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Today, in a majority of U.S. states (31), LGBTQ people remain at risk of being fired, evicted or denied services because of who they are. It’s time for a comprehensive federal LGBTQ non-discrimination law. http://www.HRC.org #EqualityForward

The Equality Act isn't just for HR managers - it's for all of us. So make sure your organisation and its employees are putting it into practice. More info: https://www.educare.co.uk/courses/equality-and-diversity/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/15/contents --- EduCare is the UK’s leading provider of essential duty of care and ...

Currently, 31 states lack clear, fully inclusive non-discrimination protections for LGBT people. The Equality Act introduced on July 23rd is a comprehensive bill that would provide critical protection to all LGBT Americans. http://www.HRC.org/EqualityForward

The House voted to pass the sweeping LGBTQ rights bill better known as the Equality Act. NBC News’ Leigh Ann Caldwell explains the uphill battle the bill will face in the Senate. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News is a leading source of global news and ...

How much progress have we achieved in the global struggle for equal rights, and how much work remains? From worldwide suffrage campaigns to the rise of #MeToo and digital activism, we have marched slowly forward. But today, the fight for gender equality is far from over. Discover the noteworthy women, grassroots movements and historic ...

U.S. women won the right to vote a century ago; the fight to instill in the Constitution equal rights regardless of sex is nearly as old. The Equal Rights Amendment was a major national topic in the 1970s -- but it wasn’t until this past Tuesday that the crucial 38th state ratified it. Equality Now's Kate Kelly joins Judy Woodruff to discuss ...

This Human Rights Day marks the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948. Watch this short infographic video to see how it all came to be and what has happened in LGBT rights since. The maps in the video are accurate as of 10 December 2013. You can watch this video with ...

This July sees the anniversary of the (partial) decriminalisation of male homosexuality in the UK. But although the 1967 Sexual Offences Act was a landmark legislation in some ways, it would be another 38 years before we would come closer to equal rights.

Many people don't know that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) never passed–because of one woman. Her name is Phyllis Schlafly and she built a coalition of evangelical Christians that still influences modern conservatives. Lesson plan for educators: https://bit.ly/RR-ERA-schlafly https://www.retroreport.org/newsletters/ CONNECT WITH RETRO ...

Human Rights 75 Initiative “Together, let’s rejuvenate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, demonstrate how it can meet the needs of our time AND advance its promise of freedom, equality and justice for all”. Background Rebirth often follows decimation. And so, in the aftermath of World War II, on 10December 1948, the General ...

The Supreme Court expanded marriage equality across the US. But that doesn't mean LGBTQ people have equal rights yet. Note: This is an updated version of "How most states discriminate against LGBT people" - a video we made this spring, before the Supreme Court decision. We've updated all the maps, but for live links to the ones we used: GLSEN ...

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year, Human Rights Day marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is ...

What is the 14th Amendment and how has it been applied throughout history? Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, explains the structures of the amendment and the different #SupremeCourt cases that shaped its application. Rosen also examines the central role that the 14th Amendment has played in the struggle for ...

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the world’s largest yearly meeting of world leaders. It’s an action-packed week of deliberations, speeches, side events and even celebrity sightings. Ahead of the 76th UNGA session (14 – 28 September 2021), we take a look at the history of gender equality and the General Assembly.

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Historian Yohuru Williams explains the events leading up to the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and the act's historical significance. Subscribe for more from HISTORY on YouTube: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Newsletter: https://www.history.com/newsletter Website - http://www.history.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/History ...

Did you know the Equal Rights Amendment, which guarantees equal legal rights regardless of sex, has been passed by 37 states — and that constitutional amendments need to be passed by 38 states to become enshrined in that founding document? Does that mean we could have a new constitutional amendment sometime soon? It's complicated. Check out ...

In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the court ruled, 5-4, that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.

6 February 1918 was an extremely important date in UK history - and now we're marking the 100th anniversary. But why was it so significant?

Workplace age discrimination still thrives in America today. AARP takes a look at the issue and provides ways to end the last acceptable bias.

The rule of law is one of the EU’s fundamental values, guaranteeing democracy and citizens’ rights and freedoms.

It's been 100 years since the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced in Congress, but it still hasn’t been added to the Constitution — here's how Reps Cori Bush & Ayanna Pressley hope to change that » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is ...

The Economica Centenary Coase Lecture this year was delivered by Thomas Piketty. #LSECoase 🔴 This event was streamed live on Facebook on 10 March 2021: https://www.facebook.com/lseps/live 🔴 Find out about more of our upcoming events: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events Speaker: 🔴 Professor Thomas Piketty Chair: 🔴 Professor Sir Tim Besley ...

