Women's Rights

Women at press conference in the State House

We strive to ensure all women and girls in Maine are able to lead lives free from discrimination. This includes fighting for equal economic opportunities, educational equity, and an end to gender-based violence.

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ACLU, ACLU of Maine, and National Women’s Law Center File Amicus Brief Urging First Circuit Court of Appeals to Uphold Maine’s Strong Equal Pay Act

The ACLU, ACLU of Maine, and the National Women’s Law Center filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit urging it to uphold a Maine federal district court’s ruling that the Maine Equal Pay Law forbids sex-based disparities in employee pay.
Issue Areas: Women's Rights
News & Commentary
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We support an ERA for Maine

Testimony of ACLU of Maine Executive Director Alison Beyea before the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary on March 7, 2019
News & Commentary
Women's suffrage activists holding signs about voting rights for women

Celebrate Women’s Suffrage, but Don't Whitewash the Movement's Racism

By Tammy L. Brown, Associate Professor of Black World Studies, History, and Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University
News & Commentary
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Week in Review: Family detentions, Amazon, Asylum, and Fair Housing

Each week we will provide you with a rundown of top news stories and must-read articles.
Court Case
Nov 24, 2015

Mabel Wadsworth Women's Health Center et al. v. Lambrew