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Reproductive Healthcare: Essential to a Functioning Democracy

Today, women are increasingly the chief breadwinners for their families. Multiple factors have contributed to women’s advances, but one stands out among the rest – access to reproductive healthcare. According to the National Women’s Law...

DC Murals That Remind Us of Our Cultural Identity

Art can be used as a form of social activism, as seen through Birth Control Way by Rose Jaffe. The artist created this work for the National Women's Law Center’s campaign about birth control coverage...

Federal Agency Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Discrimination

NWLC Vice President Gaylynn Burroughs accused the EEOC of enabling discrimination and neglecting its legal duties. Lucas, in her Senate hearing, defended her stance, citing conflicts between presidential directives and protecting transgender workers. Burroughs said,...

Why Many Mothers Are Leaving the Workforce

Julie Vogtman of National Women’s Law Center told Time that it’s not a coincidence that there’s a connection between the end of flexible remote work schedules and falling rates of working moms. “Women still take...

Suspending monthly economic reports would be really bad for women of color

The National Women’s Law Center, which also publishes its monthly analysis of women in the workforce using BLS’ data, said in a statement that “losing this impartial data will undermine efforts to improve women’s economic...

North Carolina, South Carolina rank poorly in women’s equality report

WalletHub’s rankings were based on factors such as the gender pay gap, disparities in executive positions, unemployment rates, political representation and educational attainment. Data came from sources including the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor...