Info for Federal Employees

by | Dec 16, 2024 | Issues

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.).

  • American Constitution Society webinar:  Should I Stay or Should I Go?; Wed. Dec 18 2 PM ET – Register HERE
  • Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch; Link to information on website
  • Statements from the American Federation of Government Employees. Example HERE
  • GovExec – a daily media publication covering the federal government . Website HERE

We urge folks to make an informed decision.
Feel free to forward this to your networks.

Cory Amron, President

President Biden: Publish the ERA!

President Biden: Publish the ERA!

by | Dec 5, 2024 | Issues

We are writing today about an issue of utmost importance that also has a critical deadline.  It’s about the chance to finally make the Equal Rights Amendment officially recognized as the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.  The only thing keeping this from happening is a directive from President Biden to the U.S. Archivist to certify and publish the ERA.

Here is a link to a joint letter from WLGAN and the National Association of Women Lawyers, urging him to do so immediately while he still has this opportunity.  We are on solid legal ground here, as the Amendment has been ratified by Congress and the requisite number of States.  Opponents have erected numerous hurdles to the ERA for more than 100 years.  Now is the time for bold action.  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.

Recently, 46 Senators, led by Senator Kristin Gillibrand, sent a letter to President Biden seeking the same action we are asking for here.  She was the Keynote Speaker at a Town Hall Tuesday night, and her message could not have been clearer.  IT IS TIME TO MAKE EACH OF OUR VOICES HEARD. The more voices, the better. The website https://www.bidenpublishtheera.org/ offers multiple avenues – letter, phone and text — to contact President Biden and urge him to publish the ERA.  You can also sign a petition and post to social media.

We have only 45 days left to make this happen.  Join us.  Let everyone hear your voice and ask others to do the same. Let’s help make it a reality.

Corrine Parver
Cory Amron
Lorelie Masters
Elaine Metlin

Vindication for E. Jean Carroll

by | May 26, 2023 | Issues

With the $5 Million verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case in New York, we now know that even a prominent person who sexually abused someone many years ago can be brought to justice.  And, additionally, that defaming the plaintiff can have significant consequences. (Slate article here.)

This was not the situation for the 86% of respondents to Women Lawyers On Guard’s nationwide sexual harassment survey (in the legal profession) who felt that they could not, or would not, report their abuse, or the 50% of those perpetrators who were reported who faced no consequences for their actions. See Still Broken.

With this verdict, not only was Ms. Carroll vindicated, but perhaps it may give others the courage to stand up against their abusers.  We can hope that, with this public example, the times they are a changin’.

See Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network’s letter to Ms. Carroll here: WLGAN-Letterhead-E. Jean Carroll -5-19-2023 -pdf

Run, Don’t Walk – Fireside Chat with Kate Kelly

Run, Don’t Walk – Fireside Chat with Kate Kelly

by | Mar 21, 2023 | Issues, Women's Rights

Fireside chat with Kate Kelly!

Run, Don’t Walk – Kate Kelly

Women Lawyers On Guard, the Women’s Bar Association of DC, and Jenner & Block, co-hosted a wonderful “fireside” chat with the renowned Kate Kelly, interviewed by the marvelous Michelle Kallen (a partner at Jenner and WLG Board member).  The talk centered on Kate’s origin story (read her book, listen to her podcast, also named Ordinary Equality), and her fight for the Equal Rights Amendment.

Kate is a dynamo – funny, irreverent, and, most importantly, optimistic and uplifting (she told us of a group of 15-year-olds who are aggressively advocating for the ERA with a strategic vision twice their years.)   Her book teaches us about many erased-from-history women who were instrumental in moving women’s rights forward in their day. It’s eye opening and graphically engaging -equally accessible to older and younger readers.  

You can order a copy HERE. (All proceeds go to Kate and her publisher.)

 

 

Cory Amron speaks with Aliza Shatzman, co-founder of the Legal Accountability Project

Cory Amron speaks with Aliza Shatzman, co-founder of the Legal Accountability Project

by | Dec 11, 2022 | Issues, Judiciary, Women's Rights

NAWLTalks Podcast:
Protecting the Next Generation of Attorneys from Harassment

In this episode, Aliza Shatzman, President and Co-Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, speaks with Cory Amron, Co-Founder and President of Women Lawyers on Guard, about judicial accountability and how to protect law clerks from workplace mistreatment. They discuss Aliza’s personal experience with gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation by a former D.C. Superior Court judge; the scope of the problem; and solutions, including the Judiciary Accountability Act (JAA) (H.R. 4827/S. 2553), which would extend Title VII protections to federal judiciary employees. They then discuss Aliza’s new nonprofit, The Legal Accountability Project, which aims to ensure that law clerks have positive clerkship experiences while extending support and resources to those who do not. Aliza also offers suggestions for what women lawyers can do to help. 

Listen to this episode here: https://lnkd.in/eGP5wt_T

Women Lawyers On Guard’s Survey on Sexual Misconduct and Harassment in the Legal Profession: https://womenlawyersonguard.org/still-broken/

The Legal Accountability Project: https://www.legalaccountabilityproject.org/

    Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network, Inc.

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