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Betsy DeVos Mulls The Fate Of Guidance Designed To Reduce Racial Bias In Schools

But even before Wednesday’s meetings began, DeVos faced critiques from the advocacy groups and civil rights organizations that had not been offered a seat at the table. Groups like the National Women’s Law Center sent...

UK companies have to share gender pay gaps. US companies almost had to do the same

The National Women's Law Center is currently working with Democracy Forward, the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and other groups to challenge the Trump administration's decision to stay the equal pay policy. The NWLC...

DeVos school safety listening sessions give opposition chance to voice discipline concerns

A statement from the National Women’s Law Center, for example, said that “despite the diverse stakeholders this topic affects, key voices that represent students uniquely and disproportionately affected by discriminatory discipline have been shut out.”

My Partner Is Deployed, But I Will *Never* Call Myself A Single Mom

Although some single moms receive child support, many are the sole providers for their family. According to the National Women's Law Center, 41 percent of single moms live below the poverty line. Exclusive financial responsibility...

Cosby retrial set to begin and #MeToo will likely make an impact, experts say

Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center, said she believes that the #MeToo movement may change the way jurors perceive attempts to discredit Constand. “I think #MeToo has allowed the range of...

Six months of #MeToo: Hopes are high for lasting impact

The Times Up Legal Defense Fund was launched in January by the National Women’s Law Center with the aim of providing attorneys for victimized women, notably those in low-wage jobs who couldn’t afford a lawyer...