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NWLC In The Press

Blue and red states were putting period products in schools — then came the anti-trans backlash

Shiwali Patel, the director of safe and inclusive schools at the National Women’s Law Center, who has focused on issues affecting LGBTQ+ students, said these arguments are disingenuous. “They frame it as needing to protect...

Restaurants fight back against the FTC crackdown on ‘junk fees’ as diners balk at new charges

Service fees increase the risk of wage theft, because employers might claim that the money goes to workers but fail to distribute it, the National Women’s Law Center wrote in its public comment. Moreover, customers who pay a...

5 Wage Priorities In The Democrats’ 2024 Platform

"It is unconscionable that the federal minimum wage has been as low as it is for as long as it has been," said Laura Narefsky, senior counsel on the Workplace Justice team at the National...

JD Vance says he’s ‘pro-family.’ Many women say the economy isn’t.

Six states and D.C. have implemented universal preschool for 4-year-olds, with D.C. and Vermont providing access to 3-year-olds, according to the National Women’s Law Center. And in 39 states and D.C., the average annual price of child care...

13 more books being removed from Cobb County Schools, district says

This May, the National Women’s Law Center filed a complaint against the school district, claiming it violated Title IX and Title VI, which respectively prohibit sex and race-based discrimination in federally funded programs. The complaint alleges...

The women on both sides of book bans

On the side opposing the bans is Shiwali Patel, the director of safety in schools for the National Women’s Law Center, who tells Women Rule that removing books from school libraries can stifle stories by sexual...