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Will the SCORE Act Sideline Women Athletes? Title IX Advocates Push for NIL Protections

“This creates a huge disparity based on gender and violates Title IX,” said Shiwali Patel, senior director of safe and inclusive schools for the National Women’s Law Center. “Given that Congress has decided to address...

The Politics of Hysterectomy—and the Normalization of Women’s Pain

In 2022, the National Women’s Law Center published a report showing 31 states and D.C. continue to allow nonconsensual sterilizations for disabled people, incarcerated people, and immigrants—through policies that offer judges significant leeway to decide...

VA proposes ban on abortion services for veterans, including in cases of rape and incest

The proposal claims the VA will continue to allow abortions in cases where a pregnant person’s life is in danger. But, Jackii Wang, senior legislative analyst at National Women’s Law Center, told the American Independent...

Government job cuts take a bite out of Chicago’s economy

The federal government is a significant employer of women of color, with Black women, Latinas and Asian women all having a greater presence in the federal workforce compared to the private sector, the National Women's...

Troubling signs as Unemployment Rate Rises among Black Americans

In May, a report from the National Women’s Law Center overall said Black Americans account for 18 per cent of the federal workforce as of September, 2024.

Marlow: The Lawfare Investigations Have Begun; Here’s Who the DOJ Should Investigate Next

[E. Jean] Carroll, a columnist and comedy writer, was able to hire a crack legal team including Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund founder Roberta Kaplan. Kaplan was funded by a nonprofit primarily backed by Hoffman.