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NWLC In The Press

EEOC Retreat On Trans Bias Enforcement Illegal, Suit Says

FreeState, which is represented in the legal action by the National Women's Law Center and the Democracy Forward Foundation, said in its complaint that these shifts cut against the U.S. Supreme Court's watershed decision in...

Political notes: Hale mulls party switch, Moore gets a new gig, Shetty, Schumitz get fellowships

Two Marylanders will be part of the National Women’s Law Center’s first fellowship focusing on advancing gender justice at the state level. Del. Emily Shetty (D-Montgomery) and Kali Schumitz, vice president for external relations with...

Lawsuit challenges EEOC’s failure to investigate anti-transgender discrimination

Under the Trump administration, the EEOC has abandoned trans workers, says the suit, in which FreeState Justice is represented by Democracy Forward and the National Women’s Law Center. It was filed in U.S. District Court...

From Slut-Bashing to Deepfakes: The New Sexual Violence with Leora Tanenbaum

Trans and non-binary students, and students of color, are disproportionately disciplined as a result of school dress codes. We have the data on this from the National Women's Law Center. So this is shaping the...

Finally, a law that gets it: Washington requires changing tables in all public restrooms

If you don’t live in Washington but find yourself nodding along, there’s plenty you can do. Ask your favorite restaurant or coffee shop if they’ve considered adding a changing station. Reach out to your city...

Louisianans are about to go hungry thanks to Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Children aren’t the only demographic at risk of going hungry. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) found that 55 percent of nonelderly adult SNAP recipients in 2023 were women, and one-third of them were women...