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90 years of women’s suffrage

August 18, 2010 By PW Editorial Board

Exactly 90 years ago today, women finally won the right to vote.

New law seen as victory for trafficked women

August 18, 2010 By Dan Margolis

Governor David Paterson signed into law a bill stipulating that a person who has been the victim of sex trafficking can go back to court to have arrests for prostitution erased from their record.

Obama admin presses Senate to help end gender wage gap

July 21, 2010 By Joe Sims

The Obama administration is urging the Senate to end wage discrimination against women by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act.

Cheers and jeers, from pregnancy fraud to Social Security birthday

July 21, 2010

Cracking down on phony "pregnancy crisis centers," One Nation jobs march, happy birthday Social Security and more.

Panel: Family policy caught in political partisanship

July 20, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg

WASHINGTON (PAI) - Policies on whether, and how, to aid the nation's families have gotten caught in the poisonous political partisanship permeating the country, said speakers at a panel on the future of families.