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Dear Friends:
Carol Robles-Román
President & CEO
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Women and girls still face physical and sexual violence at home, at school, and in the streets. Women face
discrimination and harassment based on gender, pregnancy, or status as a domestic violence survivor. Be-
cause of our history and experience, Legal Momentum has the resources, expertise, and connections that
enable us to provide expert, effective legal advice and representation, training and education, and advocacy.
When women call for help, Legal Momentum responds. Legal Momentum is an effective agent for change in
women’s lives. In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, Legal Momentum achieved numerous successes.
ADVOCATING
• The New York City Council passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which went into effect in January,
2014. The new law requires employers to provide accommodations for pregnant women.
• President Obama directed all federal agencies to create workplace violence policies in 2011. Legal Momen-
tum assisted several agencies in developing their policies, which were rolled out in 2013 and 2014.
EDUCATING
• Legal Momentum’s Vice President for Government Relations, Lisalyn Jacobs, published an article in Wom-
en’s eNews in March, 2013 titled “Women: When We Succeed We Can Also Escape Abuse.” It explains how
equal pay and sick and safe leave can enable survivors of domestic violence to escape their abusers. The
article was sent to every member of Congress along with a letter from the National Task Force to End Sex-
ual and Domestic Violence (NTF), which Legal Momentum co-founded and helps lead. The letter brought
the attention of lawmakers to the intersection of domestic violence and women’s economic issues.
• In June, 2014, Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the Lori Jackson Domestic Violence Survivor Pro-
tection Act, a bill that would prevent an individual who is subject to a temporary restraining order from
purchasing or possessing a firearm. Legal Momentum worked with the senator’s staff on women’s rights
and domestic violence issues.
• We produced several acclaimed new reports that highlight the gender aspect of poverty:
• 50 Years of the War on Poverty: Too Little Progress
• Women’s Poverty in the United States, 2012—Poverty Rate Remains High, Gender Poverty Gap Persists
• A TANF Misery Index 2014 Update
• Update of Single Parenthood in the United States–A Snapshot
• The National Judicial Education Program (NJEP) developed and released two major new curriculum mod-
ules dealing with sexual assault:
• Raped or “Seduced”? How Language Helps Shape Our Response to Sexual Violence
• Medical Forensic Sexual Assault Examinations: What Are They and What Can They Tell the Courts?
• In July, 2013, Legal Momentum launched an online, interactive, user-friendly map that provides a com-
prehensive, state-by-state guide to laws regarding pregnancy discrimination and accommodation around
the U.S. This public resource is one of the most frequently visited pages on Legal Momentum’s website,
reaching thousands of users every month.
EXPENSES
Program Services
Gender Equity $837,405 $1,147,548
Violence Against Women $837,405 $1,147,548
Jobs & Workplace $687,629 $674,078
Women & Poverty $531,323 $649,289
Total Program Services $2,893,762 $3,618,463
Supporting Services
Management and General $288,789 $287,618
Development $683,910 $457,646
Total Supporting Services $972,699 $745,264
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted $1,642,606 $1,791,461
Temporarily Restricted $348,253 $705,673
Permanently Restricted $200,000 $200,000
Total Net Assets $2,190,859 $2,697,134
Karen E. Silverman
Latham & Watkins
Laura A. Wilkinson
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Loria B. Yeadon
Executive Vice President, IIF
Intellectual Ventures
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