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New Report shows women exiting work force in the hundreds of thousands

Based on data from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) reviews of the monthly reports coming from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), women are leaving their jobs at almost triple the rate that men...

Understanding Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department—and What’s At Stake

With the Supreme Court ruling, the layoffs put on hold will continue and the enforcement of civil rights in schools is likely to take a hit—which will mean marginalized persons like women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and...

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

Gutting the Education Department will hinder the government’s ability to enforce civil rights laws, especially for girls, students with disabilities, LGBTQ+ students and students of color, said Gaylynn Burroughs, vice president at the National Women’s...

Supreme Court Conservatives Tell Trump He Can Destroy the Education Department, as a Treat

With the Supreme Court ruling, the layoffs put on hold will continue and the enforcement of civil rights in schools is likely to take a hit—which will mean marginalized persons like women, LGBTQ+ individuals, and...

Week-long Video Game Speedrunning Stream Raises Millions for Charity

To date, the event has raised over $55 million for charity, most of which has gone to Doctors Without Borders, the primary recipient for SGDQ, and Prevent Cancer Foundation, the primary recipient for AGDQ. Games...

Zohran Mamdani’s campaign proposes free childcare. Is it finally a winning policy?

“It’s a unifying issue,” echoed Karen Schulman, senior director of state childcare policy at the National Women’s Law Center, pointing out that even staunchly Republican states like Alabama, Georgia and Montana have created early childhood...