gender discrimination

A federal judge has ruled that the ban discriminates against state employees and violates their civil rights. A trial will determine the amount of plaintiffs’ damages.

The federal lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a new Florida law that blocks teachers from using preferred pronouns and titles while on the job.

Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. says federal guidelines aimed at preventing discrimination against students based on such things as gender identity would “vastly expand the application” of Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational institutions. He told school districts to ignore the new guidelines.

Advocates are pushing a Republican committee chair to hear a bill that would expand Florida's hate crime protections to include gender and gender identity. The bill cleared its first committee but got reassigned before its next committee stop.

Advocates are pushing a Republican committee chair to hear a bill that would expand Florida's hate crime protections to include gender and gender identity. The bill cleared its first committee but got reassigned before its next committee stop.

Women have gained more financial power in recent years. But they’re still paid less than men and as technology makes it easier to comparison shop, women…

In contrast to other conservatives, one South Florida Republican Congresswoman is standing up for transgender rights. For South Florida Republican…

A Florida A&M University law professor is suing her employer over what she says is gender discrimination and unequal pay.Law Professor Jennifer Smith says…