Charlotte Anrig* In 2017, the American public learned that the USA Gymnastics national team doctor, Larry Nassar, had sexually abused hundreds of his young female patients over the course of at least a decade. In response to this scandal and comparable incidents within other US Olympic sports, Congress enacted the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act. This Act made all certified members of national sport organizations mandated reporters, and it ... continue reading...

By Jacki Silbermann* A number of years ago, Uber claimed its business model was “driv[ing] another wave of women’s empowerment . . . For women around the world, Uber offers something unique: work on demand, whenever you want it.” Uber was not the only business predicted to increase women’s access to work. A 2017 study found that women in a variety of gig economy jobs believed that gig work would offer both more access to jobs and greater opportunity for equal pay. There is good reason to ... continue reading...

By Nicole Williamson* August 2020 marks one hundred years since the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote in the United States. As stated quite simply in the Amendment’s text, “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” These foundational words ushered in a new era of women’s rights in the United States, as enfranchisement further empowered women to voice ... continue reading...