NWLC In The Press

The Poorest U.S. Households Spend 95% of Their Income on Basic Needs

The analysis, conducted by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), found that lower-income households spent the equivalent of 95% of their pre-tax income on housing, transportation, groceries, health care and child care in 2024, up...

Record high waitlists for childcare assistance have shut women out of work and promotions

Thousands of families across the country have found themselves in a similar situation. The number of children on state-run waitlists for childcare subsidies nearly doubled between early 2024 and early 2025, with many lists continuing...

J.D. Vance childcare idea aims to dictate women’s lives | Opinion

Back in the 1990s, the Clinton administration created the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to help lower-income parents afford childcare so they could go to work or job training. That "critical lifeline," as the...

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell

The National Women's Law Center reports women have faced ongoing losses of health care coverage through Medicaid and the ACA marketplace, devastating loss of access to primary, preventive and reproductive, pregnancy-related health care and greater...

State asks appeals court to block telehealth access to abortion medications

“An ultimate ruling in Louisiana’s favor would force Louisiana’s anti-abortion stance on the entire country, making it harder for patients to get mifepristone, even in states where abortion is protected,” said Bridget Winkler, senior counsel...

Fierce debate over federal funding for childcare

The National Women's Law Center disagrees with this plan, saying this would basically take money away from child care centers and give it to parents that can already afford daycare.

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