Press Releases

National Women’s Law Center Responds To Health & Human Services Announcement On Preventive Services

March 16, 2012

The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) issued the following statement from NWLC Co-President Marcia D. Greenberger in response to today’s announcement from the Department of Health & Human Services on contraceptive coverage.

Jobs Picture Improves for Women and Men

March 9, 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 86,000 jobs in February – 38 percent of the jobs added last month.  However, women have gained less than 12 percent of the nearly 2.2 million net jobs added since the start of the recovery in June 2009.  The 7.7 percent unemployment rate

National Women's Law Center Commends Senators for Blocking Dangerous Blunt Amendment

March 1, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center applauded the results of today’s Senate action on the amendment by U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO). This dangerous proposal would have given virtually limitless and unprecedented license to any employer or insurance plan, religious or not, to exclude any health service, no matter how essential, from health insurance plans.

New National Women's Law Center Campaign Responds to Recent Attacks on Reproductive Health

February 28, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Responding to recent attacks on reproductive health care, the National Women’s Law Center today launched a campaign, My Health is NOT Up for Debate™, to educate the public about wide-ranging threats to this basic care and mobilize women to protect and expand access to it.

President’s Budget Supports Key Investments and Fairer Taxes

February 13, 2012

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This morning, President Obama released his budget for Fiscal Year 2013. The following is a statement by National Women's Law Center Co-Presidents Nancy Duff Campbell and Marcia Greenberger:

NWLC Hopeful New Rule Means Guaranteed Contraceptive Coverage For All Women

February 10, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center today responded to the White House announcement of an accommodation for religiously-affiliated employers opposed to the contraceptive coverage provision of the health care law.

National Women’s Law Center Applauds Pentagon Decision to Open More Positions to Women, Calls on DOD to End All Remaining Restrictions on Women’s Military Service

February 9, 2012

(Washington, D.C.)  The Pentagon is expected to announce today that it is lifting its 1994 rule permitting the military services to prohibit the assignment of women to units that physically collocate—operate side by side—with ground combat units.  However, it is not changing its rule that prohibits women from being assigned to units whose primary mission is direct ground combat.

Men’s and Women’s Unemployment Rates are Equal for First Time Since Recession Started, NWLC Analysis Shows

February 3, 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 unemployment dropped for both men and women in January, and both gained jobs.

Female High School Basketball Players Win Title IX Victory

February 1, 2012

(Washington, D.C.)  Yesterday the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled unanimously in favor of the female plaintiffs in Amber Parker, et al., v. Franklin County Community School Corporation.

Tax Credits for Families Could be Worth Thousands of Dollars

January 27, 2012

(Washington, D.C.)  The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) is teaming up with organizations around the country to launch a tax credits outreach campaign today to  make sure that more low- and moderate-income families claim available federal and state income tax credits.