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Equal Pay Day: Gender Wage Gap Means Women Lose $11,000 Per Year

Congratulations ladies, on April 9th, you will have finally earned as much as your male counterparts did last year! April 9th is Equal Pay Day because on average it takes women more than an additional three full months of hard work … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Rally for Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court!

On Tuesday, March 26, thousands of people gathered in front of the Supreme Court building to speak out in support of the right for same-sex couples to get married. President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human … Continue reading

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Gender Equality Panel Highlights Need for CEDAW Ratification

By Emily Van Dusen, a Spring 2013 Education Fund Intern Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) hosted a panel discussion last week about women, peace and national security, which stressed the importance of gender equality in international security and foreign … Continue reading

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Rally to Protect Women Against Violence Attracts Hundreds, Representatives and Advocates

By Jaimie Woo, a Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern Video by Maddie Peare, Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern “’When a maaaaaaaaaan loves a woman,’ he does the right thing!” sang Michael Bolton, multi-Grammy Award-winning singer and … Continue reading

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Disabilities Community Rallies Against Business Efforts to Block Equal Access

By Jaimie Woo, a Summer 2012 Leadership Conference Education Fund Intern On June 14, at least 100 people with disabilities and their allies from across the country staged a rally in front of the Washington, D.C., office of the American … Continue reading

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#DontDoubleMyRate!

Time is running short for Congress to act and ensure that the Stafford Student Loan interest rate does not double from 3.4 to 6.8 percent on July 1. Last week, Leadership Conference Education Fund interns rallied on Student Debt Day … Continue reading

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Where Will You Be on Student Debt Day?

Willie Roberson, a Summer 2012 Intern at The Leadership Conference Education Fund With Congress gridlocked and the July 1 deadline quickly approaching, interest rates on Stafford Federal Student Loans are on track to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, … Continue reading

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