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NWLC In The Press

Federal government investigates American University’s handling of sexual assault complaint

Neena Chaudhry, director of education and senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, said that while schools have to protect confidentiality during the hearing process, they walk a fine line by instituting agreements because...

Court decision shifts abortion battle to state bans

“We believe that, even before today, these laws were very likely to be struck down because they are unconstitutional bans on abortion,” said Emily J. Martin, general counsel for the National Women’s Law Center. “Today’s...

Feds urge state Medicaid programs to increase use of long-lasting contraceptives

A recently published rule for managed care organizations that run many Medicaid programs also addressed LARCs. It said states must offer enrollees a choice of contraceptive methods and cannot require prior authorization or step therapy,...

Boys’ Club Image Overturned by Rise of Women Currency Traders

Compensation remains a difficult subject for women in all industries. Women today are being paid the average wage men earned almost a decade ago, and it will take 118 years before men and women earn...

What’s next for Baylor? More lawsuits, investigations and penalties, experts say

But that may not satisfy students. They may file lawsuits or federal complaints, said Fatima Goss Graves, a civil rights lawyer with the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C. “Students have a right to...

Can affirmative consent apps combat campus sexual assault?

Neena Chaudhry, director of education and senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, which works to enforce Title IX, said she thinks “anything that helps a student get clear consent is a good thing.”