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After outcry, Women’s Tennis Association changes maternity leave rules

December 19, 2018 By Al Neal

Before this move, female tennis players were punished for having kids.

Women behind and in front of the camera in TIFF films

December 18, 2018 By Bill Meyer

Here are just a few of my favorites from the over 115 films by and about women shown at TIFF this year.

Cyntoia Brown, sex trafficking victim, sentenced to 51 years in prison

December 11, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Research 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.

Women hold general strike over increased violence in Israel

December 6, 2018 By Steve Sweeney

Tens 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.

Senators to Verizon subcontractor: End pregnancy discrimination

December 3, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Nine 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.