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Expert Profile: Sonia Pressman Fuentes

Expertise:  I am an author, public speaker, feminist leader and lawyer. I was the first woman attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) and a founder of WEAL (Women`s Equity Action League) and FEW (Federally Employed Women). I am an expert in the field of women`s rights to be free of employment discrimination based on sex.
I spent eight years as an attorney with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and worked for one year as a volunteer attorney with the Montgomery County, MD, Human Relations Commission. I have lectured all over the world and the U.S. on women's rights to be free of employment discrimination based on sex and had articles on the subject published in newspapers, magazines, and journals and on the Internet. I also spent 11 years with multinational corporations in the field of EEO and labor law.

Organizations
I belong to NOW and the Veteran Feminists of America nationally and the Brandeis University National Women's Committee in Sarasota, FL. I am a member of the board of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State in Sarasota, FL.

Publications
See my Web site at http://www.erraticimpact.com/fuentes for articles written by me, information on my memoir, "Eat First--You Don't Know What They'll Give You, The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter," and interviews of me.

Education/Credentials
I have an LLB from the University of Miami School of Law in Florida.

Awards and Honors
I received a superior performance award at the EEOC and was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, among other awards and honors.

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Extremely quick turnaround, and a very concise, complete answer. Thanks so much!
(Klay on 11/30/08)
thnx a lot for your time and effort!!
(Katie on 11/02/08)
Thank you.
(Susanne on 10/30/08)
Thank you. I feel so bad for my co-worker/friend that I was looking for any info. to help her. I think she's already job hunting which I am sad abou
(Betsy on 10/06/08)
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Recent Answers from Sonia Pressman Fuentes
2008-11-30  EEOC -- lawsuit filed after determination Dear Klay: I don't know why your lawyer thinks the EEOC will make a no reasonable cause determination in your case. After the EEOC has had the case for the requisite amount of time (as I recall,...
2008-10-19  sexual descrimation Dear Jackie: I don't know whether what happened to you might be sex discrimination in employment, but it's a possibility. The question is: whether you want to do anything about it. Whatever you might...
2008-09-30  Feminism and marriage Dear Frank: I have never considered the question of adultery and legality before and have never heard it discussed, so I do not have an opinion on it. But I appreciate your introducing me to this subject...
2008-09-29  Feminism and marriage Dear Frank: I have been an activist feminist for the past 43 years and I have never heard that "feminists as a whole" do not believe that adultery should be illegal. To my knowledge, feminists, like...
2008-09-29  Government mandated equal pay Dear Diane: I am a strong supporter of the Obama/McCain ticket--but nonetheless both that ticket and the McCain/Palin ticket put forth misleading or false ads. You cannot determine what the facts are...
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