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Four Gender Justice Wins in Virginia That Show Representation Matters in 2020
Women’s political voices matter. We all knew that, but now we have even more proof! A recent National Women’s Law Center and Quorum joint Fact Sheet found that women’s political representation is...
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Promoting Equitable Access to Health Care in Response to COVID-19
The spread of COVID-19 has unleashed a health and economic crisis of unprecedented scope. This disaster has laid bare the fragility of our health care system and the inequities that pervade it. Unless...
View ArticleWomen Make Up the Majority of Front Line Workers of the COVID-19 Crisis
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Letter Opposing the Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the United States...
From Fatima Goss Graves, CEO of the National Women’s Law Center: On behalf of the National Women’s Law Center (the “Law Center”), I write in strong opposition to the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett as...
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Collateral Damage: Scheduling Challenges for Workers in Low-Wage Jobs and...
An updated resource from the National Women’s Law Center, “Collateral Damage: Scheduling Challenges for Workers in Low-Paid Jobs and Their Consequences,” describes the range of difficult work schedules...
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Pregnancy Accommodations in the States
Thirty states and the District of Columbia have passed bills or executive orders to explicitly grant pregnant employees the right to accommodations at work. Twenty-three of these laws have been passed...
View Article100 Wins, 100 Days: Decisive Actions to Advance Gender Justice
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View ArticlePregnant Workers Fairness Coalition Applauds Senate Introduction of the...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, Senator Bob Casey (D – PA), Senator Bill Cassidy (R – LA), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D- NH), Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R – WV), Senator Tina Smith (D – MN), and Senator Lisa...
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Making Room for Pregnancy on the Job
More than 40 years after passage of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, pregnant women still face challenges on the job. This is especially so in jobs that require physical activity like running,...
View ArticleNWLC Lawsuit: Emma Goidel v. Aetna
Our Lawsuit In September 2021, NWLC filed a class action lawsuit, along with co-counsel Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, challenging Aetna’s discriminatory practices against LGBTQ+...
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