Press Releases

Women Gain 80,000 of the 236,000 Jobs Added in February, Unemployment Drops, NWLC Analysis Shows

March 8, 2013

(Washington, D.C.)  Women gained 80,000 of the 236,000 jobs added in February, and adult women’s and men’s unemployment rates dropped to 7.0 percent for women and 7.1 percent for men, according to new analysis by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC).  These rates are as low as women and men have seen during this recession.  However, apart from this rec

National Women's Law Center Submits Amicus Brief in Case Challenging Health Care Law's Contraceptive Coverage Benefit

March 8, 2013

(Washington, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today submitted an amicus brief to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Korte v. United States Department of Health and Human Services.

Senate Fails to Confirm Judicial Nominee Caitlin Halligan to D.C. Circuit Court

March 6, 2013

 (Washington, D.C.) The Senate today failed to confirm Caitlin Halligan to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The following statement is from Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President of the National Women’s Law Center:

Increasing Minimum Wage Promotes Fair Pay For Women, NWLC Says

March 5, 2013

(Washington, D.C.)  Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative George Miller (D-CA) are expected to introduce the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013.  The bills would raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour by 2015 and the minimum cash wage for tipped workers from $2.13 per hour to 70 percent of the regular minimum wage and index both wages to keep up

National Women's Law Center Files Brief With Supreme Court In Support Of Marriage Equality

March 1, 2013

(Washington, D.C.) The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC), joined by women’s legal organizations and legal scholars across the country, submitted an amicus brief in two marriage equality cases before the Supreme Court: Hollingsworth v. Perry and United States v. Windsor.

NWLC Applauds Final Rule From HHS, Banning Gender Rating and 'Pre-Existing Conditions'

February 22, 2013

(Washington, D.C.) The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) today released final rules aimed at ending the health insurance practice of charging women higher premiums than men and denying coverage to individuals with so-called “pre-existing conditions.” The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) cheers this important step forward for women’s health.

National Women's Law Center Applauds Governor Scott's Announcement on Medicaid Expansion

February 20, 2013

(Washington, D.C.) Governor Rick Scott (R-Fla.) today announced his support for the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion provision.

The following is a quote from Judy Waxman, NWLC’s Vice President for Health & Reproductive Rights:

President's Early Learning Initiative Will Put Children and Families On Path to Success, Says National Women's Law Center

February 14, 2013

(Washington, D.

NWLC Responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address

February 13, 2013

(Washington, D.C.) In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama laid out an important economic agenda for women and their families that would advance equality and opportunity.

California Supreme Court Should Review Pregnant Worker Discrimination Case, National Women's Law Center Argues

February 13, 2013

(Washington, D.C.)  Employers cannot discriminate against pregnant workers by refusing to hire them or by firing them—even when they claim they are making these decisions based on concern for the pregnant woman or her fetus, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) argues in an amicus brief filed today with the Supreme Court of California in Veronese v.