NWLC In The Press

Aetna to cover IVF treatments for same-sex couples in national settlement

DEC 22, 2025

Under the settlement, Aetna will also pay at least $2 million in damages to California-based members who qualify. Those who may be eligible must submit a claim by June 29, 2026. “I truly hope that this...

What Trump’s anti-DEI push means for college women

DEC 19, 2025

“Having 65 percent women in a college does not mean we’re going to have equity when it comes to who are the CEOs or in top executive positions or partners at law firms or school...

RFK Jr. Could Defund Your Hospital if He Doesn’t Get His Way on Trans Health Care

DEC 18, 2025

“The Trump administration’s attempt to carve out gender dysphoria from disability nondiscrimination protection is harmful, baseless, and cruel,” National Women’s Law Center senior counsel Ma’ayan Anafi told Mother Jones. “As numerous courts have recognized, laws like [these] which...

When The Poverty Line Is Too Low, Everyone Pays The Price

DEC 16, 2025

Data from the National Women’s Law Center show poverty rising for Black women and older women under the Supplemental Poverty Measure between 2023 and 2024, while a recent survey from the Highland Project finds that an overwhelming majority — nearly...

Black Unemployment Is Nearly Double The National Rate—And Getting Worse

DEC 16, 2025

The jobs report also showed Black workers are also facing a more challenging environment in finding work in the first place. Those who (and aged 16 or over) are facing longer unemployment spells, with Black...

Why are so many Americans worried about falling birth rates?

The 19th DEC 8, 2025

In a recent report,“Baby Bonuses and Motherhood Medals,” the National Women’s Law Center expressed caution about policies like $1,000 baby bonds and new insurance regulations on IVF that are coming from the administration. (The IVF proposal falls short of...