Oral testimony on pay equity and the continuing challenges in New York City including the gender-wage gap and occupational segregation as well as innovative policy recommendations including pay transparency and expanded support strutures.
Testimony and Public Comments
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Written comments submitted in opposition to the Department of Agriculture’s proposed regulations seeking to limit eligibility for SNAP benefits ("food stamps").
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A joint submission with Northeastern's PHRGE to the CEDAW Committee highlighting the often overlooked impact of labor trafficking on women in the United States
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Written testimony highlighting the persistent prevalence of pregnancy and caregiver discrimination in New York City.
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Public comment to the Department of Education expressing our strong opposition to proposed sexual harassment rules that would inhibit effective responses from schools.
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Our response to a proposal by the Department of Homeland Security that would amend regulations regarding whether an alien is considered a “public charge” and consequently should be excluded from the United States.
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A letter regarding the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh from the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Testimony and recommendations regarding sexual harrassment in the workplace, presented to the NYC Commission on Human Rights on December 6, 2017.
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A video highlight reel of our former president Carol Robles-Román speaking about Legal Momentum's Action Proposal on Human Trafficking at the Trust Women Conference.
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The National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, works on behalf of tens of thousands of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking across the country, representing state, tribal and national victim advocacy organizations, civil, human,and women’s rights advocates, and faith based organizations.
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A letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch formally requesting that the Department of Justice issue a Guidance on Gender-Biased Policing. The letter was signed onto by eighty-eight national organizations and 98 state and local organizations.
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A letter advocating for a funding increase for the the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR). We write on behalf of the disability, civil and women’s rights, and sexual and domestic violence communities to express our strong support for the proposed budget increase of $31 million.