Women's Rights Take Big Step Back in Iran

  The precarious status of women in Iran has taken another step backwards with the passage of a new law in Iranian Parliament.  According to the text of the new law, which was passed by Iran's 290 seat Parliament this week, women under the age of 40 will be required to obtain permission from their father or other male ...

Sexual Harassment Plaintiffs' Facebook Passwords Handed Over to Defendant

  A judge's decision in a sexual harassment case against the Honeybaked Ham Company is sending shockwaves through the legal community—and the trial hasn't even begun yet.  The case, which is still in the discovery phase, took an interesting twist this week when a judge ruled that the 20 plaintiffs would be required ...

Virginia May Stop Shackling Pregnant Women in Labor

  Women who are pregnant or delivering a new baby will no longer be shackled or have waist chains applied, if Virginia approves a new set of rules for its prison systems.  Currently, Virginia prisons and jails are using a wide variety of restraints for prisoners that may include leg shackles and waist chains in addition to ...

GOP Committee Chair Selections All Men

  After some of the nation's top lawmakers discussed committee assignments and chairmanships for the Republican Party, a curious fact made headlines nationally.  After an election in which many Republicans blamed losses on their lack of outreach to women and minorities, all 19 committee chairmanships were awarded to white ...

Study Says Pay Gap Starts Early

  The topic of a gender pay gap is hotly contested at the national political level.  Recently, the Paycheck Fairness Act was championed by Democrats in the House and Senate, but was opposed by Republicans and eventually blocked.  According to a recent study by the American Association of University Women, the pay gap ...

Texas State Agencies Settle with EEOC For $175k

  The Texas Department of Agriculture and the Texas General Land Office have avoided a trial in sex discrimination lawsuits from current and former employees.  The EEOC alleged that both state agencies had been paying women less than men for job duties requiring equal skills, effort, and responsibilities. Court documents ...

Appeals Court Rules on Parental Notification Waiver

  Florida's statute requiring parental notification in most situations where a girl under 18 is seeking an abortion was put to the test earlier this week.  According to Florida 10th Judicial Circuit documents, appeals court judges ruled 2-1 to reverse a lower court's decision denying a waiver of parental notification ...

Last Abortion Clinic In Mississippi May Shut Down

  Mississippi, one of several U.S. states with only one remaining abortion clinic, goes to court this week to argue in favor of its most recent abortion restrictions.  If enacted, the restrictions (commonly referred to by supporters as TRAP, or Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) would almost certainly shut down the ...

Indian Supreme Court Takes Steps To Stop Street Harassment

    Sexual harassment on India's streets, a practice commonly known there as “eve teasing,” is a problem that must be alleviated within three months, according to directives given by the Indian Supreme Court this week.  The Supreme Court has directed each of the states in India to develop policies ...

Women's Rights Groups Unhappy With New Egyptian Constitution

  According to Amnesty International, women's rights and people advocating for minority religious groups in Egypt are unhappy with a new proposed constitution.  The new laws, if enacted, would significantly limit freedoms in the country, which has recently been torn apart by revolution and uncertainty about what form the ...

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