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Cyntoia Brown, sex trafficking victim, sentenced to 51 years in prison
December 11, 2018Research shows that Cyntoia Brown’s case is not unlike many cases of young girls of color lost and vulnerable in a system that is doing little to provide them with protection.
Read moreWomen hold general strike over increased violence in Israel
December 6, 2018Tens of thousands of women held a general strike with protests across Israel and the Occupied Territories yesterday over Tel Aviv’s failure to deal with a rise in violence against women.
Read moreSenators to Verizon subcontractor: End pregnancy discrimination
December 3, 2018Nine U.S. senators demanded that Verizon and the subcontractor that runs its Memphis warehouse, XPO Logistics, answer published details about unusually high levels of pregnancy discrimination there – and take definitive detailed steps to stop it.
Read moreAnother Native woman killed: Angela McConnell murdered in Northern California
November 15, 2018This case hits right at home as Angela was our niece, related to my wife, Melanie. She was an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe of Northern California and was of Mohave, Yurok, and Karuk...
Read moreGoogle employees walk out to protest treatment of women
November 1, 2018In Silicon Valley, women also are becoming fed up with the male-dominated composition of the technology industry’s workforce — a glaring imbalance that critics say fosters unsavory behavior akin to a college fraternity house.
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