News & Commentary about Women's Rights

Today, gender bias continues to create huge barriers for many women. Ongoing struggles include ensuring equal economic opportunities, educational equity, and an end to gender-based violence.

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Oct 11, 2017

Our Fight to Stop Discriminatory Screening Practices at AmeriCorps

Sep 28, 2017

The State of Wyoming Is Adding Insult to Women’s Injuries by Defending Male-Only Bootcamps

Sep 28, 2017

My Pregnancy Cost Me My Paycheck as a Police Officer

Sep 22, 2017

Who Was Behind the Move to Halt Reporting Rules on Equal Pay?

Sep 18, 2017

6 Questions for Trump’s EEOC Nominees: Will LGBT, Disability, and Women's Rights Be Protected?

Sep 14, 2017

My Police Department Vowed to ‘Get Rid’ of Me After I Had My Son, so I Fought Back for Other Female Officers

Sep 14, 2017

Congress and Trump Administration Stomp on an Obama-Era Equal Pay Initiative

Sep 8, 2017

This Officer Was Given an Impossible Choice: Quit Breastfeeding or Put Your Life at Risk. The Courts Sided With Her.

Aug 29, 2017

I’m a Police Officer Serving My Community. My Pregnancy Made Me Unwelcome On the Force.

Alisha Coleman, with her family: daughter Kristi, son Jerimiah and granddaughter Iyuana

Aug 25, 2017

I Was Fired From My Job as a 911 Call Taker for Getting My Period at Work