Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

Resources

Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading? Canada’s Treatment of Federally-Sentenced Women with Mental Health Issues

The International Human Rights Program’s damning report, Cruel,...
Violence Against Women in Melanesia and Timor-Leste Progress made since the 2008 Office of Development Effectiveness report

This report builds on an earlier report published in 2008 by the Office of Development...
Monthly State Update: Major Developments in 2012

This monthly update provides information on legislation, as well as relevant executive branch...
The Wage Gap State by State: 2012 Fact Sheets

State by state factsheets from the National Women's Law Center.
At the time of the Equal...
Progress of the World's Women

UN report Progress of the World’s Women outlines ten recommendations to make...

NCRW Resources

NCRW Fact Sheet: Keeping the Doors of Opportunity Open--Women, Minorities and Affirmative Action

Women and girls have made enormous strides since passage of the Educational Amendments and Title IX...

Reports & Publications

Blog Posts

Human Rights for Women and People with Disabilities

By Alexandra Mazzeo*Yesterday, The Opportunity Agenda and the U.S. Human Rights Network hosted a telebriefing on two key human rights treaties and...

Ask A Working Woman Survey 2010: Working America and AFL-CIO

jzeilinger@ncrw.org

Working America and the AFL-CIO recently launched the 2010 Ask a Working Woman survey. A similar survey has been done every 2 years, and in...

FAST FACT: A New Way to Rank Women’s Economic Opportunity

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Kyla Bender-BairdLast week, the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) launched a new global index and ranking of women’s economic opportunity....

CEDAW FORUM: Lighting a Fire for the Women’s Rights Treaty

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Allie Bohm*As a colleague recently reminded me, our system of government was developed not to pass laws, but to make change slowly. Take, for...

Policy Is About Priority: Where Do Moms Fit in?

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By Rylee Sommers-Flanagan*This post originally appeared on the Health Justice Blog associated with the Health Justice Division of the New York...

Member Experts

Pamela Shifman

Since May 2008, Pamela Shifman has served as the Director of Initiatives for Women and Girls at the NoVo Foundation, where she directs its work on...

Juhu Thukral

Juhu Thukral is the Director of Law and Advocacy at The Opportunity Agenda. She has been an advocate for the rights of low-income and immigrant women...

Lesley E. Orloff

Leslye E. Orloff is vice president and director of Legal Momentum's Immigrant Women Program. She joined Legal Momentum's Washington, D.C. office in...

Member Organizations

Legal Momentum

New York, NY
Ms. Foundation for Women

Brooklyn, NY
Women's Research and Education Institute

Washington, DC

News

Women Ponder How They Became A Campaign Issue

May 15, 2012

Politicians are talking a lot about women this year, and female voters are noticing.
Black Women, Sexual Assault and the Art of Resistance

April 25, 2012

Brooke Axtell examines the implications of the statistic that 60 percent of Black girls have experienced sexual abuse before the age of 18.
How to Close the Gender Wage Gap in Just Seven Easy* Steps

April 18, 2012

Bryce Covert outlines 7 cultural and legislative changes that could end the gender wage gap.
A cover-up in the beautiful game

April 18, 2012

The Globe and Mail article discusses the International Football Association Board's unanimous recommendation to rescind the hijab ban first introduced by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association in 2007.
Who says women don't care about wages?

April 17, 2012

Guest post by Sandra Fluke encouraging an end to the gender pay gap.

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