From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): Right now, special interests are pushing state legislation that would prohibit Pennsylvania cities and towns from providing workers paid sick leave protections, through what’s called a “pre-emption” bill. Even worse, they edited the proposed … Continued
From Oxfam America (http://www.oxfamamerica.org): On November 30, Oxfam America in partnership with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) launched its Undervalued and Underpaid in America: Women in Low-Wage, Female-Dominated Jobs report. While much of the discussion after the election has focused … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): Pennsylvania just became the 38th state to enact a law classifying non-lethal strangulation as a stand-alone crime (http://www.pahomepage.com/news/governor-wolf-signs-bill-strengthening-domestic-violence-laws). Strangulation is the single most accurate predictor of a future domestic violence homicide, but has been … Continued
By: HUD Exchange Published: September 13, 2016 HUD published a final rule formalizing legal standards under the Fair Housing Act for sexual and other forms of harassment in housing. In addition, HUD is issuing Fair Housing Act guidance on local “nuisance ordinances” that may … Continued
Twenty-six years after the World Health Organization and other international groups signed a document calling to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in order to improve public health, U.S. breastfeeding rates still fall short of national goals. This failure is not … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-08-26/civic-engagement/womens-right-to-vote-the-equality-fight-continues/a53746-1 August 26, 2016 – Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Equal rights messages from the suffrage movement still resonate for women today. (George Granthan Bain/Library of Congress) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Women have … Continued
A coalition of community organizations is seeking monologue submissions for “Women Vote,” a series of monologues by a diverse group of women about the many reasons we vote. Women are invited to share real-life anecdotes and monologues about love, loss, … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2016-04-12/livable-wages-working-families/pay-for-women-far-from-equal-across-pa-u-s/a51362-1 April 12, 2016 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – The gender wage gap is costing women in Pennsylvania almost $19 billion a year, according to a study released … Continued