Womens Legal Resource

The best place to start when looking for women’s legal resources is online. The internet is full of information that will narrow your search and point you in the right direction. For almost any women’s legal issue you’ll find a foundation with a large website full of information, tips, and more. If you’re in immediate need of help they can point you in the right direction. If you’d like to research women’s legal issues they can help you with that too. The possibilities are endless. However, the information is not always good so you can’t trust absolutely everything you read. Continue reading →

A stunning number of women are victims of sexual assault each year. For some it’s as simple as a grope on the subway and for others it’s a full sexual assault that leaves them scarred both mentally and physically. A stunning number of women refuse to report their sexual assaults for a variety of reasons, even though there are strong legal resources available to them to make sure the people that victimized them are made to pay for their crimes. Continue reading →

The abortion fight is one of the most contentious women’s legal issues in the US. There’s a vocal and passionate group fighting on each side and they will do anything they can to preserve what they see as right. It seems that every week new bills and measures are enacted or proposed in city and state governments and the US Senate and House of Representatives are frequently batting legislation related to abortion back and forth. Continue reading →

Things are getting much better for women in the workplace but there’s still a great deal of discrimination that men simply aren’t subjected to. Women are paid less on average than their male counterparts, it’s hard to get hired and get promoted, and there’s a stunning amount of sexual harassment that goes on. It seems like none of this should happen and that women should feel safe at work but in many cases it just doesn’t happen. Nowadays, more than ever, women have legal avenues for righting these wrongs. Continue reading →

Millions of women around the world are in abusive relationships. Many feel stuck for a variety of reasons. Sometimes they’re certain that their husband will simply hunt them down and kill them if they run away. Sometimes they don’t want to live a life of constantly running from a man who feels that his wife is his property to use and abuse as he sees fit. Some are simply stuck so deep in it that they literally can’t see a way out and they assume that’s how all relationships are destined to be. It’s a horrible situation that no woman deserves to be stuck in and there are ways to be free from it. Continue reading →