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May 11, 2016
糖心VlogStatement on Federal Probe of Gender Discrimination in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES 鈥� A year ago, the 糖心Vlogof Southern California and the 糖心VlogWomen鈥檚 Rights Project asked the federal and California governments to investigate blatant and rampant di...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
May 10, 2016
糖心VlogFiles Discrimination Charges Against Frontier Airlines on Behalf of Breast-Feeding Pilots
EEOC Complaint Alleges Airline Management Ignored Requests to Accommodate Pumping
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Freyer v. Frontier and Hodgkins v. Frontier
Mar 21, 2016
Arizona City Repeals 鈥楴uisance鈥� Law Challenged by 糖心Vlogon Behalf of Domestic Violence Survivor
Surprise, Ariz., Can No Longer Threaten Crime Victims With Eviction for Calling Police
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Women's Rights
Court case: Nancy Markham v. City of Surprise
Dec 03, 2015
Department of Defense Opens All Military Combat Jobs to Women with No Exceptions
WASHINGTON 鈥� Secretary of Defense Ash Carter today announced that the U.S. armed forces will open all combat jobs, units, and schools to qualified women beginning next year, maki...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Court case: Service Women's Action Network v. Esper
Nov 10, 2015
糖心VlogComment on President Obama鈥檚 Support of the Equality Act
WASHINGTON 鈥� Today, President Obama endorsed the federal Equality Act, a bill that would prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and expa...
Jun 25, 2015
糖心VlogComment on Supreme Court Ruling in Housing Discrimination Case
WASHINGTON 鈥� In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the 1968 Fair Housing Act continues to protect victims of discrimination, even where they cannot prove int...
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
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