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Executive Director Noreen Farrell appeared in the Huffington Post this morning, with a searing op-ed on the need for immediate change to state and federal policies on equal pay.
"The gender wage gap can be measured in dollars and cents, millions upon millions of them over the course of woman's working life. It cannot be explained away by rhetoric about women's 'choices' to take lower paying jobs or leave the workforce. The law prohibits pay discrimination. It has for a long time," she wrote.
In concert with a high-power coalition of women's groups, Equal Rights Advocates has sent letters to all 50 governors today, the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, calling for their help in closing a pay gap that disproportionately punishes women of color and low wage-earners. For more on the Equal Pay Today! campaign, click here.
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[post_content] => In Los Angeles last night ERA Executive Director Noreen Farrell was inducted into a prestigious group of women lawyers selected by the editors and publisher of the Daily Journal.
Among the group of 75 litigators and 25 corporate attorneys, Noreen stands out as a public interest attorney. Also on the list of honorees are ERA Board member Gay Grunfeld (partner at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP), famed former San Francisco city attorney Louise Renne and current California attorney general Kamala Harris.
Farrell was recognized for her leadership of ERA as well as her lawyering in Bojorquez v. ABM Industries, Mansourian et al. v. Regents of of the University of California, and Brust et al. v. Regents of the UC. In describing to the Daily Journal why she took these cases on, Noreen said ERA picks cases based on areas in school and the workplace where there's an "epidemic of injustice."
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[post_content] => ERA Executive Director Noreen Farrell commented to NBC BayArea as part of an investigative news report on January 13, 2013, Accused Teacher's School Ignores Title IX.
“Without NBC’s investigation into many Title IX issues and concerns how would we know about half of what’s going on in bay area schools?” Noreen Farrell, with Equal Rights Advocates told the Investigative Unit.
ERA has also filed a request for information from Evergreen, asking for proof it's following Title IX. She is still waiting for answers.
“What I would advise a school district that has faced these horrible allegations is that they should be upfront doing everything to make sure students feel safe, parents feel confident and that members of the public feel confident,” Farrell said.
“For educators to stick their heads in the sand about sexual abuse of minors and the application of Title IX is a real problem.”
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Executive Director Noreen Farrell appeared in the Huffington Post this morning, with a searing op-ed on the need for immediate change to state and federal policies on equal pay.
"The gender wage gap can be measured in dollars and cents, millions upon millions of them over the course of woman's working life. It cannot be explained away by rhetoric about women's 'choices' to take lower paying jobs or leave the workforce. The law prohibits pay discrimination. It has for a long time," she wrote.
In concert with a high-power coalition of women's groups, Equal Rights Advocates has sent letters to all 50 governors today, the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, calling for their help in closing a pay gap that disproportionately punishes women of color and low wage-earners. For more on the Equal Pay Today! campaign, click here.
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Noreen Farrell’s HuffPo Op-ed: We Want Equal Pay Today!
Executive Director Noreen Farrell appeared in the Huffington Post this morning, with a searing op-ed on the need for immediate change to state and federal policies on equal pay. “The gender wage gap...
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Executive Director Noreen Farrell Accepts Top Women in Law Award
In Los Angeles last night ERA Executive Director Noreen Farrell was inducted into a prestigious group of women lawyers selected by the editors and publisher of the Daily Journal. Among the group of...
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ERA’s Farrell Comments to NBC: Accused Teacher’s School Ignored Title IX
ERA Executive Director Noreen Farrell commented to NBC BayArea as part of an investigative news report on January 13, 2013, Accused Teacher’s School Ignores Title IX. “Without NBC’s investigation...
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Nonprofit Asks for Title IX Teeth
An article in NonProfit Quarterly on November 5, 2012 highlights ERA’s Title IX push with San Francisco Bay Area schools. “Picking up on a recent investigative report by the NBC Bay Area...
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