Fact Sheets

Women and Children Last - Again: An Analysis of the President's FY 2007 Budget

February 15, 2006

Alito's Testimony Reinforces His Unsuitabiliy for the Court

January 15, 2006

2008 Reform Matters Conference Calls

January 05, 2006
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  • About the Reform Matters Project

    January 05, 2006

    Making Real Progress for Women and Health Care

    Women are major stakeholders in health care in this country. We play a significant role in the care that our children, partners, or parents receive, not to mention our own health. The health care reform legislation that passed represents vitally important advances for women's health. However, together we'll have to fight to fix the dangerous abortion restrictions that anti-choice Members of Congress pushed through in this legislation.

Advocates and Attorneys, You Can Make a Difference!

January 05, 2006

  • Has someone contacted you because they believe inequities exist at their school?

  • Are you aware of situations in your community where girls are treated worse than boys?

  • If so, you can do something. Here are just a few ideas:

Attack on Women's Health: The Health Care Refusal Regulation

January 05, 2006

During the final days of the Bush Administration, a harmful regulation was passed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that undermines patients' access to vital health services and information. By greatly expanding existing laws intended to govern the right to refuse to provide abortion care, this HHS regulation poses a serious threat to women's health.

Career & Technical Education Resources

January 05, 2006

Career and Technical Education

Resources

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 is a federal law barring sex discrimination in education programs, including career and technical education programs such as vocational training, internships, and apprenticeship programs. Title IX requires schools and colleges receiving federal funds to give women and girls an equal chance to succeed in career and technical education and to treat female students equally when it comes to recruiting, counseling and treatment in the classroom.

Career and Technical Education: Petitions for Compliance Reviews

January 05, 2006

Career and Technical Education

Petitions for Compliance Reviews

The National Women's Law Center is committed to ending sex discrimination in career and technical education programs. For the 30th anniversary of Title IX, in 2002, the Center petitioned the Department of Education to perform compliance reviews of CTE programs in selected states to identify systemic barriers that limit young women's access to CTE programs that are nontraditional for their gender.

Career and Technical Education: Programs and Practices that Work: Preparing Students for Nontraditional Careers

January 05, 2006

The National Women's Law Center is pleased to announce, in partnership with the Association for Career and Technical Education, the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity, and the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education, the Programs and Practices That Work recognition project.

Coaches, You Can Make a Difference!

January 05, 2006

  • Are you a coach who sees ways in which a girls' team is being treated worse than a boys' team? For example, does your team not have equipment that is equal to what boys' teams have? Are your practice or game facilities not comparable? Are there not enough opportunities for girls to play sports at your school?

  • If so, you can do something. Here are just a few ideas: