Women's Rights
Women have made great gains in the fight for equality, but gender bias continues to create huge barriers for many - especially for immigrants, women with low incomes, survivors of domestic violence, and women seeking reproductive health services.

Women's Rights introduces you to strong women who overcame violence, exploitation and discrimination, and took action to change the world. You'll hear immigrant retail workers in New York describe how they stood up to their abusive boss, who paid them less than minimum wage and sexually harassed them.

Maria Gonzales and Angela Peralta successfully fought for their rightful compensation, blazing a trail for other immigrant women whose fear of losing their jobs makes them vulnerable to exploitation.

Amorette Avila describes a childhood spent on an uneven playing field - literally. Her California town neglected girls' sports facilities, sending a message to young women that they were less deserving than boys, so she challenged the government to play fair.

You'll hear about women whose health was endangered because Medicaid wouldn't cover their abortions, and learn about efforts to ensure that reproductive rights are respected.

The program also includes powerful stories of domestic abuse survivors, like Quinn, a Vermont mother of two, who was assaulted by her husband and then threatened with eviction because of the violence. She took her landlord to court and won, with a precedent-setting judgment declaring that such discrimination against domestic violence survivors is illegal.

And Jessica Gonzales talks about how her estranged husband kidnapped and murdered their three daughters while the police ignored her pleas to enforce an order of protection. She made it her life's mission to help other women in her situation, and took her case to the Supreme Court with the ACLU's help.

These stories show that in our country, many women are at risk—not because of “glass ceilings,” but because they are still struggling for the basic right to be free from violence, exploitation and discrimination.

The Freedom Files
The Freedom Files is a new 10-part multimedia series that goes behind the headlines to reveal the impact of civil liberties violations on real people’s daily lives. Created by the ACLU and award-winning filmmaker Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films, the series is produced and directed by Jeremy Kagan.

Series topics will include the Patriot Act, the Supreme Court, free speech and dissent, religious freedom, gay and lesbian rights, drug policy, racial profiling, women's rights, and youth freedoms.

Join the Producers Club and organize a screening event.
The Freedom Files Producers Club is made up of a nationwide network of AcTiVists -- from libraries, schools and neighborhood associations to LINK TV viewers and other individuals -- who are bringing The Freedom Files to their communities and living rooms. The Producers Club aims to build a robust national network of AcTiVists who care deeply about civil liberties issues.

The American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to protect the individual liberties, rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the laws of the United States. Founded in 1920, the ACLU is a nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization with more than 550,000 members. It has offices in all 50 states and employs more than 150 permanent staff attorneys and 2,000 cooperating attorneys, litigating more than 6,000 cases annually.

For more information go to http://www.aclu.tv.