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BetterBrave helps women in the workplace fight sexual harassment

According to the National Women's Law Center, at least one-quarter of all women have experienced workplace sexual harassment. But the majority of those women — about 70 to 90 percent — don't make a formal complaint...

In Some Countries, Women Get Days Off for Period Pain

  • The New York Times
“It suggests women are uniquely handicapped in the workplace by the fact that they have periods,” said Emily Martin, vice president for workplace justice at the National Women’s Law Center.

Mattress Protest and Its Aftermath

  • Inside HigherEd
Alexandra Brodsky, a civil rights lawyer and co-founder of the advocacy group Know Your IX, now working with the National Women’s Law Center, said she still can recall her first visceral reaction of hearing about...

7 Vital Things Women Could Lose If The GOP Gets Its Way on Medicaid

  • Bustle
A 2014 report from the National Women's Law Center revealed that 14.7 percent of women lived in poverty in the U.S., compared to 10.9 percent of men. Over the years, studies have shown that statistically, women are poorer...

Legal leaders discuss challenges of Trump Presidency at NAACP convention panel

  • Baltimore Sun
Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center, said her organization is pushing to educate people about the impact of Republican plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Once people know what the healthcare...

Groups Call on Civil-Rights Official to Reject ’90 Percent’ Statement on Campus-Rape Cases

  • Chronicle of Higher Education
In the letter the National Women’s Law Center, joined by other organizations, wrote that Ms. Jackson’s apology did not go far enough and that she should disavow the comments as promoting inaccurate information on campus rape....