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NWLC In The Press

USDA reverses guidance protecting LGBTQ students against discrimination in school meals

The National Women's Law Center castigated the move. "The Trump administration is encouraging schools to turn the other way as marginalized youth face discrimination in the lunch line," Brian Dittmeier, NWLC's director of LGBTQI+ equality,...

The Latest: Trump administration rescinds policy against LGBTQ+ discrimination in school nutrition programs

The National Women’s Law Center said the administration is encouraging schools to look away from discrimination toward marginalized youth.

Mississippi ranks 7th for income inequality: report

Pay disparities also exist between men and women. According to the National Women’s Law Center, a woman working full-time in Mississippi makes 78 cents for every dollar a man makes. Among Asian women, that same...

Black Women Are The Only Demographic To See Rise In Unemployment In Recent Months

Jasmine Tucker, the vice president for research at the National Women’s Law Center, added that Black women are an essential demographic to the economy and the overall labor market. “Are we heading into a recession?...

Supreme Court to Address Legality of Barring Trans Athletes From School Sports

With its 2020 Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, Idaho became the first state to bar trans girls from playing sports consistent with their gender identities. Idaho’s law includes a provision that requires students to submit...

Education Department dismisses thousands of civil rights complaints at an ‘unheard of’ pace

“We should be concerned about that amount, especially given the way that this administration has prioritized weaponizing civil rights laws and distorting these laws,” said Shiwali Patel, senior director of safe and inclusive schools at...