The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “The generous support from CBS will further the National Women’s Law Center’s critical work to educate...
(Washington, D.C.) For the first time in over 20 years, Congress passed a bill today to reform how it addresses harassment, retaliation, and other forms of workplace discrimination. The bill extends protections from harassment and...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan Farm Bill conference agreement that protects vital food assistance for millions of women and families, by a vote of 369-47. The Farm Bill conference agreement,...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “In the wake of #MeToo, new attention is appropriately being paid to Alexander Acosta’s successful efforts in...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos officially announced proposed regulations that would radically weaken the Department of Education’s enforcement of Title IX protections against sexual assault and other forms of sexual harassment in schools....
Despite Recent Increase, Child Care Funding Lags Behind 2001 Levels (Washington, D.C.) A low-income family of three with an income above $41,560 cannot qualify for child care assistance in 35 states—according to NWLC’s new state-by-state...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “Just a day after voters made clear that health care is a top priority, the Trump...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “The Trump Administration decided to finalize these outrageous rules, despite several pending lawsuits and two federal...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: “Women in America made history yesterday—winning a record-breaking 112 seats in Congress, the most ever won in...
(Washington, D. C.) The following is a statement by Emily Martin, Vice President for Education & Workplace Justice at the National Women’s Law Center: “Forty years after the passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant...
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 extends its deepest condolences to the Tree Of Life community and...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): "Turning its back on science, medicine, and the overwhelming weight of federal court precedents, the Trump Administration...
(Washington, D.C.) The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), and more than 30 organizations released a call for urging legislative action to...
(Washington, D.C.) This afternoon, the Senate confirmed Eric Dreiband to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, one of the nation’s most senior officials tasked with protecting...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): "Today our country witnessed an institutional miscarriage of justice. Fifty senators made it monumentally clear that...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): "Moments ago, 51 Senators redoubled their commitment to ignoring the voices of survivors, and of the...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, 8 of the 13 members of the DC Council voted to repeal Initiative 77, a ballot measure decisively approved by DC voters in June. Initiative 77 would have brought One Fair Wage...
(Washington, D.C.). The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) is equipping students with a toolkit to advocate for their Title IX rights to be free from sexual harassment at school—a necessary and timely effort, given that,...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “Despite thoughtful, painful and compelling testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford – and despite other allegations...
The following statement is by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “In 1991, we watched as Anita Hill braved hearings designed to undermine and discredit her. Today, 27...
