WASHINGTON – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a new report outlining the dangers of the pronatalist (“pro-baby”) movement and its increasing influence on the Trump administration’s agenda. Read the report here: Baby Bonuses and Motherhood...
Washington, DC — Following news that Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, suggested suspending the bureau’s monthly jobs report, the National Women’s Law Center’s vice president for research, Jasmine Tucker, released the...
SAN DIEGO, CA – San Diego resident Angela Costales and CVS Pharmacy have reached a settlement in a dispute concerning the dispensing of misoprostol, a medication that is used for abortion, miscarriage management, and other...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 1, 2025) — Today, the Trump administration announced its intent to roll back the rule that allowed the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion care and counseling to veterans and eligible...
Washington, D.C. - Today, the Senate confirmed Andrea Lucas to a second term as a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The National Women’s Law Center Action Fund authored a letter, joined by...
Maryland – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Democracy Forward today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, on behalf of FreeState Justice, against the Equal Employment Opportunity...
Washington, DC — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) launched the State Gender Policy Collective Fellowship, an 18-month program that brings together state policymakers and advocates from across the country to advance gender justice at the state...
WASHINGTON — The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee recently issued a policy complying with President Trump’s lawless, transphobic executive order calling for sporting organizations to exclude transgender girls and women from competition. Without any process or...
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressional Democrats introduced the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act. This bill would repeal the Hyde Amendment and other harmful bans that block insurance coverage of abortion...
WASHINGTON, DC (July 16, 2025) — Today, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on several of President Trump’s nominees, including Brittany Panuccio. Panuccio is nominated to serve as a...
WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Republicans today confirmed Whitney Hermandorfer to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee), despite the fact that Donald Trump’s first confirmed judicial nominee in this...
WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2025) — Today, the Supreme Court, without explanation, cleared the way for the Trump administration to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. In response, Gaylynn Burroughs, Vice President for Education and...
WASHINGTON – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released an issue brief that includes demographic data highlighting the share of women renters — single women, disabled women, and women of color, specifically — who are severely...
WASHINGTON (July 10, 2025) – The National Women’s Law Center strongly denounces the Trump administration’s latest move to block certain immigrant families from accessing a range of vital federal programs, including Head Start, mental health...
Washington, DC (July 9, 2025) —The Trump administration earlier this week quietly issued guidance repealing anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in federal child nutrition programs. The new guidance reverses earlier policy guidance...
WASHINGTON, DC (June 10, 2025) – Today, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a markup on a slate of bills, including one from Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, that would repeal the Freedom of Access to...
WASHINGTON (July 3, 2025) — The Supreme Court today agreed to take up the legality of state bans against the participation of transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports in local school and college in...
WASHINGTON (July 2, 2025) — Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and cofounder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, issued the following statement after the jury reached...
This afternoon, the US Department of Education announced reached an agreement with the University of Pennsylvania on what it deems as "Title IX violations" the school allegedly committed. This agreement includes stripping athlete Lia Thomas of accolades she...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 27, 2025) — All students deserve to see their families and experiences reflected in their school curricula. But today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Mahmoud v. Taylor that parents in Montgomery...
