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Latinas Lose More Than $1.1 Million Over a 40-year Career Due to Wage Gap, New NWLC Analysis Shows Lifetime wage gap in Washington, D.C. is over $1.9 million  (Washington, D.C.) November 20 is Latina Women’s Equal Pay…

On November 13, 2019 the federal district court granted the motion filed by A Better Balance, Mehri & Skalet, PLLC and the National Women’s Law Center for preliminary approval of a settlement in the amount of $14…

(Washington, D.C.) The tax code in America was largely written by and for a small number of powerful and wealthy white men. These laws comprise a set of hidden rules that help shape our economy in…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Put Patients First Act will be introduced by Representatives Chris Pappas (D-NH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Senator Patty Murray(D-WA), following the Southern District of New York’s decision to block the Trump Administration’s…

(Washington, D.C.) The infusion of $2.4 billion in new federal child care funding in 2018 reduced the number of children on waiting lists for child care assistance by half, but substantial gaps remain, according to a…

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down a Trump administration rule that would have allowed health care workers’ personal beliefs to dictate patient care. The rule was…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Representative Rosa DeLauro is reintroducing the Schedules That Work Act—critical legislation that will give working people greater stability and predictability in their work schedules and in their lives. (Senator Elizabeth Warren will reintroduce…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “The administration has just invited broad-based discrimination in its HHS grants. This means that people will have less…

WASHINGTON — Following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 12-10 vote, a coalition of leaders from reproductive rights and civil rights groups called today for the withdrawal of Sarah Pitlyk’s nomination for a seat on the U.S. District Court…

Progressive groups across the country are asking debate viewers to #AskThemMore In light of yesterday’s news that the fifth Democratic primary debate will have all women moderators, a coalition of progressive organizations are urging people across…

For immediate release: October 15, 2019 Contact: LySaundra Campbell (lcampbell@nwlc.org) Ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate, ‘me too.’ Movement founder Tarana Burke is joined by American labor activist Ai-jen Poo, President & CEO of the National…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Supreme Court of the United States decided to review an erroneous Fifth Circuit decision on abortion. June Medical Services v. Gee is a challenge to an anti-abortion Louisiana law virtually identical to…