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What happens to privacy when young adults stay on parental insurance?

Even though most states don’t require it, some insurers may accommodate confidentiality requests, said Dania Palanker, senior counsel for health and reproductive rights at the National Women’s Law Center, a research and advocacy group. Young...

Sexual harassment still a reality in the workplace

“Yes, we have more women in our society, in our culture, in high-profile and leadership roles,’’ says Maya Raghu, director of workplace equality at the National Women’s Law Center. “But a big reason why most...

Federal government investigates American University’s handling of sexual assault complaint

Neena Chaudhry, director of education and senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, said that while schools have to protect confidentiality during the hearing process, they walk a fine line by instituting agreements because...

Court decision shifts abortion battle to state bans

“We believe that, even before today, these laws were very likely to be struck down because they are unconstitutional bans on abortion,” said Emily J. Martin, general counsel for the National Women’s Law Center. “Today’s...

Feds urge state Medicaid programs to increase use of long-lasting contraceptives

A recently published rule for managed care organizations that run many Medicaid programs also addressed LARCs. It said states must offer enrollees a choice of contraceptive methods and cannot require prior authorization or step therapy,...

Boys’ Club Image Overturned by Rise of Women Currency Traders

Compensation remains a difficult subject for women in all industries. Women today are being paid the average wage men earned almost a decade ago, and it will take 118 years before men and women earn...