Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant

Elizabeth Yates joined NWLC in 2010 as the Program Assistant in the Education and Employment Program. Previously, Liz was as a Legal Assistant in the Family Law/Domestic Violence Unit at the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, where she worked directly with low-income women in the District.  Liz graduated from Tufts University with a major in International Relations and a minor in Latin American Studies in May of 2008. As a student, Liz completed internships at the Economic Opportunity Institute and at the Inter American Foundation.

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My Take

Thanks for being honest, Coach

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: December 10, 2010 at 05:27 pm

As reported this week in USA Today, the Michigan men’s soccer team has made it to the final four for the fourth time in only eleven seasons of existence.  At a Big Ten school with a famous tradition of football, head coach Steve Burns said that he attributes his team’s success partly to the supp

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Winning Isn’t Everything, But How Important is Beating Your Little Sister?

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: December 08, 2010 at 03:00 pm

I should have known. It was so obvious. Yet it wasn’t for several years that I realized how naïve I’d been.

In eighth grade, I won every single mile-run race at every single track meet that season. True, middle school sports were brand new, teams were tiny and we raced against all of the same kids every week — but I still relished the winning limelight.

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700,000 Women and Girls Still DREAM

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: November 24, 2010 at 03:38 pm

According to the Secretary of Education, "One quarter of U.S.

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Reminder from the Dept. of Education: Gender-Based Bullying Violates Title IX

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: October 26, 2010 at 04:39 pm

In a "Dear Colleague" letter sent today by the Department of Education to 15,000 federally funded schools and education programs nationwide, Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali applauded the recent growth of school anti-bullying policies, but reminded educators that f

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Obama: School Bullying NOT a “Right of Passage”

Posted by Elizabeth Yates, Program Assistant | Posted on: October 22, 2010 at 05:22 pm

President Obama sent an important message yesterday to LGBT youth: you aren’t alone.

Through a video post on the White House blog, the President addressed the threat that gay youth face from bullying and harassment, while sharing his own story as a young man who didn’t always fit in.

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