women's rights
Today in labor history: 19th amendment, securing right to vote for women, ratified
August 18, 2014America's woman suffrage movement was founded in the mid 19th century by women who had become politically active through their work in the abolitionist and temperance movements.
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Supreme Court makes it tougher for women to exercise choice
July 1, 2014The Massachusetts policy aimed to protect women as they accessed reproductive health care against a backdrop of harassment and even physical attacks from anti-choice protesters.
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White House tackles college sexual assault
May 9, 2014A new report released by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault says that one in five college women suffers sexual assault.
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Mothers Day flowers nice but equal pay better
May 9, 2014A total of 4.7 million moms and their families would see an increase in wages. That's one fifth of all working moms and their families who would benefit.
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Rallies demand equal pay
April 10, 2014How unequal are women's wages? Women in the U.S., on average, are now paid only 77 cents to every $1.00 of men's average pay.
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