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NWLC In The Press

‘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.

No-cost birth control, now the norm, faces court challenges

“The majority of employers want to cover birth control,” said Mara Gandal-Powers, a senior lawyer with the National Women’s Law Center. “We know that there are dozens of employers and entities that sued the Obama...

Trump’s changes to contraceptive coverage mandate blocked nationwide

Nearly 63 million women had insurance coverage that includes no-cost contraceptives -- which are used for birth control and other medical conditions -- in 2018, according to the National Women's Law Center.