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National Women's Law Center Launches New Video in Support of Health Care Law

May 16, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released a new video as part of its “I Will NOT Be Denied”™ campaign to protect the health care law.

It’s Past Time to Protect Pregnant Women in the Workforce, says NWLC

May 8, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Today Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and 55 cosponsors will introduce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). This legislation would require employers to provide reasonable job modifications that would allow pregnant women to continue working when the modifications can be made without undue hardship.

Most of April’s Modest Job Gains Go to Women, NWLC Analysis Shows

May 4, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Analysis by the National Women’s Law Center of jobs data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that women gained 73 percent of the 115,000 jobs added in April—the largest share of monthly job gains for women since the start of the recovery. For the recovery overall (June 2009-April 2012), women’s gains have been much smaller.

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NWLC In the News

Are women getting their fair share of the recovery?

April 20, 2012

According to the National Women's Law Center, women lost 396,000 public sector jobs during the recovery, or more than two-thirds of all such jobs cut.
Chicago Tribune

Battles over contraception spread, and both sides frame the struggle differently

April 19, 2012

No other health care service mandated under state or federal law has provoked a similarly furious response, and that’s not accidental, said Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women’s Law Center. “Much of the opposition being voiced is, in fact, being driven by opposition to contraception,” she said.
Kaiser Health News

Where have all the women’s jobs gone?

April 19, 2012

Women gained only 12.3% of the more than 2.3 million total jobs added to the economy during the recovery -- which include both public and private positions --according to the National Women's Law Center.
CNN Money
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