Our COVID-19 Policy Brief identifies priorities for governments and recommends measures to shape a short-term response to the gendered impact of the pandemic, and to facilitate a long-term transformative agenda for inclusive gender equality.
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Building on our work with PowHer New York's Equal Pay Campaign to enact pay transparency laws in New York City and New York State, Legal Momentum has created this guidance, which draws from lessons learned in New York, including a review of compliance thus far and ongoing advocacy to strengthen existing legislation. This Guidance is intended to serve as a resource for state and federal policymakers and advocates working on legislation to mandate disclosure of pay ranges during the hiring process.
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In examining the dress codes enforced in K-12 schools, we see that the sort of clothing and grooming standards focused on, and who is being disciplined for violating these policies, reinforce biases and stereotypes about gender and race. Gendered dress codes and disproportionate discipline for dress code violations deprive students—in particular girls, students of color and LGBTQ+ students—of classroom instruction and harm their social and emotional development, setting them on a course with negative consequences.
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Today, women in the workforce, especially women of color, continue to face high rates of pay discrimination, which can follow them throughout their lives. Not only are women paid less for doing the same work as men, women are typically segregated into lower-wage jobs where they face higher rates of workplace violations, including sexual harassment and wage theft. While pay discrimination can sometimes be difficult to identify, New York has passed a series of laws that workers can use to challenge unequal pay.
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Our 2023 Action Agenda outlines the six key legislative priorities on which we believe we can achieve progress and on which we will focus our advocacy resources throughout the coming year: • Advancing pay equity through pay transparency • Increasing women’s economic security by increasing the minimum wage • Ensuring equality under state and Federal constitutions • Ending nonconsensual drug-testing of pregnant patients • Ensuring enforcement of Title IX for all students • Expanding employment protections for survivors
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In taking a closer look at the dress codes enforced in K-12 schools, we see that the sort of clothing and grooming standards focused on, and who is being disciplined for violating these policies, demonstrate that most are rooted in and perpetuate biases and stereotypes about gender and race. Gendered dress codes and disproportionate discipline for dress code violations deprive students—in particular girls, students of color and LGBTQ+ students—of classroom instruction and harm their social and emotional development, setting them on a course with negative consequences potentially for their l
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A legislative advocacy framework for women's economic equality and a checklist to assess progress at the local, state, and national levels.
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Are you a pregnant person seeking medical care from a hospital? Did you know that hospitals have been found to routinely drug test pregnant people without their informed consent? This could be happening to you without your knowledge and may lead to harmful consequences such as: Your children being taken away from you Invasive child welfare investigations Lost bonding time with your newborn The inability to breastfeed
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June 23rd, 2022 is the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, the landmark legislation that prohibited sex discrimination in schools that receive public funding. In recognition of this monumental anniversary, the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE) released Title IX at 50. As a member of NCWGE and co-author of this report, we are proud that it both celebrates the significant progress made in the last 50 years to end sex discrimination in schools while also highlighting the work that remains to be done.
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