Press Room

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “The National Women’s Law Center thanks Lisa Borders for her service and leadership as the first President…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “This afternoon, President Trump announced his intention to declare a national emergency to secure funding for his…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “Amidst relentless attacks from anti-abortion politicians, the Supreme Court rightly stopped a blatantly unconstitutional law. The Louisiana…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “The President’s theme last night was ‘choosing greatness,’ but instead he perpetuated falsehoods, fueled fear, and offered hollow…

The following is a statement by Anna Chu, Vice President for Strategy and Policy at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “The Trump-Pence Administration is hard at work trying to take over our courts with anti-woman…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Paycheck Fairness Act was reintroduced in Congress with the support of every Democrat in the House and Senate and one House Republican. The Paycheck Fairness Act would update and strengthen the Equal…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “We are grateful today that this vicious political stunt is temporarily over and thousands of federal workers…

(Washington, D.C.) Two-hundred and ninety-six legislators—representing 40 states—have signed a letter of commitment to strengthen protections against sexual harassment and violence at work, in schools, homes, and communities by 2020. Legislators signing onto the 20 States…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Senate failed to move forward legislation that intends to eliminate health insurance coverage of abortion, S. 109. The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the…

(Washington, D.C.)  Today, Democratic leadership in Congress introduced the Raise the Wage Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024, index the minimum wage so that it continues to rise…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) with co-counsel Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and Florida attorneys, Alice K. Nelson and Allison Hertog, filed a lawsuit against the school board of Miami-Dade County…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, a federal court in Pennsylvania issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Trump-Pence Administration’s final birth control rules that were scheduled to go into effect today, Monday, January 14th. The following is a statement by…