Legal Director

Vicky Barker

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Ms. Barker directs the Law Center's legal work, including supervision and hiring of CWLC legal staff, law clerks and volunteers, and management of all CWLC litigation. Ms. Barker also focuses on sex discrimination in employment and education with an emphasis on Title IX and girls athletics, as well issues impacting women's economic security, including the way in which women's economic security issues intersect with issues of discrimination, health, and violence.

Ms. Barker is currently class counsel in Cruz v. Alhambra School District, a Title IX class action lawsuit seeking equal athletic facilities, treatment and benefits for girl athletes at Alhambra High School. Ms. Barker's other recent work has focused on the economic security of older women workers and the protections and implementation of California's paid family leave law. She currently serves as a member of the California Coalition for Older Women Workers and the Paid Family Leave Collaborative. Ms. Barker joined the Law Center in 2002.

Prior to joining the Law Center, Ms. Barker represented workers and their unions in all aspects of employment matters, including labor law and employment discrimination litigation.

Ms. Barker is a former Vice President and Board Member of the YWCA of the USA and the YWCA of Greater Los Angeles. Ms. Barker earned her J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law and her B.A. in political science from the University of California, San Diego.