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This month the Florida Legislature passed House Bill 1557, widely known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which seeks to prevent teachers from giving their students information about sexual orientation or gender identity.
March 8 was International Women’s Day. This week I want to recognize and acknowledge the heroism and bravery of the women and girls in Ukraine who are courageously fighting for their country and people – as soldiers, mothers, organizers, protesters, journalists, and refugee caretakers.
On March 1, 2022, the first day of Women’s History Month, for the first time in our history, two women sat behind the President of the United States during the State of the Union Address.
This week, members of the U.S. women’s national team settled with the U.S. Soccer Federation for $24 million – $22 million of which will be paid to the players. Although this is a victory for women athletes and equal pay advocates in a hard-fought battle, the amount falls far short of a payment commensurate with what the players would have earned under their male colleagues’ pay structure.
I have had the pleasure of appearing before Judge Randa Trapp (Ret.) on a few occasions when she was on the bench. Not only is she a brilliant jurist, but she has made history by being the “first” many times throughout her extraordinary career.
Both organizations seek to support historically under-supported members of the legal community through insightful programming and meaningful networking opportunities, and advocate for progressive change to the legal profession.
Our history is littered with pioneers for justice who fought against all odds to break barriers, which we all benefit from today. I encourage everyone to learn about these stories and also to celebrate phenomenal women in our community.
Last week, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement. President Biden thereafter reiterated his pledge to nominate what will be the first Black woman to the Supreme Court.
There have been comments suggesting that by committing to the nomination of a Black woman, we are excluding qualified white male candidates from consideration. But the Court has always considered and given preference to white men over women and people of color. Less than 10% of the justices to ever serve on the Supreme Court have been women. And we have never had a Black woman sit on the Court. The Court serves to represent the people, and therefore should reflect the diversity of our nation—both in terms of demographics and professional background. It is about time.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, anti-Asian hate crimes increased by more than 73%, compared to hate crimes in general, which rose by 13%. Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition that became the authority on gathering data on racially motivated attacks related to the pandemic, received 9,081 incident reports between March 19, 2020, and this June.
We talk a lot about the fact that often the majority of caretaking responsibilities fall on the mother. Employers frequently offer maternity leave, rather than parental leave. Even in states like California that offer generous parental or paternity leave policies, men are far less likely to take time off after the birth of a new child. Although there are many reasons for this, one I was not aware of was the fact that fathers may feel out of place, and even discriminated against, at play groups and other child-bonding activities.
