Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Canada’s idea of a fair trade deal seems very different from President Trump’s.
Gender Justice
Ivanka Trump Supports Rollback Of Obama's Policy To Close Gender Pay Gap
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Ivanka Trump, who came into her father’s administration vowing to fight for women in the workplace, has blessed a White House plan to roll back an Obama-era policy aimed at eliminating the gender pay gap.
Commonwealth Fund: How the Affordable Care Act Has Helped Women Gain Insurance and Improved Their Ability to Get Health Care
Release Date:
08/31/2017
Prior to the Affordable Care Act, one-third of women who tried to buy a health plan on their own were either turned down, charged a higher premium because of their health, or had specific health problems excluded from their plans. Beginning in 2010...
Transgender Ban Frozen as Mattis Moves Forward With New Review Of Options
Release Date:
08/30/2017
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announced that he is freezing the implementation of President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military, saying that he will first establish a panel of experts to provide advice and recommendations on how...
Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children
Release Date:
08/30/2017
A new report finds the practice of adults marrying girls as young as 12 is rampant across the U.S., despite evidence it threatens lifelong harm.
Here Are 3 Ways Negotiation Skills Keep Advancing Gender Equality
Release Date:
08/29/2017
While women continue to advance in unprecedented ways, the journey towards full equality is still evolving. The history of that journey is also surprisingly young.
Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Recruiting Girls, Souring Century-Old Friendship
Release Date:
08/29/2017
In a blistering letter this week, the president of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. accused Boy Scouts of America of trying to undercut the organization through a “covert campaign to recruit girls.”
As Speaker Race Heats Up, Gender Disparity in The City Council Is On Display
Release Date:
08/28/2017
Among a diverse slate of contenders for the NYC City Council Speaker post, there is not a single woman running to become the next speaker.
Arcus Supports First Group for LGBTQ People with Special Needs
Release Date:
08/24/2017
The group, the Special Needs Alliance for Pride (SNAP) will explore funding opportunities to expand its groundbreaking work through organizations such as the Arcus Foundation, which provides grants to further work for LGBT rights and social justice...
Ms. Foundation Returns to Martha’s Vineyard
Release Date:
08/07/2017
The Ms. Foundation for Women, the country’s first women’s fund, returns to Martha’s Vineyard for its fourth annual summer celebration of feminism.
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