Gender Justice

@GenderJustice

GENDER JUSTICE is a nonprofit legal and policy advocacy organization dedicated to eradicating the causes and consequences of gender inequality.

St. Paul, Minnesota
Joined June 2011

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  1. "Less frequently discussed [than the wage gap] is the often silent expectation around appearance imposed on women workers, which has its own financial costs—known as the 'grooming gap.'"

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  2. Feb 1

    So proud of our Legal Director, Jess Braverman, who was awarded the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association’s Equality and Justice Award for her work to advance LGBTQ rights through the law. Congrats Jess!

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    Feb 1

    I don't know who needs to hear this but:

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  5. Jan 31

    "The disparities are profound and they need to be addressed, but there's much more to it than that," Declercq says. "There's systems issues here in the United States that we have to come to grips with."

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  6. Jan 31

    The stories we tell MATTER, representation MATTERS.

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    Jan 31

    There are 2,500 crisis pregnancy centers in the U.S. today, which is more than three times the number of abortion care clinics. In Minnesota, there are 98 crisis pregnancy centers and only 5 clinics that provide abortion care.

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  8. Jan 31

    ICYMI: & responded in the to Senate Majority Leader Gazelka's recent remarks in support of the anti-LGBTQ practice of "conversion therapy."

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  9. Jan 30

    The South Dakota House just voted to criminalize trans health care for minors. This op-ed from Medical Director gets at exactly what's at stake in these outrageous laws targeting the dignity and humanity of trans people.

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    Jan 29

    “We need to broaden the discussion around sexual and reproductive health, and move away from it being solely a gender conversation about women and think about people of all genders.”

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    Jan 30

    Pregnant workers should NOT have to choose between their job or their health, no matter where they live. That's why we're fighting for the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. It's .

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  12. Jan 29

    Ever wonder why so many anti-LGBTQ bills sound the same? shines a light on the extremist group writing cut-and-paste bills and strategy for state lawmakers across the country.

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  13. Jan 29

    A new report by explores how discriminatory policies and practices under the Trump administration are harming the health and well-being of people here and around the world:

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    Jan 29

    In our new study examining perceived abortion stigma and psychological well-being, we found that over 1/2 of people seeking abortion perceive some stigma from their communities, families and friends.

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    Lawmakers around the country are proposing bills targeting trans youth. Being a kid is hard. We don’t need politicians making it even harder by singling kids out for increased harassment and stigma. That is shameful and unconstitutional. Via .

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  16. Jan 29

    “Mommy gap bias” is the idea that stay-at-home parents don't "meet ideal worker norms, most of which require absolute commitment to a job - arguably impossible to attain for women responsible for caregiving." By :

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  17. Jan 29

    "It is not the job of elected officials to promote hate and use their religious beliefs to deny the humanity of Minnesotans." Yet recently found Senate Majority Leader Gazelka doing just that. A powerful response by & :

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    Today, the South Dakota legislature will vote on a bill that would ban transition care for minors. 7 other states could soon follow suit. I break down why these bans are so dangerous for trans kids for .

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  19. Jan 29

    Another reason to like - she announced will now offer staff 20wks paid parental leave, and challenged other late-night hosts to match it.

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  20. Jan 29

    "There’s power in love; there’s power in working to ensure there’s justice for yourself, people you know and people you don’t." on rejecting the anti-choice framework of shame, stigma and punishment in favor of love, compassion and justice:

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