NWLC In The Press

Tell Congress: Vote NO on the Budget Reconciliation Bill

Republican leaders in Congress are rushing to vote this week on a bill that robs women, children, and families of their health care, food, and education – while giving new and costly tax breaks to billionaires.

We can’t let this happen. As leaders in Congress attempt to rip Medicaid and SNAP away from millions of people, “defund” Planned Parenthood, attack nonprofits that support communities, and so much more, it’s time to demand the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes and invest in strengthening basic needs programs. We won’t let them rob us. Take action now.

Clinton’s claim that it’s legal for workers to be retaliated against for talking about their pay

Washington Post
September 15, 2016

The Clinton campaign pointed us to Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women’s Law Center. She said Clinton is correct, because the nominee is addressing the “driving concern as a matter of public policy right...

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

US News and World Report
September 15, 2016

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

Salon
September 15, 2016

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

Marketplace
September 13, 2016

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

The Washington Post
September 7, 2016

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?

CNN
September 6, 2016

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...