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Pittsburgh City Council: UPMC Must Enter Community Benefits Agreement Before Building Expansion
On Tuesday, Pittsburgh City Council held a hearing on University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s proposed $2 billion expansion plan. Approximately 160 people registered to speak, and even more community members attended. The hearing was held to give community members … Continue reading
Posted in Community Advocacy, Uncategorized
Tagged community benefits agreement, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh United, UPMC, Women's Law Project
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June at the Women’s Law Project
We took a short break from sending a monthly newsletter, but now we’re back. There’s a lot going on, and we want to make sure you have every opportunity to stay up to date on our work and what’s happening … Continue reading
Posted in Monthly Newsletter
Tagged Abortion, Civil rights, civil rights attorneys, Criminalizing Pregnancy, Equal pay, HB129, LGBTQ, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, TANF, Transgender Rights, Women's Law Project
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WLP Assisting Pittsburgh to Develop “Paid Safe Leave” Policy for Victims of Domestic Violence
Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto signed an executive order directing the city’s Department of Human Resources and Civil Service to develop a policy to provide non-union employees “paid safe leave” to ensure domestic violence victims can get paid time off to … Continue reading
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Tagged Domestic violence, paid safe leave, Pittsburgh, Women's Law Project
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Rewire: PA Supreme Court Could Decide Whether Using Drugs During Pregnancy Is Child Abuse
Can a woman’s behavior while pregnant be considered child abuse under civil law? That’s the fundamental question in a case co-counseled by attorneys at Women’s Law Project and Robert Lugg of Lugg & Lugg in Lock Haven. As we recently told … Continue reading
Posted in Criminalizing Pregnancy, Pregnancy
Tagged child abuse, Criminalizing Pregnancy, David S. Cohen, Pennsylvania, Rewire, Women's Law Project
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A Report on Pennsylvania’s Community Conversations on Women’s Health
Throughout 2017, the Women’s Law Project worked with our partners in the Pennsylvania Campaign for Women’s Health to organize and host 12 public conversations in 10 cities and towns across the Commonwealth, so we could do what too many Pennsylvania … Continue reading
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Tagged Community Conversations, Community Conversations on Women's Health, PA4WmensHealth, WLP, Women's Law Project
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Sexual Harassment at Work: Know Your Rights in Pennsylvania
We are in the midst of an extraordinary culture shift. The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements have unleashed a fury on the part of women who have been subjected to behaviors which, at their worst, involve felonious sexual assault in the … Continue reading
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Tagged know your rights, Sexual harassment, WLP, Women's Law Project
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You’re Invited: March with WLP in Philadelphia on Saturday
The 2018 Women’s March on Philadelphia is taking place this Saturday, January 20. Organizers expect 60,000 people to show up and march. The temperature is expected to be approximately 50 degrees. The program will be shorter this year, but otherwise … Continue reading
Posted in FightBackPA
Tagged #PA4WomensHealth, Abortion rights, FightBackPA, Reproductive Rights, Women's Law Project, Women's rights
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2017 is the Year We Changed the Game
Tara here! I grew up playing basketball, soccer, and softball. In high school, I ran track. All that time, and even to this day, I have no clue if the schools I attended provided equitable athletics opportunities for girls and … Continue reading
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Tagged Discrimination, FAIRPLAY, Nevertheless, She Persisted, Sports, Title IX, Women's Law Project
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From Carol Tracy: Do You Know a Woman Who Has Persisted?
Do you know a persister? A woman who kept going, against the odds, and despite all the obstacles in her way? Do you know someone leading the resistance, a person who is determined to stand up to the attacks against … Continue reading
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December 1: Please Join Us at Our Annual Gala in Philadelphia
It’s been a year and we’re still here–fighting harder than ever for gender justice and equality for women and girls in Pennsylvania. The theme of our December 1 party is “Nevertheless, She Persisted.” Our party is Friday December 1, 5:30 … Continue reading
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