls, Sexism, Wage Gap | Tagged Equal pay, Girls, Sex discrimination, Wage gap | Comments Off

Reproductive Injustice Compensated in North Carolina

Posted on August 14, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Aly Mance, WLP Intern North Carolina lawmakers decided last week that compensation will be paid to the victims of the state’s past eugenics program, run between 1929 and 1974. Eugenics is the belief that the human species can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Reproductive Rights, Women's health | Tagged eugenics victims, forced sterilization, North Carolina, Reproductive justice, Reproductive Rights | Comments Off

New study debunks myths about post-abortion emotions

Posted on August 13, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Hillary Scrivani, WLP Legal Intern Some anti-choice groups are notorious for spreading lies about abortion in an effort to deter women from making informed medical decisions about their reproductive health. Some of these lies include exaggerating or outright fabricating … Continue reading →

Posted in Abortion, Abortion Access, Reproductive Rights, Women's health | Tagged Abortion, Crisis pregnancy centers, emotional consequences, Guttmacher Institute, having an abortion, healthcare decisions, Reproductive Rights, Women | Comments Off

Helping make campuses safer

Posted on August 9, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Carol E. Tracy, WLP Executive Director and Terry L. Fromson, Managing Attorney Sexual assault and harassment on college campuses have finally gotten the attention of federal authorities charged with monitoring compliance with Title’s IX sex-discrimination prohibition. The U.S. Department … Continue reading →

Posted in college campuses, Philadelphia Inquirer, Sexual Assault, Sexual harassment, Title IX, Violence Against Women | Tagged college campus safety, Justice Department Civil Rights, Sex discrimination, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Title IX | 1 Comment

The Third Circuit’s “I Heart Boobies” Ruling is a Win for Young Women

Posted on August 6, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Amal Bass, WLP Staff Attorney In B.H. v. Easton Area School District, issued on August 5, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld an injunction on the school district’s ban of “I ♥ boobies” breast … Continue reading →

Posted in Breast Cancer Awareness, U.S. Court of Appeals, Women's health | Tagged ACLU-PA, breast cancer awareness, cancer awareness bracelets, easton area school, Easton Area School District, free speech, I heart boobies, Third Circuit Court | 1 Comment

Federal Court in Philadelphia Applies Same-Sex Marriage Ruling to Uphold Spousal Death Benefits

Posted on August 6, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Hillary Scrivani, WLP Legal Intern Just over a month ago in United States v. Windsor, the United States Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defined marriage as between a man and a woman for … Continue reading →

Posted in LGBT, Marriage Equality, same-sex marriage, Sexual orientation | Tagged DOMA, employee benefits, Gay marriage, Marriage equality, Same-sex marriage, survivor benefits | Comments Off