Social Movements & the Law

Yale Law Women survey highlights that only 20% of equity partners are women

The account @PayGapApp is retweeting law firm and other employers’ tweets commemorating the global day with an auto response detailing their median hourly pay gap using data from a UK government website.

As President Biden proposes his new budget, which expands military spending, as well as social services, we speak with Democratic Congressmember Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus. She recently reintroduced the People Over Pentagon Act to cut $100 billion from the Pentagon budget and reallocate funds to overlooked priorities like healthcare and education. Lee is one of three House Democrats who have announced their candidacy for outgoing California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat. Lee is the highest-ranking Black woman appointed to House leadership and would be just the third Black woman to serve in the Senate’s 233-year history. She shares her platform on foreign policy, reproductive rights and racial justice on Democracy Now! “We’re going to fight to make sure that the resources of our country go directly to the American people, because it’s a budget for the American people,” says Lee.

USWNT sued US Soccer for equal pay in March 2019, three months before start of World Cup. The USWNT went on to win second consecutive World Cup title

Clemson University settled a historic Title IX case, promising to ensure equality between men and women's athletic teams. 'Both the men and women sued on different Title IX grounds—and they

Judge Ada Brown is the first woman of African American heritage to serve as a district judge in the Northern District of Texas, in the over 140-year history of the court. She also is one of just a handful of individuals with Native American ancestry to ever become a federal judge.

For more information on specific rights discussed in this guide, please see the full list of IJRC’s thematic guides. OVERVIEW Women are entitled to enjoy the same human rights and fundamental freed…

Women's Legal Issues are a unique body of law with a distinct history. Although there has never been a better time in history to be a woman in this country,

UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.

The ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice's Rights of Women Committee advocates to advance the economic and social justice well-being of women and girls throughout the United States using creative collaborations and the power of law. We engage in filing Amicus Briefs that support women's rights, we encourage law students to join with seasoned attorneys in writing and publishing articles that will advance the rights of women and girls, and in we support legislative policies that help empower women and girls to be successful.

For 40 years, AWID has been a part of an incredible ecosystem of feminist movements working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide

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Timeline of Legal History of Women in the United States 1701 The first sexually integrated jury hears cases in Albany, New York. 1769 American colonies based their laws on the English common law, which was summarized in the Blackstone Commentaries. It said, “By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law? The […]

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In 1961 the Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, unanimously upheld the constitutionality of a jury selection system that discriminated against women on the grounds that "women are at the

US Supreme Court cases: Sex discrimination

American Freight will pay $5 million to resolve the nationwide lawsuit.

On January 4, 2023, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor joined AALS President Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation about her life, career, and thoughts a...

Many organizations take big actions in the realm of DEI because of something they see another company do—such as publicly declaring themselves champions of people of color or setting an ambitious top-down DEI strategy across the firm. However, these grand stances usually fizzle out, leaving leaders frustrated and saying, “DEI work is too hard. It takes too long to see results.” The fact is, DEI isn’t a short-term project, and a company making big moves before it has the right culture and structures in place is likely to fail, leaving marginalized employees and customers no better off and giving companies a reputation for hollow promises. Academic research and the author’s experience working with firms on DEI strategy suggest that companies tend to follow predictable stages on their DEI journey. In this article, Georgetown professor and organizational psychologist Ella F. Washington describes the five stages: aware, compliant, tactical, integrated, and sustainable. She also includes questions for leadership teams to ask themselves. Understanding what stage your company is in can help you decide where to focus your energies most effectively and keep you from getting stuck.

A list of books about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women #MMIW movement, compiled by Karla J. Strand.

Woven Teaching is the human rights education practice of the Bylo Chacon Foundation. Through original programming and grantmaking, Woven Teaching advances the foundation’s focus on long-term change.

Contents: Preface Key Terms Oceti Sakwoin Oyate Territory and Treaty Boundaries 1851-present Timeline of United States settler colonialism Readings by Theme and Topic Suggested Citation: NYC Stands…

Northwestern University Libraries have been a U.S. Federal Depository Library since 1876. Our collection includes materials in paper, microfiche, CD-ROM, DVD formats and online formats. This guide is based on a similar guide by Kelly Smith at UCSD.

Background "This war was brought upon us by the children of the Great Father who came to take our land from us without price." --Spotted Tail The report and journal of proceedings of the commission appointed to obtain certain concessions from the Sioux Indians, December 26, 1876 The history of Native Americans in North America dates back thousands of years. Exploration and settlement of the western United States by Americans and Europeans wreaked havoc on the Indian peoples living there.

North Dakota Studies Links Many websites provide information related to the study of North Dakota—and the North Dakota Studies program at the State Historical Society of North Dakota encourages and supports these efforts. The following websites are considered North Dakota Studies-friendly and will help teachers, students, and lifelong learners learn more about our state.