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We're the National Women's Law Center, and we've been fighting for gender justice for over 50 years. Take action with us: Text NWLC to 32434! Learn more: www.nwlc.org

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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 29/09/2026
Everyone deserves access to safe abortion care. But today, nearly half of abortions worldwide are unsafe. This #InternationalSafeAbortionDay, we're raising our voices for a world where everyone can access the reproductive health care they need, when they need it.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 28/09/2026
Instead of helping families afford basic necessities like food or gas, Trump is once again Robbing Us. He is freezing nearly $1 billion approved by Congress for programs that support our communities—like research grants, education funding, and housing programs.
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Trump 'Gleefully Eviscerating' Efforts to Help Families With 'Illegal' Pocket Rescission | Common Dreams
Trump faces backlash from elected Democrats and the Senate's top Republican appropriator for cutting nearly $1 billion in spending via a legally contested process.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 24/09/2026
It's our first annual giving day! Join our Help us fight back against attacks on gender justice and support our work to protect our rights. Every gift, no matter how small, helps us build a better future for all of us. Make your gift now and it will be matched 2x: www.nwlc.org/give
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 23/09/2026
The courage of survivors—and their willingness to speak out—has been integral to the ongoing national reckoning of sexual violence in all facets of our society and the march toward justice.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 23/09/2026
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison today after being found guilty last year of a first-degree criminal sex act. We’re thinking of the bravery of the Silence Breakers—the women who came forward & spoke out on the sexual abuse they experienced at his hands for decades.
“The journey to accountability is long… and even when sexual predators are convicted and sentenced, survivors are left to face the lasting impacts of retraumatizing public trials, destroyed careers, and more. Our country, its leaders and our judicial system must recognize sexual violence for what it is: an epidemic that impacts all of us.” 
-Fatima Goss Graves, NWLC President and co-founder of the TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 23/09/2026
Amy K. Matsui, vice president for child care and income security at NWLC: “These efforts are less about ensuring that public dollars are spent for their intended purpose and more about cutting basic needs programs altogether.” truthout.org/articles/tru...
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Trump Admin Boots 760K Individuals From ACA Exchanges, Citing Alleged Fraud
One critic decried the move as “a political stunt designed to throw even more people off their coverage.”…
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 18/09/2026
Grandmothers, nanas, aunties, abuelitas, family friends, and neighbors who nurture children: these are FFN caregivers. They care for millions of children across the country—but many struggle to make ends meet. This #FFNAppreciationWeek, we're calling for the support they deserve.
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The Caregivers Who Hold It All Together—and Why They Deserve More
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CLASP Child Care & Early Education @claspchildcare.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Families often choose FFN care because they want caregivers who share their language, culture, & traditions. During #FFNAppreciationWeek, we’re celebrating the ways FFN caregivers foster trust while helping children build a sense of belonging, identity, & community connection.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 16/09/2026
New NWLC analysis tells us how bad costs have risen: in 2024, lower-income households spent 95% of pre-tax income on basic needs. Housing, transportation, food, health care, and child care aren't luxuries, they're necessities everyone deserves access to. www.thepersistent.com/p/the-poores...
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The Poorest Families Spend 95% of Their Income on Essentials
Costs have risen far faster than incomes.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 15/09/2026
Add your perspective! Submit a comment to oppose the proposed changes to Head Start that would dismantle a program that has shown lifelong impacts for generations of children and families. 
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Oppose Proposed Changes to Head Start
The Trump administration has proposed changes to the early education program Head Start that will put the learning, health, and safety of our youngest children at risk, and place the future of the entire program in jeopardy.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 15/09/2026
The latest Project 2025 attack is here and it’s targeting preschoolers. We joined leaders from across the Head Start movement, @murray.senate.gov, @demwomencaucus.bsky.social, and parents to oppose the changes the Trump administration is making to a critical early childhood education program.
