NWLC In The Press

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...

Slush Fund, No Slush Fund, an Anti-Abortion Extremist Pardoned by Trump Just Got a $1M Payout From the DOJ

Jezebel JUL 31, 2026

“This unlawful seven-figure payout to an anti-abortion extremist is all the proof the Senate should need that the so-called anti-weaponization slush fund is far from dead,” Katie O’Connor, senior director of federal abortion policy at...

Who decided girls don’t really want to compete?

Austin American-Statesman JUL 30, 2026

“Aren’t these stereotypes a thing “These are things that we wouldn’t expect today that we would be facing,” Shiwali Patel, senior director of education justice at the National Women’s Law Center, told me. “Aren’t these stereotypes...

The Trump administration continues to probe school districts

POLITICO Pro's Morning Edition JUL 29, 2026

Brian Dittmeier, director of LGBTQI+ equality at the National Women’s Law Center, echoed Tschann’s sentiment, saying in an email that “Linda McMahon has lost the plot” and that Americans don’t want the government to keep...

Larsen meets with fertility doctors to discuss importance of expanding access to IVF

Lynnwood Times JUL 28, 2026

Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The Right to IVF Act of 2026 is cosponsored by 119 House members and 46 Senators. The legislation...