NWLC In The Press

How Trump’s SAVE America Act could make it harder for married women to vote

Some election and legal experts have said the affidavit provision is unclear. It comes immediately before another provision that allows individuals without proof-of-citizenship documentation to register if they sign an attestation that they are a...

Boston must do more for AAPI women on Equal Pay Day

Nepalese women earn as little as 58 cents on the dollar. Cambodian women earn 62 cents. Vietnamese women earn 68 cents. The National Women's Law Center documents strikingly similar gaps for Black women at 65 cents, Latinas at...

Abortion-rights advocates protest probe of NJ insurance mandate for abortion

Katie O’Connor, senior director of federal abortion policy at the National Women’s Law Center, cited Trump’s frequent promises during his 2024 campaign to leave abortion policy to the states. “Just over one year into his...

Only 22% of people felt their jobs were safe in 2025—manufacturers, warehouse workers, and women are the most scared

During December 2025, 81,000 people left the workforce—and those losses were entirely working women, according to an analysis by the National Women’s Law Center. Around 91,000 women were taken off payroll that month, while 10,000 men got jobs. Throughout...

Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools

The rescission of the agreements would mean a step back from protecting vulnerable students in schools, said Shiwali Patel, senior director of education justice at the National Women’s Law Center. “This is part of the...

Maryland Advances Bill That Would Protect Trans Students In “Any Program Or Activity”

The National Women's Law Center Action Fund, which testified in support of the bill, called this pathway "critical for student survivors of sexual assault and LGBTQI+ students who may face greater hurdles in obtaining justice on...

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