"They're targeting girls specifically and that's where Title IX comes in," said Kayla Patrick, an education policy fellow at the National Women's Law Center, who wrote last week's report. "I think we've definitely evolved in...
It’s worth finding out if others could potentially come forward and prove there’s a broader pattern of abuse, particularly if you’re not in a high-profile industry such as finance or entertainment, says Jodi Short, a...
Black girls are 20.8 times more likely to be suspended from D.C. schools than white girls, according to the National Women's Law Center. The National Women’s Law Center interviewed Black girls between the ages of...
But beyond a murky sense of unconscious or conscious bias, the root causes of these disparities—and how to remedy them—doesn’t seem all that clear. A new report from the National Women’s Law Center aims to...
Most of the conversation around dress codes focuses on their perceived sexism, since they often unfairly target young women for baring their shoulder or wearing bottoms that are deemed "too short." However, a new report...
Although only Constand’s case went to trial, more than 60 other women came forward over the past few years to accuse Cosby of drugging and molesting them over five decades. Their accusations against a well-known...
