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(Washington, D.C.) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released “We Are Not Invisible,” a report coauthored by 13 middle and high school students that seeks to address the mental health crisis impacting Latina students across…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, Senators Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, Richard Durbin, and Ron Wyden, along with 40 cosponsors, introduced the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2019. Building upon the proven success of the Earned Income Tax…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): There’s no question we need proactive legislation at a time when the Trump-Pence Administration continues to attack…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination (BE HEARD) in the Workplace Act is being introduced in Congress, by Senator Patty Murray and Congresswomen Katherine Clark and Ayanna…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the possibility of instituting an unconstitutional 20-week abortion ban makes patients’…

(Washington, D.C.) Yesterday, Senate Republicans made a rule change that slashes the amount of post-cloture debate time on district court nominees and sub-cabinet level executive nominees to just two hours. The following is a statement by…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “We have to talk about sexual assault in every space. Again and again, people we love and…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act with the support of every Democrat in the House and seven House Republicans.  The Paycheck Fairness Act will update and strengthen the Equal Pay…

The National Women’s Law Center mourns the loss of former U.S. Senator Birch Bayh, the principal Senate sponsor of the landmark civil rights law Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education. Known as “the father…

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “With the confirmation of Neomi Rao, the Trump-Pence Administration continues on its mission to stack the bench…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Equality Act is set to be introduced in Congress, with bipartisan support in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Equality Act would provide protections for LGBTQ people across the…

(Washington, D.C.) Today, the EACH Woman Act, or the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance Act, was introduced in Congress, in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The EACH Woman Act would…