From Amnesty International USA (http://www.amnestyusa.org): Just this year, women marched together again in the second annual Women’s March. We stood together to show the world—and the Trump administration—that women’s rights are human rights. Since last year’s inauguration, we have been … Continued
From the Interfaith Immigration Coalition (http://www.interfaithimmigration.org): On March 29th, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it will detain pregnant women as standard practice – a marked departure from ICE’s former policy to presumptively … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-04-16/livable-wages-working-families/report-calls-for-big-boost-in-minimum-wage/a62200-1 April 16, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Many workers who depend on tips say they experience increased levels of sexual harassment. (Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report calls … Continued
From Interfaith Worker Justice (http://www.iwj.org): Everyday, a quarter of a million people head to a brutal job: processing poultry in meat packing plants across the country. Processing poultry is particularly harsh, with workers forced to make the same two or … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): 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 … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): 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, … Continued
From Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (https://clsphila.org/): State Bills Would Harm Pennsylvanians Struggling to Get By, and Cost PA Millions in Federal Dollars with No State Savings. The proposals announced by a number of legislators on January 2, 2018 as … Continued
Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-11/budget-policy-and-priorities/reduction-of-womens-prison-population-slower-the-mens/a60987-1 January 11, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window After 1978, the number of women in prison nationwide increased at twice the rate of men. (bbran19/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Prison populations … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/01/02/iceland-becomes-first-country-punish-companies-paying-women-less-men Published on Tuesday, January 02, 2018 by Common Dreams “In Iceland, an example of what happens if you actually elect women.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Katrin Jakobsdottir became Iceland’s prime minister in November. The country’s parliament … Continued