Black women earn only 63 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men, according to the National Women’s Law Center. Although symbolic, this wage gap is ultimately a representation of fewer sponsorship opportunities and...
"Because infants, in particular, and also toddlers, require more intensive care, those ratios are in place to ensure they’re getting developmentally appropriate [care],” says Melissa Boteach, vice president of child care and income security at...
Chicago Women in Trades is being represented by a team of civil rights lawyers from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. It is also receiving pro-bono counsel from Crowell & Moring LLP, along...
Black women face a unique set of challenges in the workforce. Despite being the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs and earning more degrees than ever, we continue to experience pay gaps, job discrimination, and higher unemployment...
Katie O’Connor, director of federal abortion policy at the National Women’s Law Center, said that while the organization was “relieved” to hear about the court’s decision, “anti-abortion extremists are now more emboldened” thanks to Trump.
Other groups, ranging from the National Women’s Law Center to the Open Markets Institute, have sounded the alarm about the growing role of private equity in child care. A 2024 National Women’s Law Center report...
