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Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Day, We March On
This weekend, we remember the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to shine truth on oppression and injustice. We honor his legacy and the work that remains to ensure the American promise can...
View ArticleMaria’s Workplace is #OursToo: Stopping the Epidemic of Sexual Violence...
Each day when I sit down in my office with a warm cup of coffee, I fix the photo on my desk of my two girls. I look at the sea of folders and papers in front of me, certain that justice is defended...
View ArticleWe’ve Said #MeToo – Now We’re Pushing Legislation
The #MeToo movement has built awareness – now it needs action. Yesterday, we joined Assemblymember Reyes, Assemblymember Friedman, and Assemblymember Waldron to announce new legislation to do just...
View ArticleTomorrow – March with ERA at the 2018 Women’s March!
Equal Rights Advocates is hitting the Women’s March again this year! Join our contingents in San Francisco or Oakland – we’ll have t-shirts, buttons, signs, and a banner. Sign up to march with us here...
View ArticleEqual Rights Advocates Sues Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education:...
Achieving gender justice and equity is a key part in the broader fight for human rights and social justice. In 1976, Equal Rights Advocates led appellate briefing to clarify that Title IX prohibits...
View ArticleWhy I demand Congressional action for DREAMers
Despite the public shock and outrage last September when President Trump rolled back Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), we still have no resolution. For five months, the Trump...
View Article10 Black Women Making History
During Black History Month, it’s important not just to celebrate the incredible past contributions to the fight for racial justice – we must uplift those women making history now. So to kick off a...
View Article#TakeTheLead to Combat Sexual Harassment
Like anyone else, women work to support their families, fulfill their ambitions, and create a thriving lift. Sexual harassment, assault, and violence should never stand in their way. Sexual harassment...
View ArticleGuest Post: From Hollywood to Academia, Power Structures of Sexual Harassment...
This post was originally published as “From Hollywood to Academia” with The Activist History Review. A note from ERA: Kristen Hillaire Glasgow wrote the below piece in January 2018, years into the...
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Don’t Miss Our 2018 Annual Gala Luncheon!
Join us on Wednesday, June 6 in San Francisco for one of the premier women’s rights events in the state. As we celebrate incredible partners and champions for gender justice, we will be honoring the...
View Article7 Things You Didn’t Know about Equal Pay Day
We all know the number: The average U.S. woman is paid only 80 cents for every dollar paid to her white male co-worker. As we watch the wage gap close inch by inch every year (but not last year — see...
View ArticleThis Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Survivors and Allies Have the Power
“Man with 19 Accusers Declares April Sexual Assault Awareness Month.” Nope, folks: that wasn’t an Onion headline. That was an actual headline from April 2 of this year, recounting actual facts, about...
View ArticleRadical Justice Looks Like Centering the Survivor
ERA Senior Staff Attorney Brenda Adams shares insights on survivor-centered justice this Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Experiences of sexual assault often strip survivors of their autonomy. As...
View ArticleDon’t Miss Mónica Ramírez and Irma Herrera at Our Gala Luncheon
Join Equal Rights Advocates for our 44th annual Gala Luncheon June 6 in San Francisco. On June 6, hundreds of gender justice champions will gather in San Francisco to celebrate our collective power...
View ArticleLactation Accommodations: A Right, Not a Privilege
ERA Staff Attorney Maha Ibrahim shares first-hand insights on the importance workplace of workplace lactation accommodations this Mother’s Day. Pumping is an annoying and laborious task. As a new...
View ArticleSCOTUS Blow to Workers’ Rights Demands Legislative Fix
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 22, 2018 CONTACT Delia Coleman, 415.575.2396, dcoleman@equalrights.org SCOTUS Blow to Workers’ Rights Demands Legislative Fix SAN FRANCISCO, CO – In a 5-4...
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Remembering and Honoring Madeline Mixer
Equal Rights Advocates honors and remembers our friend Madeline Mixer, a gender-equality pioneer who spent decades advocating and organizing for working women. Madeline, a passionate supporter of...
View ArticleLegal and Advocacy Groups Demand DeVos Withdraw False Claims About Sexual...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 27, 2018 CONTACTS Equal Rights Advocates: Jess Eagle, 415.575.2380, jeagle@equalrights.org Democracy Forward: Charisma Troiano, 202.701.1781,...
View ArticleOn the Supreme Court’s Decision in Janus v. AFSCME
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 27, 2018 CONTACT Delia Coleman, dcoleman@equalrights.org, 415-575-2396 On the Supreme Court’s Decision in Janus v. AFSCME Ruling Will Hurt Workers, Especially...
View ArticleHow Devos’s Title IX Harms Trans & GNC Students
For years, Title IX protected transgender and gender nonconforming (GNC) students from discrimination at school. But the Trump Administration’s Department of Education rescinded these protections,...
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