Apr 15 WATCH: Equal pay bill nears approval in House, long odds in Senate By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press The bill would make it easier to sue employers over pay discrimination, curb the ability of companies to retaliate and beef up enforcement of existing laws. Continue reading
Dec 28 Saudi women's rights activist sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison By Associated Press Loujain al-Hathloul has already been in pre-trial detention and has endured several stretches of solitary confinement. Continue reading
Oct 26 Women's groups lead more protests over Poland's abortion law By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Women’s rights activists are holding a fifth day of protests across Poland after a top court tightened the predominantly Catholic nation’s already strict abortion law. Continue reading
Aug 25 This Ida B. Wells mosaic is also a monument to women's suffrage By Joshua Barajas Look closely at this floor mosaic of the pionnering journalist, and a portrait of the fight for women's suffrage appears. Continue reading
Aug 18 A century ago, some American women won the right to vote. Here's what women say today By Laura Santhanam, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Eleven female voters shared their perspective about this moment’s significance with the PBS NewsHour, in their own words. Continue reading
Aug 12 Outcry in Somalia as new bill would allow child marriage By Cara Anna, Associated Press An outcry is rising in Somalia as parliament considers a bill that would allow child marriage once a girl’s sexual organs mature and would allow forced marriage as long as the family gives their consent. Continue reading
Jul 07 French women's rights groups protest Macron's minister appointments By Associated Press Women's rights groups are protesting French President Emmanuel Macron's appointment of an interior minister who has been accused of rape and a justice minister who has criticized the #MeToo movement. Continue reading
Jan 29 Democratic AGs plan to file lawsuit over ERA By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's attorney general, who has vowed to go to court if needed to see the Equal Rights Amendment adopted, plans to announce "landmark civil rights litigation" dealing with the proposed Constitutional amendment, his office announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jan 27 With Virginia's final ratification, ERA fight advances By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press Virginia has officially become the critical 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The State's ratification opens a new chapter in the nearly century-long push to get the amendment added to the Constitution. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 5:55 With Virginia ratification, where does the Equal Rights Amendment go from here? U.S. women won the right to vote a century ago; the fight to instill in the Constitution equal rights regardless of sex is nearly as old. The Equal Rights Amendment was a major national topic in the 1970s -- but… Continue watching