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We Can’t Wait: With Congress unconscionably failing to act, states must move quickly to protect pregnant women from Zika

Growing up in rural Texas, my cousins and I spent the summer months covered in mosquito bites. Back then, they were merely a nuisance. We wore our bites like badges of honor: "I have 17...

Trump’s “working moms” con: The GOP candidate’s child-care policy does little for the working class

So would the child-care deduction provide great tax relief for working- and middle-class families? According to the economists and experts I talked to, no. “I’m failing to see how the policy would do that,” said Anna Chu,...

Census Bureau to release new poverty numbers

But even as the rich are getting richer, so are many other people, according to Anna Chu of the National Women’s Law Center. "A lot more families are getting a toehold on the economy, and...

California may soon eliminate the statute of limitations for rape charges

Fatima Goss Graves, senior vice president for program at the National Women’s Law Center, momentum around reexamining state deadlines has grown as America’s understanding of rape has transformed. “There is greater attention and awareness to...

Will women follow Gretchen Carlson’s example on sexual harassment?

Women who are facing sexual harassment at work may feel empowered by Carlson, who stood up to her harassment and won a real and prompt resolution, said Emily Martin, vice president of workplace justice for...

Why Fox Moved Quickly to Settle Gretchen Carlson Sexual Harassment Suit

Emily Martin, VP for workplace justice at the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C., said the settlement sent a strong and positive message to working women around the country that sexual harassment claims will...