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Tallahassee Democrat: Plane flies over federal courthouse with banner, ‘Trump and Bondi are protecting predators’
FIFA Under Pressure To Pay Women’s Soccer Teams Fairly
Ultraviolet, a women’s rights advocacy organization, started a digital campaign on Monday to press FIFA to pay women’s soccer teams fairly for equal work. Roughly 60,000 people signed the campaign in the first 24 hours — more than twice the signatures a typical Ultraviolet campaign receives on its first day.
For U.S. Soccer Women, Success Won’t Bring Compensation Equality
Despite the exposure, Lloyd and her teammates will likely struggle to gain the salary and endorsement windfalls enjoyed by their male counterparts. Despite on-field success, female players in the United States face an uphill battle to catch up to the financial success of men’s soccer.
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Imprisoned Battered Woman Gets One Step Closer to Freedom
Oklahoma’s parole board voted Monday to grant Tondalo Hall a full clemency hearing, the first step in her bid to leave prison early. Hall is pleading for mercy on her 30-year sentence for failing to protect her children from a violent abuser. The man who actually harmed her child got just 2 years.
Watch: the controversial abortion ad that Google, YouTube won’t run
UltraViolet is a nonprofit that advocates for women’s reproductive health. And today it released a set of three commercials focused on a subject that doesn’t come up much in advertisements: abortion. Watch here!
Group takes aim at award for retired Billings judge
A billboard making its way around Yellowstone County takes aim at a former state judge and a ruling he made in a rape case which garnered national attention.
National Group Driving Billboards Around Billings
The billboards were done by UltraViolet, an anti-sexism group, who is hoping the award for Judge G. Todd Baugh is canceled. Baugh’s comments about a 14-year-old rape victim, saying she acted older than her chronological age, caused national outcry.
Cleveland Cavaliers Apologize for Promo Video
UltraViolet’s Shaunna Thomas on Good Morning America talking about the Cleveland Cavaliers video. It’s time for the NBA to do more to prevent domestic violence.
Women’s group protests censured judge’s award
UltraViolet, a national women’s group that in 2013 collected 120,000 signatures calling for Baugh’s dismissal, is now petitioning the Montana State Bar Association “to stop condoning rape.” The group said Thursday it has more than 33,000 signatures.
Cleveland Cavaliers apologize for promo featuring domestic violence
An in-game promo video during the Cavaliers game last night may have crossed the line when attempting to inspire Cleveland fans with domestic violence.
Congress needs to impeach judge who beat his wife
After months of public outrage and scrutiny, with everyone from women’s groups to Alabama’s conservative U.S. senators calling for his resignation, he refuses to step down. There is one solution to this problem: Congress needs to impeach Mark Fuller.
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