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On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Act. This narrow but important bill overturned Sam Alito's "logic" in deciding that women couldn't sue for pay discrimination unless they could prove decisions were made about six months before they filed an Equal...
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Lilly Ledbetter, RIP

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On October 14, 2024
President Barak Obama Equal Pay Bill Signing East Room It's rare that a single person's fight for justice results in a law being named for them that will be remembered for the entire history of this country. RIP to this legend.
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Women and the Writers Strike

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On November 20, 2023
Interesting breakdown in Variety about the role of women leading the writers strike. “Why did this strike look different? The people at the forefront of it really have been a lot of marginalized writers — writers of color, women and queer writers,” says Caroline Renard,...
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On July 25, 1973, the Irish Minister of Finance, Richie Ryan, introduced the Civil Service (Employment of Married Women) Act, which ended the nation's long-standing ban on married women working for the government. It's not just that married women were encouraged not to work in...
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