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Nazi Party Flag

Hate Symbol
Nazi Party Flag
ALTERNATE NAMES: Nazi FlagThe flag of Nazi Germany has become one of the most potent hate symbols worldwide. It consists of a black swastika in a white circle over a red background (the colors are the same as the Imperial German flag). Originally developed as the flag of the Nazi Party in 1920, it also became the flag of Germany itself after the Nazis took power in 1933. Various elements of the Nazi government and Nazi Party developed many variations and forms of the basic Nazi flag. Since…
ALTERNATE NAMES: Nazi Flag
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Abortion Bans Undermine Equality for All

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May 23, 2019 For many women in America, and for advocates against discrimination and supporters of equal rights for all, the past few weeks have been particularly dark.  The constitutional safeguards promised by Roe v. Wade are under attack like never before. The right to safe and legal abortion for many women hangs in the balance.  ADL is an organization whose 100+ year mission commits us to fight hate and secure fair treatment to all and we firmly believe that reproductive…
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Women's Soccer Team Takes a Stand

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US Women's National Soccer team players postmatch with China
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events Topic SummaryOn March 8, 2019 (International Women’s Day), the U.S. women’s soccer team filed a gender discrimination suit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, which governs soccer in the U.S. The soccer team’s complaint alleges pay inequities and inferior support and working conditions. In their statement released by the team, the twenty-eight players described “institutionalized gender discrimination” that…
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Scientist Drawings and Gender Stereotypes

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Children Observing Saturn and the Cassini-Huygens Mission
Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events For Parents, Families, and Caregivers Topic SummaryIn 1983, a social scientist named David Chambers published a research study on children’s drawings. The study gathered information from the late 1960s and 1970s in which teachers asked 5,000 children (in three different countries) to “draw a scientist.” One pattern appeared strongly: almost all of the scientist drawings depicted men. Through the study, Chambers was able to…
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By Rejecting Jews, Intersectionality Betrays Itself

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By Sharon Nazarian | Senior Vice President for International Affairs January 25, 2018 The Forward Last week, American Zionists were told they could not be part of the feminist movement — again. A number of pro-Palestinian groups, most notably the Palestinian American Women’s Association, boycotted Saturday’s L.A. Women’s March. They wouldn’t attend due to the fact that actress Scarlett Johansson, known to be a proud Zionist, was one of the speakers. Hardly…
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Invocation of Holocaust in Announcement of New "Conscience and Religious Freedom" Office is Deeply Offensive and Inappropriate

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Invitation for Healthcare Providers to Discriminate Against Women, Trans People, and Others Continues Government's Assault on Civil Rights New York, NY, January 18, 2018 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) finds remarks by Roger Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, who invoked the Holocaust in announcing the formation of a new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division, to be deeply offensive and inappropriate. This new…
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ADL Encouraged by Saudi Arabia Decree Authorizing Women to Drive

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New York, NY, September 26, 2017 -- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today reacted to the decision by King Salman of Saudi Arabia to issue a royal decree authorizing women to start driving in June 2018, ending a longstanding ban on female drivers in the kingdom. Sharon Nazarian, ADL Senior Vice President of International Affairs, issued the following statement: We are encouraged by the news that King Salman of Saudi Arabia has issued a royal decree authorizing women to drive…
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How Can I Prevent Gender Bias in Young Children?

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Early Childhood Question Corner For Educators | For Parents, Families, and Caregivers The foundation for gender identity formation gets established during the preschool years (Derman-Sparks and Edwards, 2010, 91). By age three, although most children can identify their gender, they are still sorting out the concept of gender (Roberts and Hill, 2003). “The support they get or do not get in their preschool years lays the foundation for the rest of their gender identity formation,”…
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Kotel Tensions Demonstrate Need to Ensure Right of Every Jew to Pray in His Or Her Own Way, ADL Says

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New York, NY, November 2, 2016 … Reacting to tensions today at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) called for the implementation of the January 2016 agreement by the Israeli cabinet to establish a permanent and official space for mixed gender prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. “The tension demonstrates yet again the urgent need to establish the egalitarian prayer space at the Kotel, to which the Israeli government is committed,” said…
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ADL Hails Supreme Court Ruling on Abortion as a Win for Reproductive Justice and Gender Equality

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New York, NY, June 27, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today hailed the Supreme Court’s historic 5-3 decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which struck down a Texas anti-abortion law. The law, HB2, would have effectively barred many women, particularly women in poverty and women of color, from exercising their constitutional right to an abortion. “The court’s decision appropriately recognizes the real-life impact of HB2 on access to…
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ADL Disappointed by Supreme Court Decision That Further Delays Implementation of Contraception Mandate

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Urges Quick Resolution by Lower Courts Washington, D.C., May 16, 2015 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s sidestepping on the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate opt-out provision for religiously affiliated groups. This provision both accommodates religiously affiliated employers and ensures their female employees have access to no-cost prescription contraception insurance coverage…
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Time to Require Equal Pay for Equal Work

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by: Oren Segal April 11, 2016  It’s April 12, 2016 — Equal Pay Day, the symbolic date that women need to work until to catch up with what men had earned by last Dec. 31. The fact is that women who work full time, are paid an average of 79 cents for every dollar paid to men — and on average, African American and Latina women are paid even less. It’s not a day to celebrate, but it is a teachable moment to focus on the needless, costly, and discriminatory gender wage…
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ADL Welcomes Israeli Cabinet Decision Establishing Permanent Space at Western Wall for Mixed Gender Prayer

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New York, NY, January 31, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed the decision by Israel’s cabinet to establish a permanent and official space at the Western Wall for mixed gender prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. The cabinet voted 15-5 to approve the long-negotiated plan to enable non-Orthodox Jews to perform services in their own manner, including egalitarian male-female prayer services, or all women prayer groups with women chanting the prayers and reading…
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ADL: Texas Abortion Restrictions Could Have “Far-Reaching Implications” For Reproductive Freedom

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New York, NY, January 7, 2016 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has joined with the National Women’s Law Center and 47 other organizations on an amicus brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, highlighting the negative impact that Texas’s abortion restrictions have on women’s economic security and equal participation in social and economic life. This case before the U.S. Supreme Court challenges parts of Texas’s H.B. 2, a law which imposes medically…
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Women's History Month Resources

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Women's History Month Resources
Use these resources to honor women around the world, explore women’s achievements and struggles throughout history, and acknowledge women’s contributions to our society.
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ADL Letter to Augusta National Golf Club

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August 01, 2012 William Porter “Billy” Payne  Chairman  Augusta National Golf Club  2604 Washington Road  Augusta, GA 30904  Dear Mr. Payne: We write to join the chorus of voices objecting to Augusta National Golf Club’s adherence to its policy of excluding women from its membership. As a civil rights and human relations agency, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry and prejudice.  For nearly 100 years…
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