Category Archives: Equality

“Women Working to Win” Town Hall in Philadelphia

Posted on July 29, 2016 by

Earlier this week, Pennsylvania state Senator Vincent Hughes and actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes hosted a town hall conversation to explore challenges faced by black women and girls against the backdrop of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Panelists included Terry … Continue reading →

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Tonight! Philadelphia Premiere of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry”

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a new full-length feature documentary that explores the early era of the U.S. feminist movement, premieres in Philadelphia tonight. Following the 7pm screening at the Ritz Bourse, Access Matters President Melissa Weiler Gerber will … Continue reading →

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WLP Attorneys: Penn Professors Are Wrong

Posted on February 27, 2015 by

By Tara Murtha, WLP Staff Women’s Law Project Executive Director Carol E. Tracy, Managing Attorney Terry L. Fromson and Staff Attorney Amal Bass, lawyers with extensive experience working with Title IX, the civil law that prohibits discrimination in educational institutions … Continue reading →

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Women’s Law Project Calls for UPMC to Stop Its Challenge to Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations

Posted on February 7, 2014 by

By Tara R. Pfeifer, WLP Staff Attorney  Make sure your voice is heard on this issue, please sign this petition. On February 5, 2014, Susan Frietsche, Senior Staff Attorney at the Women’s Law Project (WLP), spoke at a press conference … Continue reading →

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Title IX requirements not burdensome

Posted on July 8, 2013 by

By Terry L. Fromson, WLP Managing Attorney On June 19, 2013, the Northwestern Lehigh School District Board of Directors adopted a resolution that would keep basic information from parents and students about the sports programs their tax dollars support. The … Continue reading →

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How Long Will Equal Pay Take to Achieve?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by

By Terry L. Fromson, WLP Managing Attorney and Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America and Co-Chair of WomenVote Pa, an initiative of the WLP The Equal Pay Act became law fifty years ago today.  Unfortunately, we remain far from … Continue reading →

Posted in Allegheny County, Economic Justice, Employment, Equal pay, Equality, Gender Discrimination, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Sex Discrimination, Wage Gap, Women's Law Project | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Women’s rights fight has moved to state level

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

Op-Ed  by Kate Michelman and Carol Tracy, appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, December 9, 2012 That Mitt Romney was stunned by his defeat says much about his and others’ blindness to the divergent forces that carried Barack Obama to … Continue reading →

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