Say Something Real Women Still Face Workplace Uphill Battles By Michelle Bryant In 1983, Odetta Johnson had no idea she would become the inspiration for the “Queen of Disco”, Donna Summer’s huge hit “She Works Hard for the Money. The pop star recounted on the You Write The Songs television show, that she encountered Johnson […]
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‘Unwanted and unwelcome’: Anti-LGBTQ+ policies common at Wisconsin voucher schools
Many taxpayer-funded ‘choice’ schools in Wisconsin have anti-LGBTQ+ policies, often justified by Christian beliefs. And there’s little the state can do about it. By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit and nonpartisan newsroom. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our investigative stories and Friday news roundup. Nat Werth surveyed the “gender identity and theory” section […]
False Choice: Wisconsin Taxpayers Support Schools That Can Discriminate
Dozens of voucher schools have policies that allow them to exclude LGBTQ+ students or those with disabilities. In many cases, it’s legal. By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch In 2022, the two Fox Valley Lutheran High School students were a few months from graduating when they got called into the dean’s office. One was the cheerleading […]
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Women Anywhere Equals Equity Everywhere
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Women’s History Month is an opportunity to elevate the many women who have worked for change, equity, and recognition of the contributions of women from around the world. There is a global effort to ensure that systems, organizations, and communities are free of bias and gender-based stereotypes and […]
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Pin Curls and Protest: Women as Activists and Leaders
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor I’d be less than honest, if I didn’t say that I don’t still feel the sting of the 2016 presidential election. It’s not so much the partisan gridlock, resulting control of the U.S. Supreme Court, or the unraveling of faith in our election system, that gets my goat. […]