As Equal Pay Act Turns 50, Conservative Media Continue Crusade Against Closing Gender Wage Gap

Mike Burns & Oliver Willis write for Media Matters: “The Equal Pay Act was signed into law on June 10, 1963, by President Kennedy to prohibit wage discrimination based on sex. Fifty years later, as the issue of gender income inequality continues to a…

Much Ado About Slut Shaming

JOS writes for Feministing: “Stories have the power to illuminate real world issues. Much Ado is first and foremost a giggly, sexy good time (I didn’t even mention Nathan Fillion’s underplayed Dogberry, which has me laughing just thinking about it). But…

Good News in Mississippi: School-To-Prison Pipeline Closes

Brentin Mock writes for Colorlines: “The sealing of the school-to-prison pipeline in Meridian, Miss. has officially started after a U.S. District Court judge approved what the Department of Justice is calling ‘a landmark consent decree’ that features a ‘…

Sen. Lautenberg dead at 89; Christie to appoint replacement

Ramsey Cox writes for The Hill: “Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), 89, died Monday morning after serving in Congress for more than 30 years.”

Why the Supreme Court Needs to Uphold UT Austin’s Admissions Plan

Fatima Goss Graves writes at the National Women’s Law Center: “On Wednesday, October 10, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of UT Austin’s undergraduate affirmative-action admissions program. The vast majority of students are…