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My Wish this Mother’s Day: Workplace Equality
Equal Rights Advocates has been fighting to support the equal rights of women and girls for over 43 years. Their work impacts millions of women, including myself. My name is Aileen Rizo. I am a wife...
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2017 Luncheon Keynote: Melissa Harris-Perry
We are excited to announce Melissa Harris-Perry as our 2017 Gala Luncheon Keynote Speaker! Throughout her career in journalism and academia, Melissa has lifted the voices of black women and girls. She...
View ArticleFighting for Equal Pay: Amicus Brief Filed in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Aileen Rizo, a math consultant for the Fresno County Office of Education, discovered in 2012 she was being paid $12,000 less per year than her male co-workers doing the same job. She approached her...
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Pushing the Envelope on Equal Pay Laws with Equal Pay Today!
For months, advocates nationwide have been forced onto the defense – to preserve our hard-fought gains and ensure the civil rights of women, girls, and vulnerable communities are not threatened. But...
View ArticleAction Alert: Protect the Women’s Bureau
Defense: Say No to Elimination of the Department of Labor Women’s Bureau The Trump Administration’s proposed federal budget would have a devastating impact on many agencies key to the economic...
View Article2017 Champion of Justice: Monique W. Morris
Equal Rights Advocates proudly recognizes Monique W. Morris as the 2017 Champion of Justice. This award is given each year to an advocate who has led groundbreaking efforts furthering justice and...
View ArticleWomen’s March Bay Area Organizers – 2017 Gender Justice Honoree
Equal Rights Advocates proudly recognizes the Bay Area Women’s March Organizers as 2017 Gender Justice Honorees. This award is given each year to civil rights champions who have contributed to the...
View ArticleEmma Mayerson and Alliance for Girls – 2017 Gender Justice Honoree
Equal Rights Advocates proudly recognizes partner organization, Alliance for Girls (AFG), and its founding director, Emma Mayerson, as 2017 Gender Justice Honorees. This award is given each year to...
View ArticleShellie Onstead and the UC Berkeley Women’s Field Hockey Team – 2017 Gender...
Equal Rights Advocates proudly recognizes the U.C. Berkley Women’s Field Hockey Team and their coach, Shellie Onstead, as 2017 Gender Justice Honorees. This award is given each year to civil rights...
View ArticleGhada Saliba-Malouf – 2017 Gender Justice Honoree
Equal Rights Advocates proudly recognizes long-time supporter and former board chair Ghada Saliba-Malouf as a 2017 Gender Justice Honoree. This award is given each year to civil rights champions who...
View ArticleKelly Dermody – 2017 Gender Justice Honoree
Equal Rights Advocates proudly recognizes long-time supporter Kelly M. Dermody as a 2017 Gender Justice Honoree for her decades-long commitment to civil rights and role as a post-election galvanizer...
View ArticleMeet our 2017 Gender Justice Honorees
Each year, Equal Rights Advocates proudly honors incredible partners and champions for equality and justice at our annual gala luncheon as Gender Justice Honorees. This year, on Wednesday, June 14, we...
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Welcome to our 2017 Summer Law Clerks
Central to ERA’s mission is the mentorship of the next generation of legal advocates. As a part of that goal, we welcome law clerks each year who assist with research and legal projects, and staff our...
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Action Alert: Thank OUSD for Listening to Girls
Kamala Harris. Elizabeth Warren. Women on the Board of Directors at Uber. You know what we’re talking about – women being interrupted by men who feel threatened that their power and influence are at...
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Celebrating 43 Years of Equal Rights Advocates
On Wednesday, June 14 we gathered at our annual Gala Luncheon to celebrate 43 incredible years of fighting for gender justice. Over 1,000 supporters and partners came together at the San Francisco...
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Action Alert: Protect Students’ Civil Rights
When Betsy DeVos became Secretary of Education, we knew it likely meant the Department of Education would roll back strong enforcement of students’ rights across the country. Last week, that weakening...
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Fighting for Equitable Schools in California
Our new Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has shown an alarming uncertainty about, and ambivalence towards, the federal laws that protect students in publicly funded schools. When she was confirmed...
View ArticleAction Alert: Support Paid Leave Expansion
It’s time to celebrate some good news! Last week, the Washington state legislature passed a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program. The new program allows workers to take up to 12 weeks...
View ArticleWhy Employers Shouldn’t Ask for Salary History from Job Applicants
The Stronger California Advocates Network strongly supports AB 168 (Eggman), which would prohibit employers from seeking salary history information about applicants for employment and would require an...
View ArticleAction Alert: Hands Off our Health Care!
Earlier this summer, we asked you to oppose the House health care bill because of the incredibly harmful impact it would have on women and their families. We need you to make another critical push to...
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