by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Feb 28, 2018 | Issues
Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network,
As you may be aware, students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school and others are organizing a March For Our Lives on Saturday, March 24, 2018 in Washington, DC and across the nation to protest the lack of gun laws to protect students and citizens from mass shootings. Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network will be assembling that day in DC (at a place and time to be determined) and marching together.
Do you know who Marjory Stoneman Douglas was? While not a lawyer, she graduated from Wellesley College in 1912, was an amazing activist, journalist, suffragist, and environmentalist, and has been credited with saving the Everglades from destruction! She would have been proud of the students attending her namesake school. Here’s a LINK to an article about her.
See you on March 24th .
by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Jan 26, 2018 | Issues
The Women’s Bar Association of DC’s new Women in Politics Committee is presenting “How to Become Politically Engaged,” a learning opportunity for women lawyers who wish to have an impact on social and political issues in today’s tumultuous world. A variety of activist organizations (including Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network, Inc.) will send representatives to discuss the most effective actions for purposes of maximum impact. Panelists will discuss the most pressing issues and current activities.
February 6, 2018, 6:00-8:00 pm
Featuring:
Maria Urbina, Political Director, Indivisible
Julie Copeland, Executive Director, Emerge Virginia
Michelle Kallen, Director, Women Lawyers on Guard
Mary Bell, Mid-Atlantic Director, EMILY’s List
Registration is available at https://www.wbadc.org/calendar_day.asp?date=2/6/2018&event=1425<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wbadc.org_calendar-5Fday.asp-3Fdate-3D2_6_2018-26event-3D1425&d=DwMFAg&c=jxhwBfk-KSV6FFIot0PGng&r=QOaDhyjYJnm4ULrhOvacov3muEZzl5oe7Tn8CSn-_o0&m=R05X6eAFCclD53nvztM2oQjOfRMfXwPeXsfNe35kUso&s=r8Zxtqb4dOzR68Ox4EFjo47e-9ph7HqhQGmSQAKL1Wg&e=>
Women Lawyers On Guard hopes to see you there!
by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Jan 17, 2018 | Issues
On the anniversary of last year’s Women’s March, there are events being held in multiple cities on January 20 and 21, 2018. The main event is in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, but voter-registration-themed events will take place in various cities on Saturday, January 20, for instance at 11:00 a.m. in Washington, D.C. at the Reflecting Pool. We hope to see you there! See below for more information.
https://www.womensmarch.com/
https://www.romper.com/p/is-there-a-2018-womens-march-in-washington-dc-heres-what-you-need-to-know-7842105
by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Oct 10, 2017 | Issues
When federal officials announced in August 2017 that they were freezing a rule that would have required companies to file data on what they pay workers broken down by race, ethnicity and gender, a coalition of more than 90 civil and women’s rights groups launched into gear. These groups plan to challenge the government’s decision on the grounds that the applicable legal standards and processes were not fulfilled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. With the National Women’s Law Center and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law leading the charge, we applaud the efforts to challenge workplace discrimination against women and minorities and bring greater transparency to the pay gap.
Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/02/trumps-white-house-froze-an-equal-pay-rule-women-are-fighting-to-save-it/?utm_term=.dfcc8ee9ba33
