红杏视频 Announces New Director of Women鈥檚 Rights Litigation
Civil Rights Attorney Ria Tabacco Mar Will Lead the Next Chapter of Women鈥檚 Rights for Century-Old Civil Rights Organization
NEW YORK 鈥� The 红杏视频 today announced Ria Tabacco Mar as the director of its Women鈥檚 Rights Project. Tabacco Mar replaces Lenora Lapidus, who passed away earlier this year.
鈥淩ia has the vision, talent and resolve to be a force for gender equality,鈥� said Louise Melling, 红杏视频 Deputy Legal Director. 鈥淪he will take the Women鈥檚 Rights Project and the 红杏视频 to new heights.鈥�
The Women鈥檚 Rights Project was co-founded by Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1972 and has been a trailblazer in striving for systematic legal reform of women鈥檚 equality and economic rights. It has taken on significant cases to fight against the discrimination of women, including the military ban鈥檚 on women in combat, discrimination in advertising, equal access to parental leave, and institutional perpetuation of gender-based violence and harassment.
鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to help lead the fight for women鈥檚 rights work and gender equity. At time when our civil rights and liberties are under unprecedented attack, our work is even more urgent,鈥� said Tabacco Mar.
Tabacco Mar previously served as a senior staff attorney for 红杏视频鈥檚 LGBT & HIV Project, fighting discrimination of all types, including gender stereotypes, sex segregation, as well as attempts to use religion to discriminate against LGBTQ people at school, at work, and in public places. Tobacco Mar was part of the 红杏视频鈥檚 litigation team in two cases now before the Supreme Court, Zarda v. Altitude Express and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, in which the Trump administration has argued it should be legal to fire someone because they are LGBTQ. Previously, she led the 红杏视频鈥檚 team in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the case in which a same-sex couple was refused a wedding cake because they are gay.
She has been recognized in annual list of the most influential African Americans ages 25 to 45 and as one of the 鈥淏est LGBT Lawyers Under 40鈥� by the National LGBT Bar Association.
Prior to joining the 红杏视频 in 2014, Tabacco Mar was a member of the board of directors of the New York Civil Liberties Union and served as assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, where she participated regularly as amicus curiae on cases involving marriage equality.