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Shout Out: “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds”

Posted on July 24, 2013 by womenslawproject

By Kaitlin Leskovac, WLP Summer Intern Last Friday, a group of congresswomen gathered on the steps of the Capitol to announce a new economic agenda titled “When Women Succeed, America Succeeds.” The agenda addresses three areas of continued inequality and … Continue reading →

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Women have the power – why aren’t more of them using it?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by womenslawproject

Co-chairs of WomenVote PA, Carol Tracy, Executive Director of the Women’s Law Project, and Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America AT A RECENT meeting a colleague of ours presented us with a challenge and posed the following questions:  … Continue reading →

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First Amendment Does Not Give Church Leaders Right to Impose Beliefs on Women

Posted on June 15, 2012 by womenslawproject

Terry L. Fromson, Women’s Law Project Managing Attorney Advancing the church’s unrelenting pursuit of control over women’s reproductive lives, Joe Watkins’ op-ed published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on June 3 (Mandate for health services touches full religious spectrum) incorrectly labels … Continue reading →

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