The Nineteenth Amendment guaranteed that women throughout the United States would have the right to vote on equal terms with men.The centennial is a milestone in women’s suffrage, marking a culmination of decades-long efforts by women who called for equal rights. Stanford researchers Rabia Belt and Estelle Freedman say this history can be ...

In 1920, women in the U.S. gained the right to vote - but only after a struggle that lasted more than 70 years! Learn how suffragists fought for the 19th amendment. #HistoryChannel Subscribe for more from HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Read More: po.st/19th_Amendment Find out more about this and other specials on our site: http ...

50 years after the passage of Title IX, female students and athletes still struggle to reach equality in important ways. RELATED: Here's how Title IX is used to protect trans students, female athletes https://bit.ly/3qOI0f9 Despite the progress ushered in by the landmark Title IX law, colleges and universities consistently devote fewer ...

Watch our full conversation with professor Kimberlé Crenshaw: co-founder of the African American Policy Forum, as she gives a keynote session on the unique struggles faced daily by women and girls of colour, the ongoing need for gender equality, racial justice, and well-being in our modern world. Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw: the academic who ...

“Equal Protection” Origins and Legacies of the Fourteenth Amendment. A 150th Anniversary Conversation with Constitutional and Reconstruction Historians. Presenters included: Akhil Reed Amar, Yale Law School Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Harvard Law School Eric Foner, Columbia University Amy Dru Stanley, University of Chicago John Fabian Witt, Yale ...

Sixty years ago, President John F. Kennedy passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. It was one of the first federal anti-discrimination laws that dealt with wage discrimination on the basis of sex. While Kennedy was the man who signed the bill into law, it was only because of a women-led movement that the act became a reality.

Sen. Kamala Harris releases a new 2020 campaign video explaining the difference between Equality and Equity.

Chair of Equality Act 2010 and Disability Committee Baroness Deech and member of Committee Baroness Campbell of Surbiton discuss the findings of the report, 'The Equality Act 2010: the impact on disabled people.'

Fair treatment and protection from violence and abuse are things that many of us take for granted. Yet for millions of lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, justice is far from guaranteed. Globally, too many countries retain outdated or repressive laws, either lagging behind or willfully rejecting progress towards LGBTI equality ...

It has been 60 years since President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. In this episode, we’ll hear how far the United States has come since Kennedy signed the landmark legislation, and just how far it still has to go in guaranteeing equal pay for equal work.

What do we mean when we say equality, equity, or justice? In this video, we highlight some of the main differences between these three concepts in the context of food access. View our other antiracism resources at https://www.sph.umn.edu/antiracism and watch the full series of SPH’s antiracist animated videos at https://www.sph.umn.edu/about ...

100 years ago American women were granted the constitutional right to #vote in a major victory for the women’s #suffrage movement. #WomensEqualityDay Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Reuters brings you the latest business, finance and breaking news video from around the globe. Our reputation for accuracy and impartiality is ...

Equality is when each person is seen as equal in the eyes of the law. A government that protects human rights makes one set of laws for everyone, not different laws for different people. Social justice is when each person can exercise their rights within a society. A government that promotes social justice ensures that everyone has physical ...

In 2020, Women's Equality Day marks the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. But the fight for equality didn't stop with the 19th Amendment. NBC News Now takes a look at the movement back then, and how far it still has to go. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC ...

Title IX reaches far beyond sports. Watch to learn how the civil rights law, passed in 1972, has evolved over the decades to protect the rights of more than just athletes. #CNN #News

Equality for me, but not for thee … America’s children should not be used as pawns by political activists who do not respect the diverse viewpoints in contentious cultural conversations.The Equality Act opens the door for destructive gender ideology to be pushed in schools, sports, medicine, and society at large—putting children at risk ...

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Tania Burchardt, of the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE, explains more about the role that the capability approach might play in helping to integrate the equality and human rights approach.

Studies show that the wage gap is still intact after 50 years.

The fight for an Equal Rights Amendment started back in 1868, was first officially proposed in 1923, and 100 years later, is still not the law of the land. WBZ-TV's Kristina Rex reports.

This is what the Equality Act would do for the LGBTQ community, women, and people of color. Text EQUALITY ACT to 472472 to become a Community Co-sponsor of the bill. Policy and Political Affairs at HRC consists of our Government Affairs department, the Legal Department, the Campaigns and Organizing Team, the Political Action Committee, and ...

Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex, not gender identity. The decision followed an a…

A British Sign Language version of the report by the House of Lords Committee on the Equality Act 2010 and Disability. For more information, please visit www.parliament.uk/equality-act-committee

TNC:262 An excerpt from President John F. Kennedy's June 11, 1963 radio and television address to the American people on civil rights. Copyright Status: This film is copyrighted and may be licensed by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. See this link for more information about licensing this footage: http://www.jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News ...