Press Releases

NWLC Applauds Settlement of Landmark Contraceptive Coverage Case

March 4, 2003

For immediate release: March 4, 2003

NWLC Applauds Settlement of Landmark Contraceptive Coverage Case

Press Release

February 27, 2003

For immediate release:February 27, 2003 Contact: Margot Friedman or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

DIVIDEND TAX CUT A SCAM ON OLDER WOMEN

Statement of Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security

Bush Administration Poised to Roll Back Title IX Policies Without Support of Congress or Courts, NWLC Says

February 26, 2003
For immediate release:February 26, 2003 Contact: Margot Friedman or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

BUSH ADMIN. POISED TO ROLL BACK TITLE IX POLICIES WITHOUT SUPPORT OF CONGRESS OR COURTS, NWLC SAYS

Secretary of Education's Promise to Pursue So-Called Consensus Recommendations of Title IX Commission Still Leaves Title IX Athletics Policies Open to Threats

February 26, 2003
For immediate release:February 26, 2003 Contact: Margot Friedman or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

SECRETARY OF EDUCATION'S PROMISE TO PURSUE SO-CALLED CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS OF TITLE IX COMMISSION STILL LEAVES TITLE IX ATHLETICS POLICIES OPEN TO THREATS

NWLC Urges Senate to Reject Sutton Nomination

February 21, 2003
For immediate release:February 21, 2003 Contact:Camden Richards or Margot Friedman at 202-588-5180

NWLC Urges Senate to Reject Sutton Nomination

Statement of Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President, National Women's Law Center

Title IX Commission's Draft Report Ignores Continuing Discrimination Against Women & Girls in Sports, Says NWLC

February 20, 2003
For immediate release: February 20, 2003 Contact:Margot Friedman or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

TITLE IX COMMISSION'S DRAFT REPORT IGNORES CONTINUING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN & GIRLS IN SPORTS, SAYS NWLC

Women and Families Will Be Harmed by Bush Medicaid Plan

February 20, 2003
For immediate release:February 20, 2003 Contact:Camden Richards or Margot Friedman at 202-588-5180

Women and Families Will Be Harmed by Bush Medicaid Plan

Statement of Judy Waxman, Vice President for Health and Reproductive Rights

NWLC Urges United States Supreme Court to Preserve Affirmative Action

February 17, 2003

For immediate release: February 17, 2003 Contact: Margot Friedman or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

NWLC Urges United States Supreme Court to Preserve Affirmative Action

Statement of Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President, National Women's Law Center

Press Release

February 12, 2003
For Immediate Release: February 12, 2003 Contact: Peter Montgomery, People For the American Way 202-467-4999 Margot Friedman, National Women's Law Center 202-588-7619 Tiffany Ricci, AFSCME, 202-429-5047
MichelleWoolley, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, 202-263-2881

National Grassroots Coalition Launches Campaign to DefeatBush Tax Plan

Millions of Americans mobilizing against plans to fund tax cuts for the rich by sacrificing health care, education, social security, homeland security

Press Release

February 12, 2003

For immediate release:February 12, 2003

Contact: Margot Friedman or Camden Richards at 202-588-5180

Womenand Families Will Be

Harmed By Bush Tax Cuts

Statement of Nancy Duff Campbell, Co-President,

National Women's Law Center,

at the Launch of National andGrassroots Campaign

to Defeat Bush Tax Plan