American Civil Liberties Union

Women's Rights:
The ACLU's Women's Rights Project was co-founded in 1972 by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Through litigation, community outreach, advocacy and public education, WRP empowers poor women, women of color and immigrant women who have been victimized by gender bias and face pervasive barriers to equality. Learn more about the WRP.

Womens Rights : Resources

K.C. v. Nedelkoff - Plaintiff Profiles (06/12/2008)
Profiles of courageous girls confronting oppressive conditions in the Texas Youth Commission's Brownwood State School, a youth prison in central Texas. Despite struggles in their own lives, the girls are standing up for their rights and the rights of the other children confined in Brownwood.

Sex-Segregated Schools: Just the Facts (05/19/2008)

Boys' Brains v Girls' Brains: What Sex Segregation Teaches Students (05/19/2008)

Profile of Jameelah Medina (05/15/2008)

Q & A: The Practice of Hijab (04/16/2008)
In an interview with Selene Kaye, of the ACLU Women's Rights Project, Ms. Medina talks about the practice of wearing hijab and her experience in jail.

Achieving Fair Housing for Survivors through Domestic Violence Housing Policies: Lewis v. North End Village (03/26/2008)
Article by Sandra S. Park, Staff Attorney in the ACLU Women’s Rights Project, about a groundbreaking settlement in February 2008, in which a Michigan landlord and management company agreed to adopt a comprehensive policy on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including anti-discrimination protections and the options of early lease termination and/or relocation.

Model Advocacy Letter to Public Housing Authority (02/06/2008)

Violence Against Women : Housing (12/31/2007)

Violence Against Women : Protective Orders and Government Accountability (12/31/2007)

Violence Against Women : Employment (12/31/2007)

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