by WomenLawyersOnGuard | Jan 22, 2025 | Issues
Dear Women Lawyers On Guard,
Did you know that only 15% of federal employees work in the DC area? Now that they and our democracy are under attack, do you need help navigating ways to help them, yourselves, or to protect and strengthen democracy itself?
Following up our Dec 16th email, here are some additional resources. The first two are specifically focused on federal employees, the others are about how you can help strengthen democracy through your own small (or large) measures, by volunteering or just taking individual action.
Resources and Guides for Civil Servants
Other Resources for Protecting and Strengthening Democracy
Please forward this to your networks.
Cory Amron, President
Photo by Isabella Fischer, Unsplash
by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Jan 17, 2025 | Issues, Women's Rights
We are ecstatic about President Biden’s actions today!
As you know, WLGAN and the National Association of Women Lawyers sent a letter to President Biden asking him to take action to finally make the Equal Rights Amendment officially recognized as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Here’s his pronouncement today that “the 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law, regardless of their sex.”
And here’s the link to the joint letter from WLGAN and the National Association of Women Lawyers, we sent urging him to take action while he still had this opportunity.
While we recognize that ultimately this issue will be decided by the courts, it is far better to be fighting from a position of strength.
So, Thank You President Biden for your support for all Americans regardless of their sex!
Corrine Parver
Cory Amron
Lorelie Masters
Elaine Metlin
by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Jan 10, 2025 | Democracy, Issues, Women's Rights
Dear Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network,
Saturday, Jan 18 10 AM – we will be at the “People’s March” in DC – come join us
BUT IF YOU WILL NOT BE IN DC, here is a link to other locations where you can participate as well: Women’s March
Please let us know if you will join us in DC (we will send you a location and time to meet) and do please pass this on to your networks.
We sometimes march for different reasons, but as a continuation of the Women’s Marches begun in 2017, this is a “peoples march” to defend our rights and our future. Here’s how the organizers describe it:
“If you believe that decisions about your body should remain yours, that books belong in libraries, not on bonfires, that healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the wealthy; if you believe in the power of free speech and protest to sustain democracy; or if you want an economy that works for the people who power it—then join us in DC for this march.”
Supporting organizations include National Women’s Law Center; National Organization for Women, Center for Constitutional Rights, Planned Parenthood, Ultraviolet, and many others.
Last week I saw the Broadway musical “Suffs”. You may recall that some Suffragists, led by Alice Paul, chained themselves to the White House fence, were arrested, went on a hunger strike and were force fed by the prison guards. We are not asking you do to anything like this!
But please let us know if you will join us in this rally! (Appropriate privacy measures will be taken.)
Cory
by WomenLawyersOnGuard | Jan 5, 2025 | Issues
The legal profession is self-regulating. The rules of professional conduct set forth actions that a lawyer is prohibited from taking in connection with the practice of law, or else be subject to professional discipline. The DC Bar recently recommended to the DC Court of Appeals (the regulatory authority of the practice of law) that Rule 8.4 of the DC Rules of Professional Conduct be amended to prohibit lawyers from engaging in harassing and discriminatory conduct in the practice of law. We note that the proposed rule would address three recommendations in WLG’s Still Broken report: holding perpetrators individually accountable, implementing more effective reporting and independent investigation mechanisms, and providing for more transparency in the process of addressing sexual harassment.
Here’s the link to our comments
by Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network | Jan 4, 2025 | Democracy, Issues, Women's Rights
Dear Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network,
Saturday, Jan 18 10 AM – we will be at the “People’s March” in DC – come join us.
We sometimes march for different reasons, but as a continuation of the Women’s Marches begun in 2017, this is a “peoples march” to defend our rights and our future. Here’s how the organizers describe it:
“If you believe that decisions about your body should remain yours, that books belong in libraries, not on bonfires, that healthcare is a right, not a privilege for the wealthy; if you believe in the power of free speech and protest to sustain democracy; or if you want an economy that works for the people who power it—then join us in DC for this march.”
Supporting organizations include National Women’s Law Center; National Organization for Women, Center for Constitutional Rights, Planned Parenthood, Ultraviolet, and many others.
This week I saw the Broadway musical “Suffs”. You may recall that some Suffragists, led by Alice Paul, chained themselves to the White House fence, were arrested, went on a hunger strike and were force fed by the prison guards. We are not asking you do to anything like this!
But please let us know if you will join us in this rally! (Appropriate privacy measures will be taken.)
Cory
by WomenLawyersOnGuard | Dec 16, 2024 | Democracy, Issues, Women's Rights
Almost 900,000 women work in the Federal Workforce. And, as you probably are aware, Federal Employees are in the cross hairs of the incoming administration. Here are some possible sources of information that we have found (not legal advice!) for these employees (Feel free to send us additional resources.).
We urge folks to make an informed decision.
Feel free to forward this to your networks.
Cory Amron, President
