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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...

EEOC Pregnancy Bias Rules’ Scope Primed to Shrink Under Trump

Regardless of the scope of potential rule changes, the act of reopening the discussion at the EEOC creates additional hurdles, said Katie Sandson, senior counsel for education and workplace justice at the National Women’s Law...

New Report Reveals Alarming Rise In Black Women’s Unemployment

Jasmine Tucker, the vice president for research at the National Women’s Law Center, indicated to the outlet that the rising rate of unemployment for Black women is also concerning because, compared to other workers, Black...

Unemployment Rate Remained Stubbornly High For Black Women In June

We need change—and we need it now. The current labor crisis facing Black women is deeply concerning. When Black women become unemployed, they tend to remain jobless for longer periods compared to other groups. This...

Hundreds of Thousands of Women Are Leaving the Labor Force—Report

According to the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) review of monthly releases from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 103,000 women aged 20 and over exited the labor force in June, while 163,000 men in...