Press Releases
about Women's Rights
Nov 19, 2020
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Iowa and ICADV Joint Statement on Additional Funds to Prevent Evictions
The following is a joint statement from Mark Stringer, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, Civil Rights Orgs File Suit Against Department of Housing and Urban Development Rule Gutting Fair Housing Protections
HARTFORD, Conn. — The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û, ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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
ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û of Texas Urges School Districts to Remove Discriminatory Dress Code Requirements
HOUSTON – The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û 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
Aug 27, 2020
Newly Uncovered Documents Reveal Brown University Plan to Dismantle Title IX Agreement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A series of internal emails and documents made public today reveal an intentional plan by Brown University officials to undermine and ultimately destroy a long...
Issue Areas:
Women's Rights
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