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What the government shutdown means for women

Women made up 45 percent of the entire federal workforce in September 2024, but they made up the majority of the workforce in the departments that were targeted for large-scale layoffs, according to a report...

Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot put conditions on domestic violence grants

Emily Martin, chief program officer at the National Women’s Law Center, one of five organizations representing the coalitions, also welcomed the ruling. “When this administration claims to be targeting ‘illegal DEI’ and ‘gender ideology,’ what...

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

The gender wage gap reversal comes after several consecutive decades of wage parity “moving in the right direction,” according to Jasmine Tucker, vice president for research at the National Women’s Law Center. But that began...

Aumenta la pobreza femenina en EE.UU.: hispanas y mujeres de color entre las más vulnerables

“La pobreza es una decisión política”, afirmó Amy Matsui, vicepresidenta de Cuidado Infantil y Seguridad de Ingresos de NWLC. “Durante la pandemia, la ampliación de créditos fiscales reembolsables, mayores prestaciones por desempleo y una asistencia...

The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women

There are some who’d argue that women who want to control their pregnancy experiences should simply stay out of the carceral system, but this ignores the reality of who incarcerated women are. “Many are those...

La brecha salarial de las latinas en Estados Unidos se enquista

Estancamiento para las latinas. El largo y penoso avance hacia la paridad salarial se ha parado y la brecha salarial con respecto a los hombres blancos se mantiene en el mismo lugar que el año pasado,...