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New health care law benefits women and children
September 17, 2010The new health care reform law, the Affordable Health Care Act, contains numerous benefits for women and children, women's advocates say.
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Groups issue call to action on Paycheck Fairness Act
September 16, 2010Labor and civil rights groups are urging the Senate to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would help eliminate the wage gap between men and women.
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Demands to fire Simpson increase despite apology
August 26, 2010Alan Simpson's public apology has not stopped a groundswell of calls for his firing.
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Women’s Equality Day celebrates hard-won right to vote
August 26, 2010Today, August 26, marks the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution being signed into law.
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Disneyland worker sent home for hijab
August 19, 2010A Muslim employee in Disneyland's Grand Californian Hotel has been sent home from work with no pay for refusing to take off her hijab while working as a hostess in a hotel restaurant.
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