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‘Daddy’s Home’: Republican Paternalism Towards Women Exemplifies Punishment, Not Protection

Citing the protection of women as the impetus for the change, Craig Trainor, acting assistant secretary for the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, announced the related return to Trump’s 2020 Title IX rules crafted under...

What happens to a school that refuses to obey the Trump ban on transgender athletes?

Shiwali Patel, a Title IX expert and senior director of safe and inclusive schools at the National Women’s Law Center, said the “blatantly discriminatory” order is “extremely broad” and raises “a lot of questions.” “It...

Education rules from 2020 are returning to ‘protect women.’ Are vulnerable students at risk?

Shiwali Patel, senior director of Safe and Inclusive Schools for the National Women’s Law Center, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights of women, girls and LGBTQ+ people, said that she expects the January...

Advocates call out Trump for linking DEI to deadly plane crash: ‘It’s offensive.’

Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center, said she was “both disturbed and unfortunately unsurprised to see within hours the leaders in this country, including up to this president, once again demonizing...

President Trump’s blaming of diversity programs for the crash has sparked a backlash.

Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, said that she was “both disturbed and unfortunately unsurprised” to see that in less than a day after the collision, Mr. Trump was...

Trump bans transgender service members from U.S. armed forces

“Donald Trump’s executive orders are not only cruel, discriminatory, and wrapped in disinformation, but they will make all of us less safe. Throughout our military’s history, thousands of transgender people have served with honor, integrity,...