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Women Lawyers On Guard is a national non-partisan organization harnessing the power of lawyers and the law in coordination with other organizations to preserve, protect, and defend the democratic values of equality, justice, and opportunity for all.
Powerful essay about staying silent, and speaking up
A contemporary of Brett Kavanaugh's, the essayist explains the culture of rape in the 1980s and what led her to stay silent as a young woman and what happened when she finally spoke up decades later. Read the essay here:...
read moreThe lesson of #MeToo: Believe women
Monica Hesse, a columnist with the Washington Post, challenges everyone to think deeply about the lesson of the #MeToo movement: believe women. Read her piece here:...
read moreWLGAN delivers second letter to U.S. Senate re: Kavanaugh’s threat to women. Here’s what you can do:
As you are aware, Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network hand delivered a letter to all U.S. Senators (including those on the Judiciary Committee) outlining the substantive positions that Judge Kavanaugh has taken in the past that we believe signal a judicial view that...
read moreNancy Pelosi’s achievements
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/opinion/nancy-pelosi-midterms-democrats-republicans.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share Paul Krugman provides an insightful take on Nancy Pelosi's accomplishments as a House Minority Leader and Speaker of the House....
read moreWLGAN Hand Delivers Kavanaugh Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee
On Tuesday, September 4, Women Lawyers On Guard Action Network hand delivered a letter to the members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. The stakes could not be higher for women than at this moment and the letter urges the Senators to vote against the...
read moreThe Challenge of Being a Female Trial Lawyer
As we hear about sexual harassment and gender bias in all parts of society, here's a piece about blatant sexism and cultural biases faced by women trial attorneys. Read more......
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