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Child care providers on edge over funding threats, Minnesota fraud claims

“Child care providers are getting people knocking on the door. They’re getting a lot of harassing phone calls. We’ve heard about a provider in Minnesota who experienced this and vandalism and a break-in, so it’s really scary for them,” said Amy Matsui, vice president...

‘There’s a harm there’: Supreme Court appears to side with bans on men in women’s sports

During a rally Tuesday hosted by the National Women’s Law Center, transgender advocates said conservatives are too focused on transgender athletes and not enough on “actual” problems with sexual abuse and lower pay in women’s sports. ...

Supreme Court appears skeptical of challenges to bans on trans athletes

“If you’re discriminating against someone who is trans — that is sex discrimination,” Shiwali Patel, senior director of education justice at the National Women’s Law Center, which filed an amicus brief supporting the trans athletes in...

Behind The December Jobs Report: Black Unemployment Remains Nearly Double The National Rate

"The Trump administration spent 2025 undermining workplace protections and weakening caregiving support that helps women enter and remain in the labor force. It is clear that this administration doesn’t value women’s work or believe that...

Women Are Being Shut Out of the Workforce Like Never Before

Jasmine Tucker, vice president for research at NWLC, attributed these shocking figures to government policies that have made it more difficult for women to balance paid labor with caregiving responsibilities. “The Trump administration spent 2025...

How the Minnesota fraud scandal could upend American child care

“Having disruptions like this is really counterproductive for children, for parents who are trying to go to work, and for the really underpaid, and stressed, and strained child care workforce,” said Amy Matsui, vice president...