Issue - National Women's Law Center

Abortion

Louisiana et al. v. Food and Drug Administration: A case working its way through federal courts poses a dangerous threat to abortion access nationwide.

How the Trump Administration Is Turning Our Nation’s Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs into a Tool of the Pronatalist Movement

One Year Later: The Devastating Fallout of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Women’s Health Care

Athletics

New NWLC Poll: Voters Skeptical of Stripping Rights from Transgender Student Athletes

NWLC Submits Responses to Sen. Cassidy’s RFI Highlighting Gender Disparities in NIL Agreements

NWLC Submits Responses to Sen. Cassidy’s RFI Highlighting Gender Disparities in NIL Agreements

NWLC Condemns Olympic Committee’s Transgender Athlete Ban and Embrace of Sex-Testing

Attacks on Diversity & Inclusion

Pointer et al. v. Phelps et al.

FOIA Request Seeks Records Related to Pentagon Review of Women in Ground Combat Roles

FOIA Request Seeks Records Related to Pentagon Review of Women in Ground Combat Roles

Court Rejects Administration’s Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants

Court Rejects Administration’s Unlawful Restrictions on Health and Housing Grants

Basic Needs Programs

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Florida Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Florida Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Pennsylvania Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Pennsylvania Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Maryland Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Maryland Families Go Hungry

Birth Control

How the Trump Administration Is Turning Our Nation’s Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs into a Tool of the Pronatalist Movement

One Year Later: The Devastating Fallout of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Women’s Health Care

NWLC Submits Comments Opposing Disastrous Work Requirements Interim Final Rule

NWLC Submits Comments Opposing Disastrous Work Requirements Interim Final Rule

Caregiving

In States Across the U.S., the Big Ugly Bill Is Making Families Go Hungry

NWLC Submits Comments Opposing Disastrous Work Requirements Interim Final Rule

NWLC Submits Comments Opposing Disastrous Work Requirements Interim Final Rule

Trump Admin’s New Head Start Rule Would Advance Its Long-Term Goal of Eliminating Program

Trump Admin’s New Head Start Rule Would Advance Its Long-Term Goal of Eliminating Program

Child Care & Early Learning

St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy

St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy

Trump Admin’s New Head Start Rule Would Advance Its Long-Term Goal of Eliminating Program

Trump Admin’s New Head Start Rule Would Advance Its Long-Term Goal of Eliminating Program

Child Care Site Visit Planning Guide

Democracy

Pointer et al. v. Phelps et al.

Justice for Her, Democracy for All Report – 2026

Justice for Her, Democracy for All Report – 2026

FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Education & Title IX

Pointer et al. v. Phelps et al.

Two Offices, Two Roles, 73 Million Students

Two Offices, Two Roles, 73 Million Students

Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education

Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education

Equal Pay & the Wage Gap

Unions Are Good For Women

Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration is Taking a Page out of Project 2025 to Hijack More Than $1 Trillion in Federal Grants

Hard Work Is Not Enough: Women in Low-Paid Jobs

Health Care

Louisiana et al. v. Food and Drug Administration: A case working its way through federal courts poses a dangerous threat to abortion access nationwide.

How the Trump Administration Is Turning Our Nation’s Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs into a Tool of the Pronatalist Movement

One Year Later: The Devastating Fallout of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Women’s Health Care

In Culture

NWLC Celebrates the Life of Gloria Steinem

NWLC Celebrates the Life of Gloria Steinem

NWLC Proud to Partner with Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival

NWLC Proud to Partner with Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival

Belle Burden’s “Strangers” Shows How Project 2025’s Pronatalist Policies Will Trap Women in Poverty as They Age

In the States

States in the Resistance: Summer 2026

States Take Action to Stop Employment Discrimination Based on Reproductive Health Care Decisions

All 50 States Sound Alarm on Trump’s Plan to Hijack $1.1 Trillion in Federal Grants

Judges

NWLC Letter of Opposition to the Nomination of Anna St. John to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

NWLC Letter of Opposition to the Nomination of Anna St. John to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

NWLC Letter of Opposition to the Nomination of Judge Anna St. John to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

NWLC Letter of Opposition to the Nomination of Judge Anna St. John to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

NWLC Reacts to Confirmation of Benjamin Flowers to Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Legal Work & Help

Grandmother and grandchildren at home

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against the HHS for Withholding Information About Child Care Funding Restrictions

Pregnant and Parenting Students: Know Your Rights

Pregnant and Parenting Students: Know Your Rights

LGBTQIA+ Equality

St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy

St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton v. Roy

NWLC Condemns Trump Rule Attacking Health Care for Trans Youth Under Medicaid and CHIP

FreeState Justice v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Poverty & Income Security

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Florida Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Florida Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Pennsylvania Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Pennsylvania Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Maryland Families Go Hungry

The Big Ugly Bill Is Making Maryland Families Go Hungry

Pregnancy & Parenting at Work

NWLC on Moms.Gov: “A Pronatalist, Anti-Woman Website Littered with Misinformation”

Webinar: Pregnant Workers’ Rights in 2026: Legal Updates, Litigation Trends, and Emerging Issues

Webinar: Pregnant Workers’ Rights in 2026: Legal Updates, Litigation Trends, and Emerging Issues

Gender Justice and Survivor Advocacy Organizations Oppose Rollback of HUD Disparate Impact Standards

Gender Justice and Survivor Advocacy Organizations Oppose Rollback of HUD Disparate Impact Standards

Pregnant & Parenting Students

How the Trump Administration Is Turning Our Nation’s Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs into a Tool of the Pronatalist Movement

Gender Justice and Survivor Advocacy Organizations Oppose Rollback of HUD Disparate Impact Standards

Gender Justice and Survivor Advocacy Organizations Oppose Rollback of HUD Disparate Impact Standards

NWLC Says Pregnant Students’ Rights Act Fails to Support Students

Pronatalism and Gender Justice

How the Trump Administration Is Turning Our Nation’s Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs into a Tool of the Pronatalist Movement

Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration is Taking a Page out of Project 2025 to Hijack More Than $1 Trillion in Federal Grants

Feminist Book Club: Yesteryear and Trad Wife Book Summer

Sexual Harassment in Schools

Crowther & Joseph v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Crowther & Joseph v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Pregnant and Parenting Students: Know Your Rights

Pregnant and Parenting Students: Know Your Rights

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Shumway v. SpaceX, et al.

Fact Sheet: The Trump Administration is Taking a Page out of Project 2025 to Hijack More Than $1 Trillion in Federal Grants

NWLC Launches Silence Breakers, Stories of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund

NWLC Launches Silence Breakers, Stories of the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund

Taxes

Closing the Gap: How Expanding Refundable Tax Credits Advances Affordability and Equity for Women of Color

Closing the Gap: How Expanding Refundable Tax Credits Advances Affordability and Equity for Women of Color

530A Accounts (also known as Trump Accounts) FAQ

530A Accounts (also known as Trump Accounts) FAQ

NWLC Written Statement for Tax Subcommittee Hearing on the Impact of H.R. 1’s Tax Provisions on Families

NWLC Written Statement for Tax Subcommittee Hearing on the Impact of H.R. 1’s Tax Provisions on Families

Workplace Justice

August Jobs Report: Women Made Significant Labor Force Gains in July But It’s Still Not Enough

August Jobs Report: Women Made Significant Labor Force Gains in July But It’s Still Not Enough

Unions Are Good For Women

NWLC Opposes Proposed Rule to Eliminate Workforce Demographic Data Collection

NWLC Opposes Proposed Rule to Eliminate Workforce Demographic Data Collection