Attorney Marilyn York owns a men’s rights family law firm in Reno, Nevada. She and her female employees focus on representing men for two reasons. As her talk explains, fathers are crucial in the upbringing and development of their children and fathers are the disadvantaged parent in family court and society. While the laws are improving, the statistics are not. There are currently more than 17,000,000 children growing up in America without their fathers, and every year this number is growing.

Marilyn D. York is a men's rights divorce attorney in Nevada, certified as a family law specialist. Since 2001, Marilyn has owned her law firm in Reno, which specifically represents men in divorce and family law battles. Marilyn chose her career because of her passion for children and relationships, but most of all, Marilyn is driven to help underdogs. While the laws are improving for men, not all laws are yet gender equal and the interpretation and enforcement of those that are have a long way to go. Despite her focus on representing men, Marilyn has a deep compassion for women in need as well. It isn't lost on Marilyn that women remain disadvantaged outside Family Court. She serves that need as board president for a local housing program for homeless young women, Nevada Youth Empowerment Project, or NYEP. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx