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Gillian Thomas

Senior Counsel

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Bio

Gillian joined the Women’s Rights Project in 2015 and specializes in equal employment opportunity. She previously was a Senior Trial Attorney with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s New York District Office and a Senior Staff Attorney with Legal Momentum (formerly NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund), where she specialized in litigating employment discrimination cases on behalf of women in male-dominated jobs like construction and law enforcement. She also has worked in private practice, including at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard, P.C. in New York.

After law school, Gillian clerked for the Hon. John T. Nixon of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. She is a graduate of Yale College and the University of Michigan Law School, where she was a contributing editor of the Michigan Journal of Race and Law. She is the author of (St. Martin’s Press, 2016).


Featured work

May 14, 2018

'No-Fault' Attendance Policies Penalize Pregnant Workers and Anyone Who Gets Sick

'No-Fault' Attendance Policies Penalize Pregnant Workers and Anyone Who Gets Sick

Oct 17, 2017

As the Weinstein Scandal Sinks in, Where Do We Go From Here?

As the Weinstein Scandal Sinks in, Where Do We Go From Here?

Mar 22, 2017

LGBT and Women Workers Deserve a Labor Secretary Who Is Committed to Their Well-Being

LGBT and Women Workers Deserve a Labor Secretary Who Is Committed to Their Well-Being

Feb 18, 2017

Women Directors Might Just Get the Hollywood Ending They Have Been Hoping For

Women Directors Might Just Get the Hollywood Ending They Have Been Hoping For

Apr 15, 2016

How the Clarence Thomas Confirmation Hearings Changed How America Talks About Sexual Harassment

How the Clarence Thomas Confirmation Hearings Changed How America Talks About Sexual Harassment

Apr 1, 2016

After the Ticker Tape Parade, a Grim Reality for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

After the Ticker Tape Parade, a Grim Reality for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team

Mar 9, 2016

This Women’s History Month, Celebrate Title VII for Banning Sex Discrimination in the Workplace

This Women’s History Month, Celebrate Title VII for Banning Sex Discrimination in the Workplace

Dec 9, 2015

When a Chief Justice Declared That Women Make Better Secretaries

When a Chief Justice Declared That Women Make Better Secretaries