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NWLC In The Press

Language About Sex Discrimination Has Disappeared From Government Websites Concerning Obamacare

Anticipating that HHS will soon reveal its new policy in regards to Section 1557—perhaps by the end of this month—advocacy groups have been working to predict what sort of changes the country can expect. For...

The Wage Gap Is Real For Young Girls, Too

As multiple studies have proven, the gender wage gap doesn't get that much smaller when you enter adulthood. The average working woman takes home 80 cents to every dollar a working man earns, according to...

Why you should care that the Trump administration deleted online information about sex discrimination

The language was removed between March and August 2017, and its disappearance was first noted by the National Women’s Law Center. The Sunlight Foundation, which monitors changes to government resources, detailed the extent of deleted...

How To Support The EMPOWER Act & Help Combat Workplace Harassment Across The Country

Getting involved with advocacy organizations championing the proposed law is another option. The National Women’s Law Center, National Partnership of Women & Families, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Feminist Majority Foundation, and more than a dozen...

The Health 202: There’s a Medicaid ‘subsidy cliff’ health-care officials are worried about

The report found that on web pages related to the ACA’s section 1557, which prohibits such discrimination, language was removed that specifically noted the prohibition based on gender identity, pregnancy termination, and sex stereotyping and...

Trump Makes It Even Easier to Discriminate Against Women & LGBT People

The National Women’s Law Center, which filed Freedom of Information Act requests querying why the language was removed, was the first to discover the specific language was expunged in 2017. Removal of the wording, which...