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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....

NWLC Reacts to Allegations of Sexual Assaults by Cesar Chavez

The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC): WASHINGTON, D.C. - “We are deeply disturbed and saddened by the shocking allegations of abuse and sexual violence against Cesar Chavez. For the National Women’s Law Center, and...

Senate Confirms Anti-Civil Rights Lawyer Anna St. John to District Court in Louisiana

Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate today confirmed Anna St. John to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in a 51-45 party line vote. “Anna St. John has built her career fighting to...

NWLC Joins Civil Rights Groups in Filing FOIA Request Seeking Records on Trump’s Racially Motivated and Unfounded Claims of Fraud in Child Care

Washington, DC -- The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and other civil rights groups in filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking transparency from the...

February Jobs Report: Black Women in Economic Turmoil

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The unemployment rate for Black women continues its climb, according to the most recent National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) jobs analysis of monthly data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Black women’s...

NWLC Reacts to EEOC’s Latest Move to Attack Transgender Workers’ Rights

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a federal sector decision reversing its position that transgender workers have the right to access bathrooms and other sex-segregated facilities consistent with their...

NWLC and Student Advocacy Groups Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence Complaints Under Title IX

WASHINGTON – Today the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), with nine survivor advocacy organizations, delivered a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kim Richey, demanding that the Department...

80 National Gender Justice Organizations Urge Congress to End ICE and CBP Abuse

WASHINGTON — Amid an escalating wave of militarized immigration enforcement, the Gender Equity Coalition (GEC), joined by 80 organizations and movement allies, delivered a letter today demanding that Congress use its constitutional oversight and funding authority...

House Passes SAVE Act 2.0 to Suppress Millions of Eligible Voters

WASHINGTON - Today the House voted 218 - 213 to pass the SAVE America Act (S. 1383). The bill is an escalation of the previously introduced SAVE Act that would not only require voters to...

New Poll: Women Blame Trump for Cost-of-Living Crisis

Washington, DC — A new National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) poll finds that many Americans report being financially worse off compared to a year ago. The poll also found that an overwhelming majority of voters...

More Than 200 State Policymakers from all 50 States Urge Congressional Action to Restore Child Care Funding

Washington, DC – As the Trump administration moves to freeze or delay vital federal child care funding, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), State Innovation Exchange (SiX), and the Child Care for Every Family Network...

NWLC Reacts to Troubling GAO Report Concerning the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights

WASHINGTON - Today the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a damning report outlining the harmful effects of the Trump administration’s Reduction-in-Force (RIF) efforts at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, an office that...

Wage Gap Data Widens for Second Consecutive Year, First Time Since 1960

Washington, D.C. - The wage gap continues to widen between women and men, and remains worse for Black women and other women of color working full time, year-round, according to an annual report by the...

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