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

GOP plan would result in 350K fewer people with health insurance

April 18, 2012
The Hill

How to Close the Gender Wage Gap in Just Seven Easy Steps

April 17, 2012

According to the National Women’s Law Center, about two-thirds of all workers making the minimum wage are women, and they’re also about two-thirds of those in tipped occupations that often pay a base rate far below that. 
The Nation

Equal Pay Day: AAUW Releases State by State Gender Wage Gap Rankings

April 17, 2012

Fatima Goss Graves, vice president of education and employment at the National Women’s Law Center told MSNBC that the high percentage of federal jobs -- where the pay gaps are smaller generally than in the private sector -- may contribute to DC’s wage equity.

Huffington Post

Women’s Jobs Axed by State Austerity Policies

April 13, 2012

"As employees, [women] have disproportionately lost jobs in the public sector," said Joan Entmacher of the National Women's Law Center. But women also "disproportionately rely on a lot of the services that states provide," she added.
Huffington Post

States with the biggest wage gap between men and women

April 13, 2012

A new analysis from the National Women’s Law Center finds that the pay gap between men and women varies widely among the  states. Looking at full-time, year-round wages, the gap is smallest in Washington, D.C., where women earn 91 cents for every dollar men earn, and widest in Wyoming, where women earning just 64 cents for every dollar men earn.
MSNBC

Romney’s Right on the Recovery’s Impact on Women, Wrong on the Causes

April 13, 2012

Up until August of last year, women had been steadily losing jobs. They’re now taking part in some of the job growth, but not nearly enough: they’ve only gained 12.3 percent of the more than 2.3 million net jobs added to the economy since the end of the recession, according to the National Women’s Law Center.

Forbes

On Equal Pay Day, American women still earn less than men for the same work

April 13, 2012

Almost 14 million married couples with children relied on two incomes in 2009, representing 60 percent of all married couples with children, according to the National Women's Law Center.
Sacramento Bee