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NWLC Finds Waiting Lists for Child Care Assistance Nearly Doubled in 2025

Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center released its annual State Child Care Assistance Policies report, finding that the number of children placed on waiting lists for federally funded child care assistance nearly doubled...

Trump Administration Sued Over Draconian VA Abortion Ban

Washington, DC – Minority Veterans of America (MVA), represented by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Democracy Forward, is suing the Trump-Vance administration over its ban on abortion care and counseling at the Department...

NWLC: SCOTUS Ruling on Abortion Pill Preserves Access, but Threat Remains

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Supreme Court tonight extended its temporary order blocking the 5th Circuit Court’s ruling that prohibited mail and pharmacy distribution of mifepristone, a safe, effective medication used in most U.S. abortions as...

NWLC Resource Highlights Importance of Social Security for Women as DOGE Cuts Undermine Agency

Washington, DC – The National Women’s Law Center released a comprehensive fact sheet outlining the importance of Social Security for women, who make up more than half (55%) of the program's beneficiaries over age 62....

NWLC on Moms.Gov: “A Pronatalist, Anti-Woman Website Littered with Misinformation”

Washington, DC — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released the following statement condemning the Trump-Vance administration’s launch of “moms.gov,” a taxpayer-funded website promoting anti-abortion rhetoric, anti-science misinformation, and policies that could harm pregnant people...

Trump Administration Finalizes Rule that Raises Costs for Families and Destabilizes Child Care System

Washington, DC — The Trump administration finalized plans to reverse a Biden-era child care rule that helped protect families from excessive costs and provided greater financial stability for child care programs. The new rule could impact...

NWLC Responds to Court Decision to Undermine Access to Safe, Lifesaving Abortion Care

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in a ruling today imposed severe nationwide restrictions on mifepristone, blocking the medication abortion drug from being dispensed through the mail or via telemedicine appointments. By reinstating outdated, medically...

SCOTUS Ruling in Louisiana v. Callais Attacks Voting Power of Black Women

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today in Louisiana v. Callais eviscerates a key enforcement provision of the Voting Right Act that prohibits discriminatory voting practices and protects voters of color, especially Black...

NWLC Launches Silence Breakers, Stories of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) launched Silence Breakers, an interactive storytelling project featuring the stories of survivors of workplace sex harassment and the attorneys who help them seek justice through...

NWLC: New Report a ‘Searing Indictment’ of Trump’s Department of Education

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Senator Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the Senate HELP Committee, released a report that outlines the harmful impact of the Trump administration’s Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an...

MrBeast Sued for Firing New Mom Following History of Sex Harassment Claims

WASHINGTON — The TIME’s UP Legal Defense Fund is supporting a federal lawsuit filed today by former MrBeast executive Lorrayne Mavromatis, who alleges she endured years of sexual harassment, gender bias, and retaliation by senior...

NWLC Denounces DOJ Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center

WASHINGTON, DC — The Department of Justice indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center reflects a new escalation for the Trump administration—weaponizing the legal system to intimidate and dismantle a historic civil rights organization that has, for decades, saved countless American lives and made this country safer by uncovering the work of violent hate groups. Fatima Goss Graves,...

Following Hill Resignations, NWLC Demands Accountability Across all Levels

WASHINGTON — Fatima Goss Graves, CEO and president of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and co-founder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, released the following statement today after the resignation of Reps. Eric...

165+ Organizations From All 50 States Oppose Senators Cassidy & Tuberville’s Child Care “Integrity” Proposal, Warn It Would Further Destabilize Child Care System

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday 4/8, a broad coalition of more than 160 national, state, and local organizations from all 50 states and the District of Columbia sent a letter to Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Chair...

Over 60 National and Local Organizations Call on Colleges and Universities to Affirm Commitment to Equity in New Compact

WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, a broad coalition of over 60 civil rights, education advocacy, and human rights organizations issued a unified call for colleges and universities across the United States to publicly reaffirm their commitment...

NWLC: Ed Dept has “Absolutely No Basis” for Terminating Civil Agreements Protecting Trans Students

Washington D.C. — The Department of Education announced today it would rescind Title IX resolution agreements that protect students from harassment, discrimination, and hostile school environments. This action specifically targets trans, intersex, and nonbinary students. ...

NWLC on Trump Saying He Won’t Fund Child Care & Health Care Because of War

WASHINGTON — Angel Padilla, vice president of strategy and policy at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), released the following statement after Donald Trump said yesterday that the government can’t “take care of daycare” and other crucial programs like Medicaid and Medicare because it is funding the war with Iran: “Donald Trump told the entire country that his...

NWLC Condemns Olympic Committee’s Transgender Athlete Ban and Embrace of Sex-Testing

Washington, D.C. – Today, the International Olympic Committee banned transgender and intersex athletes from competing in women’s Olympic sporting events. Brian Dittmeier, director of LGBTQI equality at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), issued the...

Leading Gender Justice Coalitions Denounce the SAVE America Act as Dangerous For Women and Gender Expansive People

Washington, DC - The Women’s Disinformation Defense Project (WDDP) and the Gender Equity Coalition (GEC), including over 120 organizations at the forefront of the gender justice movement whose member organizations collectively reach millions across the...

NWLC on HHS Investigating States for Protecting Coverage for Abortion Care

Washington, DC – Today, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it is launching an investigation into 13 states that require health insurance plans to cover abortion care....

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