Massachusetts passes most comprehensive state equal pay law
The law bars employers from demanding past salary figures from job applicants; it also provides a more comprehensive definition of comparable work.
Women of the DNC come together to elect Hillary Clinton
"A woman being elected to office is not just about that woman's achievement but what it means in the lives of the women in the nation."
Women’s “State of the Union” and the 2016 elections
The key to defeating Trump is to mobilize the largest and most diverse coalition possible.
Supreme Court blocks Texas attempt to shut women’s health facilities
This will help keep America on the path toward greater equity and toward full recognition that women have the right to control their own bodies.
Clinton makes history: First woman to be major party’s presidential nominee
This moment was celebrated across the nation; parents made sure their young daughters understood the significance of this win.
At U.S. Capitol: 1,275 arrested fighting for democracy
Our nonviolent, civil disobedience was one action among many during a week-long mobilization aimed at starting a new, broad-based movement to restore democracy in the U.S.
Religious right’s latest attack on working women’s privacy reaches Supreme Court
The latest religious-based challenge to contraceptive care has hit the Supreme Court.
This week in women's history: Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House
Pelosi is the first woman, the first Californian, and first Italian-American to lead a major party in Congress and to hold the Speakership.
This week in women's history: First American woman dentist
"People were amazed when they learned that a young girl had so far forgotten her womanhood as to want to study dentistry."
Case involving abortion clinics raises key constitutional rights question
If Texas can make it nearly impossible for women to exercise their constitutional right to abortion, what other constitutional rights can government burden without justification?
