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Harvey Weinstein’s New York Conviction Is Overturned

  • The New York Times
Fatima Goss Graves, the chief executive of the National Women’s Law Center, said at a news conference in Manhattan that today’s decision would only invigorate the #MeToo movement. “One well-known case does not define this...

Federal Budget Battles Put Women and Families at the Forefront

  • Ms. Magazine
By Maribel Ramos, Director of Federal Government Relations at the National Women’s Law Center Women and families have been consistently undervalued since our country’s inception. Too often, investments in housing, affordable and quality healthcare, child...

NAIA Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

  • Inside Higher Ed
“This is unacceptable and blatant discrimination that not only harms trans, nonbinary and intersex individuals, but limits the potential of all athletes,” Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center, told ESPN. “It’s important...

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics bans transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports

  • Black Enterprise
Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, described the ban as “unacceptable and blatant discrimination.” “It’s important to recognize that these discriminatory policies don’t enhance fairness in competition,” Patel said. “Instead, they...

NAIA largely bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports

  • Deseret News
The National Women’s Law Center condemned the policy. “We are outraged by the recent decision of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to ban transgender women from participating in women’s college sports teams,” Shiwali Patel,...

NAIA issues “unacceptable” blanket ban on trans women competing in women’s sports

  • LGBTQ Nation
In a statement, Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, called the policy “unacceptable and blatant discrimination that not only harms trans, nonbinary and intersex individuals, but limits the potential of all...