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This fact sheet includes questions and answers designed to give general information about tax issues that same-sex couples will be dealing with in tax year 2013 and beyond, and is not meant to be exhaustive. It is intended for general information purposes only.

This article discusses various elements that may be considered by police administrators and victim advocates for inclusion in a policy on officer-involved domestic violence.

This fact sheet explains how to respectfully ask someone about their pronouns, and explores some of the gender-neutral alternatives some people use.

This law review article explores the issue of sexual harassment and assault of teenaged women in the workforce and how constructions of race and gender contribute to this problem.

This paper, a resource for tribes and villages on how to create meaningful responses to abuse in later life, identifies specific guiding philosophies, cultural considerations, and potential action steps tribes and villages might wish to do when addressing abuse in later life in their communities.

In three modules, this resource covers lessons on how to apply gender concepts to policing; how to develop a police gender strategy and action plan; how to assist the host state police in developing and implementing a gender equality policy and recruiting female police officers; and how to establish special police units to address sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

LSC is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. The Corporation currently provides funding to 134 independent nonprofit legal aid organizations in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories.

This website provides resources to support girls in promoting self-esteem within external environments. It includes information on curriculum on ally behaviors for grades 2-8.

This study examines the impact of fear of deportation and trust in the procedural fairness of the justice system on willingness to report violent crime victimization among Latinas in the United States.

This Guide is intended to assist attorneys and domestic violence victim advocates in their representation and work with battered mother respondents in the United States in cases filed under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

This brochure provides information on the options and help available for immigrant and refugee women who experience domestic violence.

This directory links to the contact information of many state and local bar associations. A bar association is a professional organization of attorneys who practice law in the same county, city, or state, or who practice law in a particular topic area (for example: family law). Some bar associations are voluntary, while others require that all attorneys practicing in that location or practicing that area of law are members.