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Contemporary Fiction Views: Getting one’s own back

According to the National Women's Law Center (nwl.org): For Black women the wage gap is even larger than for women overall, with Black women working full time, year round typically making only 66 cents for...

Women Face Workforce Setbacks In US And Pakistan

As Julie Vogtman, senior director at the National Women’s Law Center, told Time, “Women still take on the lion’s share of caregiving responsibilities.” Without the option to work remotely or with flexible hours, women are...

‘We Have to Be Relentless’: #MeToo Champion Debra Katz Is Confident ‘There Will Be Wins’ for Survivors in the Days Ahead

When I went to law school, I had an extraordinary opportunity to get a women’s rights and public policy fellowship through Georgetown that was just focused on women’s rights issues. The year of my fellowship,...

Birth control use is up since FDA approved over-the-counter pill

RIDDLE: There's lots of research that shows the majority of people think contraception should be legal and accessible. This study reinforces that. Kimi Chernoby is with the National Women's Law Center. KIMI CHERNOBY: It's not...

Reproductive Healthcare: Essential to a Functioning Democracy

Today, women are increasingly the chief breadwinners for their families. Multiple factors have contributed to women’s advances, but one stands out among the rest – access to reproductive healthcare. According to the National Women’s Law...

DC Murals That Remind Us of Our Cultural Identity

Art can be used as a form of social activism, as seen through Birth Control Way by Rose Jaffe. The artist created this work for the National Women's Law Center’s campaign about birth control coverage...