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Elizabeth Warren Proposes Universal Child Care

The Center for American Progress is one of several organizations — also including the National Women’s Law Center and the Center for Law and Social Policy — that Ms. Warren’s staff consulted in developing the...

Birth Control in 2019 and Beyond: Where Do Things Stand for Women?

“If you are feeling apprehensive about birth control, it is a good time to talk to your healthcare provider about it,” says Mara Gandal-Powers, director of birth control access and senior counsel on reproductive rights and...

‘I don’t know if I would feel comfortable:’ Students afraid to study abroad under Title IX proposal

Although the proposal would not prevent a student from alleging sexual misconduct against another student, Shiwali Patel, senior counsel for education at The National Women's Law Center, says this creates a dangerous grey area for...

Trump judicial nominee backs away from remarks on date rape

Shiwali Patel, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, called Rao a “rape apologist” and said her promotion to the D.C-based appeals court would endanger women. “Barely a few months after the country heard...

Women are marching in Washington, but the real change is coming from the states

Andrea Johnson, senior counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, has been flying all over the country helping state legislatures to deal with their own sexual harassment issues in the wake of the #MeToo Movement.

How the gender pay gap hurts women’s retirement and 401(k) plans

"Women are more at risk in their older years for economic insecurity," said Amy Matsui, director of income security and senior counsel for the National Women’s Law Center in Washington, D.C.