Women's Rights

The ACLU pushes for change and reform in institutions that perpetuate discrimination against women – in the workplace, schools, doctor’s offices, and at home.

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While we've made great strides towards gender equality in the last 100 years, women in the U.S. still face barriers. Restrictions on reproductive healthcare, pay inequities, trans discrimination, and gender-based violence are all key issues in the ongoing fight for women’s rights. Women of color are especially impacted by these inequities.

The ACLU of Massachusetts is committed to ensuring equal economic opportunities, educational equity, and an end to gender-based violence.

The Latest


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ACLU of Massachusetts Statement on Gov. Healey Signing Abortion Access Legislation

New law removes barriers to abortion later in pregnancy, ending the need for patients to travel out of state
Issue Areas: Reproductive Freedom
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ACLU of Massachusetts Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Allowing States to Ban Transgender Women and Girls from School Sports Teams Matching Their Gender Identity

Massachusetts retains strong protections for transgender students, including the right to join teams consistent with their gender identity
Issue Areas: LGBTQ Rights
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Representative Alice Wolf

Statement of the ACLU of Massachusetts on the death of Rep. Alice Wolf

Representative Wolf's persistence and courage on behalf of equal rights for all shaped our Commonwealth for the better.
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Gender justice organizations support moratorium on unregulated face surveillance

Equality groups back ACLU effort to pass statewide face surveillance moratorium