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Why The Stakes In The ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Case Couldn’t Be Higher

The many amicus (friend-of-the-court) briefs filed in Masterpiece make clear that the implications of this decision could be very far-reaching. Civil rights groups like the NAACP, the National Women’s Law Center, and the National Federation...

Women’s Whisper Network Raises Its Voice

“We’re in this interesting period right now, kind of a hopeful period, where having prominent people name and talk about harassment has put a heightened awareness of it on the table,’’ said Fatima Goss Graves,...

Report: congresswomen are telling stories of when their male colleagues harassed them

“Wherever there are big power disparities with people working closely together, that is a risk factor for work place harassment,” Emily Martin, general counsel and vice president of workplace justice at the National Women’s Law...

Notre Dame Just Decided To Cut Birth Control Coverage For Students And Employees

The university’s decision to drop birth control coverage has been harshly criticized by reproductive health organizations like Planned Parenthood. On Tuesday, the National Women’s Law Center filed a complaint against the Trump administration’s interim final...

As veil of silence falls, Weinstein effect keeps growing

"I'm sensing a cultural shift," says Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women's Law Center. "In an issue that has usually been met with widespread disbelief and shaming, people have been able to really...

The push for pay transparency is only growing stronger—despite Trump’s rollback of equal pay rule

"Our culture is moving toward greater pay transparency, and I don’t think you can unwind that clock," said Fatima Goss Graves, chief executive of the National Women’s Law Center. "The White House's effort to stop...