March 15, 2010 posted by admin
Last week, a bill was introduced into the House that would expanded the Fair Housing Act of 1968 to included protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity. If passed, it will be the second piece of federal legislation to include gender identity protections (the first was the Hate Crimes Prevention Act). [...]
February 2, 2010 posted by admin
Friday was the one year anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Check out what Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis had to say:
The wage gap has significant consequences to the economic security of women and families. Today, families are increasingly dependent on women’s wages. In married couple families, wives’ [...]
January 28, 2010 posted by Kyla Bender-Baird
Last night I attended the second in a series of events the Ms. Foundation is hosting for young women. To promote discussion not reproductive justice, Ms. held a screening of Sherrybaby, a film about a formerly incarcerated, low-income woman struggling to figure out her relationship with daughter. Reproductive justice [...]
January 14, 2010 posted by admin
We have just released another Big Five fact sheet: Alleviating Health Disparities–Key to a Healthy and Productive Nation. In this fact sheet, you will find facts about gender, race, and class health disparities and how they impact the nation’s well-being. For instance, did you know that black women comprise 65% [...]
January 4, 2010 posted by admin
To learn more about the campaign, Not Under the Bus, visit their website.
