Weekly Round-Up

by Mary Robbins, Program Assistant
National Women’s Law Center

The blog of the American Association of University Women has a two-part series on pay negotiation.

Members of the Reproductive Justice Network kicked off the first National Week of Action for Reproductive Justice on April 16 (via Feministing).

Ann Friedman talked with Lilly Ledbetter on The American Prospect Blog before the Senate cloture vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act last Wednesday. 

Reuters has an overview of abortion law in China, India, Australia, and other countries around the world

Rachel at Our Bodies Our Blog clears up some confusion about teen pregnancy rates in the United States.

Veronica at Work It, Mom! posts on the impact of the wage gap on child care workers.
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