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Banning transgender athletes has never been about protecting women

The Hill JUN 4, 2026

By Fatima Goss Graves, opinion contributor; president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center and co-founder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund. The power politicians have over women’s bodies is one of the...

Transgender athletes debate divides California as CIF policy satisfies neither side

KMPH-TV JUN 3, 2026

Shiwali Patel, Senior Director for Education Justice at the National Women’s Law Center, said the CIF model is discriminatory and stigmatizing. She argues the policy singles out students and creates separate accommodations based on sex...

Advocacy group sues Trump administration over access to abortion for veterans

Associated Press MAY 22, 2026

An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members who depend on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for...

The Voting Rights Decision Is a Warning About Women’s Political Power

The Westside Gazette MAY 20, 2026

Women’s equality and full citizenship depend on their political force, authority, and power. In fact, voter exclusion was never about men alone. And much is at stake for women in state and federal elections, including...

With 400K Children on Childcare Assistance Waitlists, Families Are Left Scrambling

The 74 MAY 20, 2026

In 2025, one-third of states had a waitlist or a freeze on applications for childcare assistance for most families, through the Child Care and Development Block Grant, according to new data published in a report from the National...

After Voting Rights Advocates Rally in Montgomery, Republicans Turn Their Sights on Southern Poverty Law Center

Ms. Magazine MAY 19, 2026

“Congressional Republicans are aiding and abetting the Department of Justice’s campaign of retribution against civil rights organizations and anyone who dares disagree with them,” said Fatima Goss Graves, board chair of the Leadership Conference on Civil...

How Gender Inequity Affects Car Insurance Costs (2024)

KTBS-TV MAY 18, 2026

In the U.S., women earn an average of 84 cents for each dollar men make, according to the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). Women make an average of $52,360 annually, and men make nearly $10,000...

The Racial and Political Injustices Black Folks Are Still Fighting Today Will Surprise You

The Root MAY 18, 2026

Black people make up around 18 percent of the current federal workforce, according to a May National Women’s Law Center report. Trump’s cuts to several federal agencies like USAID, FEMA and the Department of Education mean...

Supreme Court maintains access to telehealth abortion as lawsuit continues

The DePaulia MAY 18, 2026

The Rundown The Fifth Circuit issued a May 1 decision on Louisiana’s case against the FDA. The state argued that abortion pills by mail allowed Louisiana residents to access the banned procedure and threatened the...

Moms.gov is “propaganda” — not what American moms really need

Salon MAY 17, 2026

“We know that there is a conservative movement to push women out of the workforce and out of public life, and this website feeds into that agenda,” Emily Martin, chief program officer at the National Women’s Law Center,...