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‘Moms’ Equal Pay Day’ highlights the struggles faced by many Mississippians

Mississippi Today AUG 11, 2026

According to the National Women’s Law Center’s most recent Mothers’ Wage Gap report, last updated in May 2025, mothers working full-time, year-round earn approximately 74 cents for every dollar earned by fathers. In Mississippi, that...

What the July jobs report reveals about the strength of the economy

PBS Newshour AUG 7, 2026

We saw in these last month's numbers, a continuing decline of the number of women in the work force. The National Women's Law Center was actually out with a recent analysis that found over 845,000...

Trump’s Terrible July Jobs Numbers Only Hurt Women

The New Republic AUG 7, 2026

Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal jobs report.

Another Blow to Women’s Equality at Work: The Trump Administration Is Trying to Weaken a Key Workplace Discrimination Protection

Ms. Magazine AUG 6, 2026

Below is a joint explainer—issued by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), Democracy Forward, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC), Equal Rights Advocates, and LatinoJustice...

Cool! The Admin’s Set Sights on the Bipartisan Success That’s Helped Tens of Millions of Families

Jezebel AUG 6, 2026

“The administration’s attacks on Head Start are not random,” Whitney Pesek, senior director of federal child care policy at the National Women’s Law Center, told Jezebel in a statement. “They are part of a coordinated...

White House Begins Head Start Program Overhaul

NOTUS AUG 6, 2026

“This proposed rule would eliminate Head Start’s high standards, potentially putting the early learning, health, and safety of our youngest children at risk, and placing the future of the entire program in jeopardy,” Whitney Pesek,...

They once condemned bad behavior in the House. Now, it’s ‘not my business’

Roll Call AUG 5, 2026

With the House gone for August recess, lawmakers often rely on social media and press releases to comment on the issues of the day. But so far it’s crickets from many who previously condemned a...

EEOC Moves to End Employer Reporting of Worker Race, Sex Data

Insurance Journal AUG 3, 2026

Civil rights groups also condemned the move, saying it would lend cover to the commission’s efforts to dilute legal protections for workers. “Eliminating data about the demographics of the workforce not only makes discrimination harder...

News in Brief – Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Highlights Continuing Wage Disparities

The Black Lens AUG 2, 2026

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, observed this year on July 21, highlights the persistent wage gap affecting Black women across the United States and the economic inequities that continue to shape lifetime earnings. According to...

The Demise of Education Priorities

Daily Kos AUG 2, 2026

These are staggering and deeply consequential reductions that we should all be concerned about. As Gaylynn Burroughs, vice president at the National Women’s Law Center notes, “Without enough staff and resources, students will face more...