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NWLC President/CEO to DOGE Subcommittee: The fixation on harming trans kids won’t fix the problems of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2025) — Today, Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), testified before the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivery on Government Efficiency (DOGE) to oppose the...

Civil Rights Groups Call on VHSL to Reverse Trans Sports Ban

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — (May 6, 2025) On Tuesday, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), ACLU of Virginia, and Equality Virginia called on the executive committee of the Virginia High School League (VHSL) to reverse its discriminatory and unnecessary ban...

New Report Exposes Trump Federal Government Cuts Target Working Women and People of Color

Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2025) - A new report by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) reveals that women and people of color make up a majority of the federal workers in departments targeted by...

New Poll: Voters Oppose Granting Fertilized Eggs, Embryos, and Fetuses Legal Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 5, 2025) — A new survey from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and Pregnancy Justice reveals that a majority of likely voters oppose policies that grant legal rights to fertilized eggs,...

To Mark 100 Days, NWLC Launches New Project 2025 Resource, Vows to Keep Fighting Trump’s Anti-Woman Agenda

Washington, DC – To mark 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) launched a new resource outlining how President Trump’s efforts to implement his extreme Project 2025 agenda is harming...

NWLC Sounds the Alarm on Arrest of Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan

WASHINGTON, DC – April 25, 2025 — Today, the FBI arrested Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan on suspicion of shielding an immigrant man from federal agents. In response, Alison Gill, director of nominations and democracy at...

NWLC Statement on Trump’s Executive Order Seeking to Repeal Core Tenet of Civil Rights Act

Washington, DC (April 23) – Donald Trump signed an executive order to roll back the protections afforded to Americans against discrimination that has a “disparate impact” based on race, sex, or other protected characteristics and that is...

Amid Anti-Immigrant Attacks, New NWLC Resource Explores Critical Link Between Immigration & Caregiving

Washington, DC (April 22) — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a new resource exploring the vital connection between immigration and the nation’s caregiving infrastructure. Four Things You Should Know About How Immigration Impacts Care Work underscores the indispensable...

Workers Rights Groups Respond to Dismantling of Federal Civil Rights Watchdog

Washington, DC ( April 17) — Last night, the Department of Labor placed hundreds of staff from its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs on administrative leave, undermining decades of progress by a civil rights...

NWLC files FOIA requests, demanding answers on EEOC changes

(Washington, D.C. April 15) — Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed Freedom of Information Act requests to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) seeking information on recent actions that threaten the agency’s...

New Report Reveals How Abortion, Pregnancy Care, Broadband Internet, and Food Deserts Are Endangering Women Across the U.S.

Washington, D.C. (April 14, 2025) — A new report from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) exposes the devastating reality of reproductive health care and resource deserts where abortion care, pregnancy care, broadband internet, and...

NWLC Slams Cuts to Anti-Poverty Office at HHS, Threatening Vital Assistance for Women & Children

Washington, DC (April 11) — The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a statement following reporting that Donald Trump and DOGE fired the entire office at the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of...

Major Civil Rights and LGBTQI+ Groups Urge Education Department to Stop Its Illegal Targeting of Trans Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2025) - The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) and GLSEN are leading more than 40 civil rights and education organizations in urging the Department of Education to stop their illegal weaponization of civil rights laws from discriminating against transgender,...

New NWLC Report Reveals Growing Threats to Birth Control Access

Washington, D.C. (April 9, 2025) — A new report from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) exposes the growing threats to birth control rights and access in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to...

Trump’s week of transphobic actions harms all women, girls, and LGBTQI+ people

(WASHINGTON) April 4 — The Trump administration’s announcement today of a Title IX “special investigation team” is a preposterous, thinly-veiled attempt to erase protections for transgender students in schools. And it comes after a vile,...

NWLC Report Highlights Devastating Impact of Medicaid Cuts on Direct Care Workforce

Washington, DC (April 4) – As the Senate prepares to vote on their reconciliation bill that would cut Medicaid, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a new report exposing what would happen to the direct care workforce if...

NWLC Calls Harmeet Dhillon “Dangerously Unqualified” Following Her Confirmation

Washington, DC (April 3) – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) released a statement following Harmeet Dhillon's confirmation to lead the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division. “Harmeet Dhillon is dangerously unqualified to lead...

NWLC Files Complaint Against Providence St. Joseph Hospital for Refusal to Provide Emergency Abortion Care

Sacramento, Calif. – (April 1, 2025) Today, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed a complaint against Providence St. Joseph Hospital and controlling parent entities on behalf of Dr. Anna Nusslock DC, who was illegally...

NWLC Makes Second Move to Protect Student Survivors and Title IX Rule Safeguards

FORT WORTH, Texas (April 1) — On Monday, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit to block enforcement of the Trump administration’s harmful 2020 Title IX rule...

NWLC Launches New Resource Tracking Fired Federal Workers and Its Impact on Women and Families

Washington, DC (March 27) – As the country continues to reel amid the fallout of DOGE’s attacks on the federal government, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has launched a new resource to track the...