Reports & Toolkits

Developing America's Potential: An Agenda for Affordable, High-Quality Child Care

January 30, 2009

Developing America's Potential: An Agenda for Affordable, High-Quality Child Care provides federal and state policy makers with a detailed road map for much needed systemic reforms in child care. This blueprint for the future of child care is the product of a collaboration among national and state organizations.

Reproductive Health Care Poll of Republicans and Independents

January 16, 2009

Public Strategies conducted a national survey of 1,000 self-identified Republican and Independent voters, September 30-October 8, 2008 on behalf of NWLC and the YWCA. The purpose of the survey was to gauge their attitudes and opinions on various reproductive health care issues, including comprehensive sex education, contraception, emergency contraception/Plan B and abortion. Some of the survey’s key findings will be noteworthy to lawmakers, as they run counter to long-held assumptions about Republican opinions on the issue of reproductive health care.

Reform Matters Toolkit: Making Real Progress for Women and Health Care

December 01, 2008

Women's advocates can play an integral role in making sure that health reform plans address women-specific needs and the challenges that women face in the health care system. Building on the National Women's Law Center's longstanding work on women's health and health care coverage, the Reform Matters Toolkit provides the resources women's advocates need to be full participants in the health care reform movement and policy debates at the state and national levels.

Lake Research Partners and American Viewpoint Key Survey Findings: The 2008 Election and Choice

November 06, 2008

Strengthening Social Security Benefits for Widow(er)s: The 75% Combined Worker Benefit Alternative

November 02, 2008

A Platform for Progress: Building a Better Future for Women and Their Families

August 31, 2008

Throughout history, the actions of Congress, the President and the courts have had a tremendous impact on the progress of women and girls at school, in the workplace, and in almost every other aspect of their lives.

A Reports & Toolkits on the Health Initiatives of State Women's Commissions and Councils

June 09, 2008

Partners in Access: A Toolkit for Working with State Pharmacy Boards to Stop Refusals in the Pharmacy

February 15, 2008

State advocates can play a key role in stopping refusals in the pharmacy by working with state pharmacy boards. Pharmacy boards are state administrative agencies that have the power to enforce pharmacy laws, develop pharmacy regulations and policies, and discipline pharmacists and pharmacies. They wield enormous power and are usually easier to approach and quicker to act than legislatures.

Budget Woes: President Bush's FY 2009 Budget Seeks to Lock in Gains for the Rich, Cut Services for Women and Families

February 06, 2008

This report outlines President Bush's FY 2009 budget proposal and the damaging effects it would have on women and families.

Application of Research Findings on Issues Surrounding Reproductive Health and Abortion

January 11, 2008

On behalf of NWLC and Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., undertook a comprehensive research project lasting throughout most of 2007 focused on issues surrounding reproductive health and abortion. The quantitative portion of this research, the findings of which are reported here, comprised a large-scale national survey of 1,870 registered voters with oversamples of African-American and Hispanic voters.