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NWLC Reacts to First Release of Labor Data since Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, DC. -- On the first Friday of each month, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) reviews monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) jobs report. The report reveals labor force participation and...

NWLC Slams Trump Administration for Gutting Department of Education and Failing Students

Today the Trump administration announced plans to partially dismantle the Department of Education through a reorganization that would shift parts of the agency to other federal agencies, including the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education,...

NWLC Action Fund Calls for the Release of the Epstein Files

Washington, DC –  At 11 AM today ahead of the House vote to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) Action Fund, will be participating...

National Women’s Law Center Files Brief in Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases Challenging State Bans on Transgender Student Athletes

Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B. P. J. cases before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging state laws in...

New NWLC Data Shows Poverty Rates Increased for Black and Older Women in 2024

Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released a new analysis of Census data showing that, despite a strong labor market, poverty rates as measured by the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) increased...

NWLC President and CEO, Fatima Goss Graves, on Nancy Pelosi’s Retirement Announcement

Washington, DC — Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), released a statement applauding the extraordinary career of former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, following news of her...

Ahead of SNAP Funding Deadline, New NWLC Data Shows Widespread Food Insecurity Among U.S. Families 

Findings Highlight Affordability Concerns for Food, Health Care, Transportation, and Utilities   Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released new data showing that nearly two-thirds (65%) of adults in the United States are worried about affording...

NWLC Condemns Education Department’s Targeted Exclusion of Non-Profits from Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Education will soon publish a final rule to allow the Education Secretary to exclude select non-profit and government employers from participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. This...

NWLC Reacts to Confirmation of Jordan Pratt to U.S. District Court

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to confirm Jordan Pratt to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), which wrote a letter urging the...

NWLC Reacts to Confirmation of Anti-Abortion Judge Chad Meredith to U.S. District Court

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted 48-45 to confirm Chad Meredith, an anti-abortion extremist, to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), which led efforts to oppose Meredith’s nomination, issued the...

NWLC Urges Schools to Reject Trump’s Compact: It Demands Allegiance, Not Academic Excellence

WASHINGTON — Today, the National Women’s Law Center, along with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Legal Defense Fund, and over 30 civil rights and advocacy organizations, sent a letter to college...

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration From Restricting Grants That Help Homeless, Survivors of Violence

A federal judge in Rhode Island today blocked sweeping restrictions the Trump-Vance administration imposed on 22 organizations that rely on federal grants to help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, LGBTQ+ youth, and people...

NWLC Reacts to Confirmation of Jennifer Mascott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Jennifer Mascott to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In response, Alison Gill, director of nominations and democracy, issued the following statement:...

Poverty by State: NWLC Analysis Reveals Which States Have Highest Poverty Rates for Women

Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a new interactive resource revealing which states have the worst poverty rates for single moms. The map, which allows users to scroll over each state to view its...

NWLC Reacts to Sean Combs’ Sentencing

WASHINGTON (October 3, 2025) — Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and cofounder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, issued the following statement after Sean Combs’ sentencing...

NWLC Statement on Administration’s Memo Targeting Dissent

Washington, DC - The Trump administration today issued a new memo that seeks to drastically expand law enforcement’s power to silence and intimidate those who disagree with the administration, including nonprofits. Emily Martin, chief program officer at...

State AGs Counter Trump-Era Assaults on Trans Students: “You Belong Here”

WASHINGTON — As students and their families settle into school routines for another year, attorneys general from nine states are promising “we will do whatever it takes” to protect transgender students and their right to...

NWLC Applauds Nationwide Injunction Halting Trump Administration’s Illegal Attempt to Deny Immigrant Children Access to Head Start

Washington, DC – A federal judge today issued a temporary nationwide injunction stopping the Trump administration from implementing or enforcing a policy that would prevent certain immigrant children from enrolling in Head Start programs. “Early...

NWLC Responds to House Passing NDAA with Anti-LGBTQI+ and Anti-DEI Provisions

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes harmful amendments targeting LGBTQI+ service members and their families, as well as provisions rolling back diversity, equity, and...

NWLC Statement on Political Violence

The following statement is from Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women's Law Center, in response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah today: "Political violence is never acceptable—it endangers all...