Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Dec 15, 2020
Court Gives Final Approval to Settlement Restoring Gender Equality in Brown University Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal court has today given final approval to a settlement agreement between Brown University and the class of women student-athletes at Brown which resolv...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Nov 19, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Iowa and ICADV Joint Statement on Additional Funds to Prevent Evictions
The following is a joint statement from Mark Stringer, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Iowa Executive Director and Laurie Schipper, Executive Director for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICA...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Oct 22, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Civil Rights Orgs File Suit Against Department of Housing and Urban Development Rule Gutting Fair Housing Protections
HARTFORD, Conn. — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Foundation of Connecticut, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Poverty & Race Research Action Council,...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 25, 2020
Court Preliminarily Approves Settlement in Title IX Lawsuit Against Brown University Addressing Women’s Athletics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal court has today preliminarily approved a settlement agreement between Brown University and lawyers representing women student-athletes at the school ...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 17, 2020
Brown University to Reinstate Women’s Equestrian and Fencing To Comply with Title IX and Provide Equal Opportunity for Women Athletes
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The legal team representing women student-athletes at Brown University who brought suit in June following cuts to the varsity athletics program announced today...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
Sep 02, 2020
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas Urges School Districts to Remove Discriminatory Dress Code Requirements
HOUSTON – The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Texas today sent a letter to hundreds of school districts throughout Texas demanding that they reexamine dress and grooming code policies that are unconstit...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
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News & CommentaryOct 2025
Women's Rights
Pete Hegseth Wants Women Out Of The Military—and He's Not Hiding It. Explore News & Commentary.Pete Hegseth Wants Women Out of the Military—and He's Not Hiding It
From disbanding a gender advisory board to misrepresenting women’s ability to meet combat standards, the defense secretary’s record shows a clear mission: push women out of service. -
News & CommentaryOct 2025
Women's Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort To Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start. Explore News & Commentary.Federal Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar Some Immigrant Families From Head Start
The ruling halts a Trump administration directive that would have excluded certain immigrant children from Head Start, a program serving families who are eligible nationwide. The decision ensures immigrant families can continue to access early education, child care, and critical support services while the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s lawsuit moves forward. -
News & CommentarySep 2025
Women's Rights
A New Labor Rule Could Push Caregivers To The Breaking Point. Explore News & Commentary.A New Labor Rule Could Push Caregivers to the Breaking Point
Care workers warn that a new Labor Department rule would cut vital wage and hour protections, threatening millions of caregivers who support seniors and people with disabilities. -
News & CommentaryJun 2025
Women's Rights
Parents Push Back Against The Trump Administration's Latest Attack On Working Families. Explore News & Commentary.Parents Push Back Against the Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Working Families
The Trump administration is attempting to gut Head Start, a federally-funded early childhood program Congress created for low-income families