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Human Rights for Women and People with Disabilities
Kyla Bender-Baird
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
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 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

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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...
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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...
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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...

News

  • Potty Parity: Congress Weighs Equal Toilets for Women, Men in Federal Buildings
    March 18, 2010

    Long waits to use women's restroom facilities are a familiar, if not uncomfortable and exasperating reality for many women in public buildings, sports arenas, theaters...
  • Sierra Leone court backs woman chief bid
    March 16, 2010

    A judge in Sierra Leone has ruled for the first time that a woman's bid to become a paramount chief is lawful.  Women's rights activists hailed the ruling as a landmark decision and vowed to fight similar bans in other regions.
  • Egypt Supreme Court Backs Women Judges
    March 16, 2010

    Egypt's Constitutional Court backed the right of women judges to sit on the bench in the state's administrative courts, despite opposition from conservatives.

    The ruling follows a dispute within the State Council, the top administrative...
  • French Parliament to Vote on Burqa Ban
    March 15, 2010

    The French parliament is to vote on a proposal to ban the face covering known as the niqab or burqa.  BBC Wales reporter Selma Chalabi looks at what is happening in France and finds out how Muslims in Wales are responding.
  • Quotas Tackle Symptoms of Gender Discrimination, Not the Cause
    March 11, 2010

    One way to increase the number of women on boards is to ensure that more women gain the right experience further down the corporate hierarchy. That may be a slower process than imposing a quota, but it is also likely to be a more meaningful and...