Profile: Marcia D. Greenberger L'70
Marcia Greenberger's commitment to public
service has taken her into battles and women
have come out the winners. In fact, Marcia
firmly believes that men and children have
emerged victorious, too. As founder and
co-president of the National Women's Law
Center, she has used litigation and legislation
initiatives to fight gender inequalities on every
front: employment, education, family, economic
security, health and reproductive rights.Her education at Penn Law prepared her well. "From Con Law to Tax Law, from spirited moot courts to challenging seminars, I credit the Law School and its extraordinary faculty for giving me the training and, even more important, the inspiration I needed to succeed," Marcia recalls.
After decades of legal combat, Marcia finds no foe too intimidating - not even, perhaps especially, in a challenging political climate. With many of the Center's hard-won gains being challenged today, she remains resilient and committed. "Even in tough times, we can find ways to maneuver and put our agenda forward," she says. And she remembers to think of what Martin Luther King said: "The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice."
