(Washington, D.C.) Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM-1) introduced the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act. This bill would help families afford child care, expand access to high-quality child care,...
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted to pass an appropriations bill that gives women and families many reasons to celebrate, including by protecting and investing in reproductive health care and expanding access to high-quality, affordable...
(Washington, D.C) Late last night, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) advanced the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes two provisions that will help improve access to contraception for service members and their families....
(Washington, D.C) Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Katie Hill (D-CA) and Ami Bera (D-CA) introduced The Affordability is Access Act. This bill would make sure that women...
The following is a statement by Emily Martin, Vice President for Education and Workplace Justice at the National Women’s Law Center: “Women join the military to serve and protect their country—not to be sexually assaulted....
NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER, PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, DEMOCRACY FORWARD National Women’s Law Center, Planned Parenthood, Democracy Forward Sue Trump Administration to Block Rule to Allow Discrimination by Health Care Workers WASHINGTON, DC -...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “NWLC, which houses and administers the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund, is proud to support the...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “We’re witnessing the results of anti-abortion politicians’ outrageous efforts to eliminate the right to abortion and...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “The Trump-Pence Administration is sanctioning blatant discrimination in health care by attempting to reverse the landmark...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) was introduced in Congress. The bill’s lead sponsors include U.S. Representatives Judy Chu (CA-27), Marcia Fudge (OH-11), and Lois Frankel (FL-21) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)...
(Washington, D.C.) Today 25 new sexual harassment charges and lawsuits – in 20 cities across the country – were announced against McDonald’s, alleging sexual harassment in both the corporation and its vast chain of restaurants....
(Washington, D.C.) Today the House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act. The Equality Act will codify basic rights for LGBTQ people by explicitly stating that discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation...
The following is a statement by Anna Chu, Vice President for Strategy and Policy at the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): With the confirmation of Wendy Vitter, the Trump-Pence Administration adds yet another narrow-minded extremist...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): “The cruel Alabama law that passed last night is blatantly unconstitutional. After decades of chipping away...
(Washington, D.C) Today, Representatives Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and John Katko (R-NY), along with Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), and Bobby Scott (D-VA), will re-introduce the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) in the...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, House Appropriations Committee voted to deny funding to implement the Trump-Pence Administration’s dangerous refusal of care rule released last Thursday. The rule would allow virtually any health care entity, provider, or worker...
(Washington, D.C.) This week, a Florida court ruled to continue the case of student Jane Doe who sued her school, Carol City High School in MDCPS, the fourth-largest school district in the country. The United...
The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center (NWLC): “The Trump-Pence Administration will stop at nothing to strip patients of the care they deserve. This...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the House Labor-Health and Human Services subcommittee’s FY 2020 appropriations bill was introduced. The bill includes an additional $2.4 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), which will allow...
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), a preeminent advocate for advancing equality and opportunity for women and girls, today announced its inaugural Resident Fellowship program, and named Julie Kohler and Diana Ramirez its...
