Press Releases

Women’s Unemployment Hits Three and a Half Year Low, Women’s Job Gains Equal Men’s in September, National Women’s Law Center Analysis Shows

October 5, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Adult women’s unemployment rate in September dipped to its lowest level since February 2009, 7.0 percent, according to analysis by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) of jobs data released today.  Adult men’s unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent, the lowest level since November 2008.  The economy gained 114,000 jobs in September; women and men each gained 57,000

New Campaign Encourages Women to Make Their Voices Heard on Personal Reproductive Health Issues

September 20, 2012

Washington D.C. – Citing a dramatic increase in legislative attacks on a woman’s ability to make reproductive health decisions, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today launched This Is Personal,™ an exciting new effort to educate young women about the growing threat to their reproductive health and to encourage women to act to protect it.

National Women's Law Center Backs Bill Preventing Pregnant Workers from Being Forced Out of their Jobs

September 19, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Today Senators Casey and Shaheen will introduce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which would require employers to provide reasonable job modifications when they are necessary to allow pregnant women to continue working.  A companion bill was introduced in the House in May and now has more than 100 cosponsors.

Women’s Poverty Rate Stabilizes, But Remains Historically High

September 12, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) The poverty rate for women, like poverty rates overall, stabilized last year after three years of increases, but remained at a historically high level and substantially above the poverty rate for men, according to an analysis of U.S.

Public Sector Job Losses Wiped Out 45 Percent of Women’s Private Sector Job Gains During the Recovery, NWLC Analysis Shows

September 7, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Analysis by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) of jobs data released today shows that adult women’s unemployment rate declined last month to 7.3 percent, the lowest level since April 2009, but their job gains were modest.  Women gained 43,000 net jobs in August, adding 59,000 private sector jobs but losing 16,000 public sector jobs.  Local education—a sector whe

Quinnipiac University Fails to Provide Female Students Equal Athletic Opportunities, Circuit Court Finds

August 7, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Today the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that Quinnipiac University violated Title IX by dropping its women's volleyball team and replacing it with a new varsity competitive cheerleading team.

Women’s Job Gains Pick Up in July, but Public Sector Job Losses Continue to Slow the Recovery for Women and Men, NWLC Analysis Shows

August 3, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) Analysis by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) of jobs data released today shows that women made stronger job gains in July than they have for several months and added more jobs for the month (86,000) than men did (77,000).  Men gained slightly more private sector jobs in July than women did – 89,000 compared to 83,000.  But, in a change from the overall trend d

House Votes to Extend Bush Tax Cuts for Millionaires

August 1, 2012

 (Washington, D.C.)  By a largely party-line vote, the House of Representatives passed a tax bill introduced by Rep.

NWLC Marks Enormous Advance for Women as Preventive Health Services Provision of ACA Takes Effect

August 1, 2012

(Washington, D.C.)  Today, a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) goes into effect that requires all new health plans at the start of their plan year to cover a set of important women’s preventive services with no co-pays or deductibles.

House of Representatives to Vote on "Dangerous and Unconstitutional" D.C. Abortion Ban

July 31, 2012

(Washington, D.C.) This evening, the House of Representatives is slated to vote on H.R. 3803. This bill, also known as the “D.C. Abortion Ban,” would ban almost all abortions in Washington, D.C. for women starting at 20 weeks after fertilization, with no exceptions for rape, incest or to protect a woman’s health.