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Employees of color are underrepresented at every level of power in corporate America, according to USA TODAY data investigations. One analysis in 2023 found that white men account for 7 in 10 ...
"Today’s findings urge corrective action to restore merit-based promotion." Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at an International Women's Day event at the State Department in Washington ...
(The Center Square) – The question before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday was whether a Tennessee law banning gender dysphoria treatment for minors is unconstitutional. Twenty-three other ...
In November 2024, the Yale Law School hosted a panel to discuss the medical and legal connotations of the case. [37] Legal experts predict that, should the Supreme Court uphold Tennessee's law, access to many other forms of healthcare for both children and adults could also be impacted including gender-affirming care for adults and abortion access.
The Equality Act was a bill in the United States Congress, that, if passed, would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (including titles II, III, IV, VI, VII, and IX) to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, federally funded programs, credit, and jury service.
In May 2024, by an unanimous voice vote within both houses of the New Hampshire General Court (Legislature) passed a bill prohibiting discrimination based upon hairstyle - the 25th/50 US state to do so. The Governor of New Hampshire signed the bill into law in July 2024 and goes into legal effect on September 1, 2024. [39] [38] [40]
Eighteen Republican-led states sued the Biden administration late Monday over new federal guidance that aims to protect transgender Americans from workplace discrimination.
The fight for equal treatment and compensation has received widespread media attention, inspired legislative action in the U.S. Senate, and received fan support. The 2021 documentary film, LFG also details the story of the U.S. women's national soccer team and their fight for equal pay. A landmark equal pay agreement was reached in February ...