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AAUW recently lent our support to a Title IX lawsuit in Indiana, signing an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff in Parker v. Indiana High School Athletic Association et al. AAUW strongly supports Title IX and opposes any efforts that would weaken its effectiveness or girls’ opportunities. Last year, the mothers of two female [...]

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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia made quite a stir last week when he told a California magazine that the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause doesn’t apply to women. Under Scalia’s “originialist” interpretation, the 1868 amendment was meant to protect the rights of newly freed male slaves, so it doesn’t protect women and other groups. To [...]

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