Fact Sheets

Reform Matters: Facts & Figures

January 05, 2006

To those of us on the front lines of the fight for comprehensive health care reform - and the many Americans frustrated in their efforts to find affordable, high-quality care - it's undeniable that our health care system is in crisis. The troubling numbers below leave little doubt that while most of the country is struggling to stay healthy and make ends meet, low-income women are disproportionately affected by our health care system's failings.

Reform Matters: Get Involved

January 05, 2006
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Reform Matters: Resources and Publications

January 05, 2006

Are you working to make real progress for women and health care? Here are some key resources to help you in your efforts.

School Reform & Dropout Prevention: Frequently Asked Questions

January 05, 2006

A Dropout Crisis for Girls

Frequently Asked Questions

What is sexual harassment? Does Title IX impose quotas? What are some examples of career and technical education programs? Below you will find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding girls and women in education. We have included questions from a vast range of topics including career and technical education, Title IX, athletics, sexual harassment, and pregnant and parenting students in order to provide a comprehensive overview of the dropout crisis.

School Reform & Dropout Prevention: How Schools Can Help

January 05, 2006

A Dropout Crisis for Girls

How Schools Can Help

Interventions to address the dropout crisis must be tailored to the different needs of boys and girls of all races and ethnicities, based on the distinct experiences of these students and the enhanced research and data collection recommended by the report. Policymakers, educators, students, and parents all have a role to play in ensuring that students are provided the support they need to stay in school.

School Reform & Dropout Prevention: Policy Information

January 05, 2006

A Dropout Crisis for Girls

Policy Information

The National Women's Law Center is committed to improving women's education and ensuring equal access to all educational opportunities. By getting new laws on the books and offering recommendations to proposed legislation, the Center is working to ensure that the federal government addresses the dropout crisis and enacts public policy to guarantee gender equality in education.

School Reform & Dropout Prevention: Promising Practices

January 05, 2006

A Dropout Crisis for Girls: Promising Practices

Recently, NWLC released a report on the high school dropout crisis for girls called When Girls Don't Graduate, We All Fail: A Call to Improve High School Graduation Rates for Girls. Now, we're working with schools, community organizations, and policy makers to identify "promising practices" that schools can use to keep students from dropping out.

Social Security Privatization: The Special Problem for Women

January 05, 2006

SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVATIZATION: THE SPECIAL PROBLEM FOR WOMEN

The National Women's Law Center has worked hard in the past to defeat proposals to privatize Social Security. Our materials below detail the many pitfalls of Social Security privatization for women and their families.

Students, You Can Make a Difference!

January 05, 2006

  • Are you a girl whose team is treated worse than the boys' teams? For example, do you have to wear old uniforms or use old equipment when the boys get replacements? Does your team practice or play on fields or in gyms that are not as good as the boys'? Does your school not publicize your games in the same way it does for the boys'?

  • 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:

Supreme Court Decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear

January 05, 2006

Supreme Court Decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear

In Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., the Supreme Court ruled that employees cannot challenge ongoing compensation discrimination if the employer's original discriminatory decision occurred more than 180 days before, even when the employee continues to receive paychecks that have been discriminatorily reduced.