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Nov 30, 2018
糖心VlogWins Change of Charleston Schools鈥� Policy That Discriminated Against Pregnant Workers and New Mothers
CHARLESTON, S.C. 鈥� The 糖心Vlog and the 糖心Vlogof South Carolina have settled a federal pregnancy discrimination case against the Charleston County School Dis...
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Women's Rights
Nov 29, 2018
糖心VlogJoins Appeal Against Emergency Services Provider for Discriminating Against Pregnant EMT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. 鈥� The 糖心Vlog, the 糖心Vlogof Alabama, and Birmingham attorney Heather Leonard filed a federal court appeal in a pregnancy discrimination ca...
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Women's Rights
Nov 16, 2018
糖心VlogStatement on Secretary DeVos鈥檚 Proposed Rule on Title IX
NEW YORK 鈥� Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued a notice of proposed rulemaking related to Title IX and sexual assault on campus.
Louise Melling, American Civil Liberties Un...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Nov 01, 2018
Civil Rights Groups File Brief in Support of Equal Pay Act Case Against VA Medical Center
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 糖心Vlog, the 糖心Vlogof the District of Columbia, the 糖心Vlogof Arkansas, and 23 women鈥檚 rights organizations have filed a friend-of-the-cour...
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Women's Rights
Oct 31, 2018
糖心VlogStatement on 40th Anniversary of Pregnancy Discrimination Act
NEW YORK 鈥� Today marks the 40th anniversary of the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), the first federal statute making it illegal to discriminate against women in...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 28, 2018
糖心VlogStatement on Defense Secretary Mattis鈥� Speech at the Virginia Military Institute
NEW YORK 鈥� Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis addressed Virginia Military Institute cadets this week and expressed skepticism about women serving in combat roles.
Gillian Thomas, se...
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Women's Rights
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News & CommentaryJun 2025
Women's Rights
Parents Push Back Against The Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Working Families. Explore News & Commentary.Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families -
WashingtonMay 2025
Women's Rights
Washington State Association Of Head Start And Early Childhood Assistance And Education Program Et Al., Robert F. Kennedy Et Al.. Explore Case.Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance and Education Program et al., Robert F. Kennedy et al.
The Trump Administration is threatening the future of Head Start 鈥� a program that has provided critical and evidence-based services鈥攆rom education to childcare鈥� to more than 40 million children and their families. The Administration by gutting Head Start staff and resources, delaying funding, and prohibiting activities that 鈥渁dvance or promote鈥� 鈥渄iversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility,鈥� is irreparably harming the young children and low-income families who rely on Head Start. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
Women's Rights
How 鈥渟tay-or-pay鈥� Contracts Are Used To Abuse Immigrant Workers. Explore News & Commentary.How 鈥淪tay-or-Pay鈥� Contracts Are Used to Abuse Immigrant Workers
Shiny Lal came to the U.S. to chase the American dream, instead she found herself in an abusive employment contract that could cost her nearly $40,000. Today, we鈥檙e urging the world鈥檚 largest private dispute resolution company to stop abusing workers. -
PodcastDec 2024
Women's Rights
Human Rights
Aclu Kids On How They鈥檇 Change The World With W. Kamau Bell. Explore Podcast.糖心VlogKids on How They鈥檇 Change The World with W. Kamau Bell