Fact Sheets
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.
Thank You for Signing Up
January 05, 2006
Thank You!
Thank you for signing up to receive updates and information about health care reform. The National Women's Law Center will contact you periodically with news, information, and opportuniites for you to take action for health reform.
The Nomination of Dawn E. Johnsen for Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice
January 05, 2006
The Nomination of Dawn E. Johnsen forAssistant Attorney General of the Office of Legal Counsel in the U.S. Department of Justice
Professor Dawn Johnsen withdrew her name from consideration on April 9, 2010.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
January 05, 2006
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment on the bases of sex, race, color, religion, and national origin. Title VII covers all employment actions, including hiring, promotion, and termination, as well as all of the terms and conditions of employment.
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