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WGF speaks out against War on Women
Gender Politics: GOP’s Ryan, Akin bring women’s health issues front and center in 2012 election. “The number of legislative efforts to reduce women’s rights in the past year has been remarkable,” says Heather Arnet, CEO of the Women and Girls Foundation, adding that the rhetoric around policing women’s reproductive issues has been ratcheting up in…
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GirlGov teen pushes anti-stalking legislation
Sarah Pesi said she was 13 and powerless. The Rostraver girl was enjoying her job as a youth soccer referee when a man involved with the organization began harassing her. The man, whom she declined to describe, would show up at games he had no reason to attend, violate her personal space and at least…
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Mayor's office fails to provide information on board appointees despite City law
Pittsburgh’s mayor’s office has been required since 2006 to produce an annual report showing at least the gender, age and ZIP code of members appointed to city boards, authorities and commissions. Six reports should be part of the public record, but none exist. Each report would have been the responsibility of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who…
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Allegheny County equity study finds white, male employees have edge
Allegheny County officials on Tuesday released an audit commissioned three years ago to determine if female and minority county employees receive equitable treatment compared to their white, male counterparts. The 63-page report by private consultant Evergreen Solutions LLC says white men and women hold a disproportionately high number of management and business positions in the…
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WGF Grantee, ACHIEVA, Releases Legislative Report
Twenty-two years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) many doctors’ offices are still not accessible for women with mobility, communication and sensory disabilities. ACHIEVA has just released a report entitled Access to Healthcare for Women and Girls with Disabilities. Download the full report. Women with disabilities tend to experience a lack of accessible equipment…
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Institute for Women's Policy Research Reports From the Field
National Journal Reports on Challenges Women Face in Rise to Top Positions in Washington; Women Underrepresented in Green Collar Industry; Handbook Helps Guide Mentors in Unions; and more.
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City Council Declares Equity in Athletics Day
Pittsburgh City Council presented Women and Girls Foundation and Womenʼs Law Project with a resolution honoring their work on the passage of the bill and declaring July 17, 2012, as Equity in Athletics Day in the City of Pittsburgh. Forty years after the enactment of Title IX, Pennsylvania passed its own milestone legislation with the signing of HB 1901 The Equity in…
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PA's New Voter ID Law: Public Meeting July 23
Women have a lot to lose if we don’t use our votes in the upcoming election. Make sure you are prepared. Public Meeting: Monday, July 23, 7 pm Panelists include Barb Feige from ACLU of Greater Pittsburgh, Arlene Levy of the League of Women Voters, State Representative Dan Frankel, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald, and…
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PA Passes Landmark Gender Equality Legislation
Forty years after the enactment of Title IX, Pennsylvania passed its own milestone legislation with the signing of HB 1901 The Equity in Interscholastic Athletics Disclosure Bill (sponsored by Senator Mary Jo White) on June 30, 2012. On July 17, 2012, City Council will present Women and Girls Foundation and Womenʼs Law Project with a resolution honoring their work on…
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Top Influencer: Teen Alters Seventeen Magazine
Fourteen year old Julia Bluhm (and the 80,000 folks she helped mobilize) got Seventeen Magazine to agree to stop using Photoshop to alter the face, shape and body sizes of its teen models AND to feature a diversity of models with different body shapes, races, and hair textures. The 8th grader has been involved in…