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Betsy DeVos Says She Wants to Keep Schools Safe and Equitable. Her Policies Tell a Different Story

DeVos rescinded the “preponderance of the evidence” standard—which Adaku Onyeka-Crawford, senior counsel for education at the National Women’s Law Center, classifies as the fairest available—in favor of a much murkier “clear and convincing evidence” standard....

Women’s Equality Day 2018: How Michigan Ranks

Still, nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers across the country are female, according to the National Women's Law Center. But women are underrepresented in government, which makes it more difficult to change laws to close the...

Thinking about having kids? You’re already behind when if comes to finding child care

There’s a third category called “family, friend and neighbor care.” It’s unknown how many Whatcom County parents rely on this group. But a March report by the National Women’s Law Center said millions of families...

More than 3,300 sign open letter calling for ending gender pay bias in U.S. entertainment industry

The open letter endorsed by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 871 and some other groups, such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Partnership for Women and Families, the National...

Public schools should not require uniforms

Dress codes often have girl-centric restrictions such as no bare shoulders, no spaghetti straps, no sandals, no tights/leggings and arbitrary skirt lengths. A report by the National Women’s Law Center last year found Black girls...

5 Women’s Rights Issues That Are In Danger Right Now

The National Women's Law Center explains in its analysis of Trump's proposed 2019 budget that national funding for women's health is seriously under threat. "It decimates the Medicaid program — which not only provides access...