Equal
Rights Advocates is a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to protecting and expanding economic and educational access and opportunities for women and girls.
Until equality
is secured for all
Real progress has been made in recent decades toward securing equal rights for women. But women and girls continue to face unfair practices and policies in many workplaces and schools. Women in minimum wage jobs, women of color, and immigrant women are often among the most affected by this discrimination, which comes in many forms. Women are denied equal rights when they are:
Paid less than men for the same or comparable work
Denied promotions and training opportunities
Shut out of high paying jobs and occupations
Subjected to sexual harassment
Penalized for taking time off to care for their families
ERA works to eliminate these forms of gender discrimination so all women can realize their full potential.
Announcing ERA’s Groundbreaking Pregnancy Accommodation Report: “Expecting a Baby, Not a Lay-Off: Why Federal Law Should Require the Reasonable Accommodation of Pregnant Workers”
On May 8, 2012, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) was introduced by U.S. Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), and other legislators. ERA is a part of a broad coalition of unions and advocacy groups supporting this new legislation, which will require employers to provide pregnant workers with reasonable accommodations to enable them to continue working during a financially crucial time in their lives. See the full Press Release (with Report’s key findings) here.
Today ERA releases a ground-breaking report to highlight the importance of the new law for working women and their families: Expecting a Baby, Not a Lay-Off: Why Federal Law Should Require the Reasonable Accommodation of Pregnant Workers. The report draws on the data of 12 years of success of similar legislation in California, as well as the personal stories of ERA's clients.
ERA is an exciting legal advocacy agency and civil rights non-profit that fights for women, girls and their families.
Operations Manager: Available Immediately
The Operations Manager is responsible for providing administrative, operational, and program support for the Executive Director. Includes communicating with the Executive Board, managing office operations, coordinating with vendors, assisting with communications/development/finance, coordination of ERA events, providing oversight of program assistant and interns, drafting correspondence and communicating with clients and public, scheduling and making travel arrangements, performing web based research, data entry, and other administrative duties as assigned. (Click here for details)
Part-Time Communications Manager
Communications Manager will be responsible for maintaining a strong and ongoing ERA presence in traditional and electronic media; ensuring that ERA’s publications and other products are strategically disseminated to the media, advocates, policymakers and others, and responding to inquiries from the media and the general public. (Click here for details)
ERA Announces Appointment of Prominent Civil Rights Litigator Noreen Farrell to Permanent Executive Director Post
San Francisco, CA, April 17, 2012—Equal Rights Advocates, the preeminent West Coast public interest organization representing the rights of women and girls, has named Noreen Farrell the organization’s new Executive Director.
Women in Sports Equity (WISE) Fund is accepting applications. Grants will be awarded to female club athletes and teams at UC Davis who seek support to develop women athletes.
The fund is a key term negotiated in the settlement of Brust v. Regents, a Title IX case brought against UC Davis on behalf of a class of current female athletes by ERA, The Sturdevant Law Firm and Equity Legal.
San Francisco, CA, April 17, 2012—Equal Rights Advocates, the preeminent West Coast public interest organization representing the rights of women and girls, has named Noreen Farrell the organization’s new Executive Director. 
