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Federal Budget Battles Put Women and Families at the Forefront

By Maribel Ramos, Director of Federal Government Relations at the National Women’s Law Center Women and families have been consistently undervalued since our country’s inception. Too often, investments in housing, affordable and quality healthcare, child...

NAIA Bans Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports

“This is unacceptable and blatant discrimination that not only harms trans, nonbinary and intersex individuals, but limits the potential of all athletes,” Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center, told ESPN. “It’s important...

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics bans transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports

Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, described the ban as “unacceptable and blatant discrimination.” “It’s important to recognize that these discriminatory policies don’t enhance fairness in competition,” Patel said. “Instead, they...

NAIA largely bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports

The National Women’s Law Center condemned the policy. “We are outraged by the recent decision of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to ban transgender women from participating in women’s college sports teams,” Shiwali Patel,...

NAIA issues “unacceptable” blanket ban on trans women competing in women’s sports

In a statement, Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, called the policy “unacceptable and blatant discrimination that not only harms trans, nonbinary and intersex individuals, but limits the potential of all...

NAIA, small colleges association, approves ban on trans athletes from women’s sports

Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center, said her organization was outraged by the NAIA policy. "This is unacceptable and blatant discrimination that not only harms trans, nonbinary and intersex individuals, but...