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 15/09/2026
The record high waitlists have forced families across the country to rely on suboptimal care, to access food banks and other charities for basic necessities, and made it difficult, if not impossible, for countless women to find and keep jobs. From @hechingerreport.org:
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Record high waitlists for childcare assistance have shut women out of work and promotions
Now a Trump administration proposal to pay married stay-at-home parents could make the problem worse.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 14/09/2026
After filing his lawsuit, he finally felt relief: "No matter what happened next, I’d know I stood up for myself. That realization helped me find the strength to put the pieces of my life back together and blossom into something else." Read his story:
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Shawn White - National Women's Law Center
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 14/09/2026
Shawn White was a beloved manager at Walmart when he reported his boss for sexual harassment. Disappointed by Walmart's response, Shawn decided to seek justice and hold Walmart accountable, but he didn't know just how much patience & tenacity that would take.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 11/09/2026
Poverty is a policy choice, and that has never been more clear than right now. Instead of making it easier for families to make ends meet, Congress and the White House chose to slash funding for programs that help people afford essentials. Read the full report:
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Squeezing the Budget: Rising Costs, Income Inequality, and The Affordability Crisis - National Women's Law Center
The cost of basic goods and services, such as housing, transportation, groceries, child care, and health care, have risen dramatically while worker’s pay has failed to keep up with prices, particularly for lower-income households. Households are increasingly spending more and more of their limited income to cover the cost of basic necessities. Every woman and family deserves to thrive, being able to comfortably pay for basic needs with their income while also investing in themselves and their futures through emergency savings, education, retirement, and homeownership. Addressing the affordability crisis requires multiple, intersecting, and robust solutions.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 11/09/2026
This report confirms what we've all been feeling lately: everything is more expensive, and our wages aren't keeping up. All while the rich keep getting richer, in part thanks to the massive tax cuts that Trump and Republicans in Congress handed to the billionaire class last year.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 11/09/2026
NEW: Our new report looking at household spending between 2004 and 2024 found that lower-income households were spending nearly all of their pre-tax income on basic needs alone—things like food, housing, health care and transportation.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 09/09/2026
ICYMI: Louisiana is trying to impose its anti-abortion policies on states nationwide in a case going through the federal courts right now—and the outcome of this case may dictate whether people can access medication abortion free from medically unnecessary & ideologically motivated restrictions.
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Louisiana et al. v. Food and Drug Administration: A case working its way through federal courts poses a dangerous threat to abortion access nationwide. - National Women's Law Center
A significant case1 currently progressing through federal courts poses one of the most formidable threats to abortion access since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. In Louisiana et al. v. Food and Drug ...
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 06/09/2026
✨A quick Labor Day Weekend reminder to thank a union for your long weekend—and for so much more!✨
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 05/09/2026
Happy Labor Day Weekend! Now's a great time to think about starting a union at your workplace 😉  Don't know where to start? We've got you covered! Check out our how-to guide on organizing at your job⤵️
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Have You Ever Thought About Organizing a Union?
If you do decide to start a union at your job, it can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life.
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Amanda Becker @amandabecker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘She never retreated’: Women of color say Gloria Steinem leaves a legacy of inclusive feminism 19thnews.org/2026/09/glor... via @19thnews.org
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‘She never retreated’: Women of color say Gloria Steinem leaves a legacy of inclusive feminism
The feminist icon brought together diverse groups and understood the importance of linking arms with Black women in the fight for equality.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 04/09/2026
“We are really in a bigger cultural fight about who we are going to be as a nation and what women's role will be." Read more from our CEO @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social in @apnews.com on Gloria Steinem's legacy:
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Gloria Steinem lived to see a powerful backlash against her vision of feminism
It was the fight for abortion rights that launched Gloria Steinem into feminism. The idea that women couldn’t reach equality without the ability to decide whether or when to have children was central ...
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 03/09/2026
We are committed to preserving her legacy and following her example. We honor her by continuing the movement. Rest in power, Gloria 🖤
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 03/09/2026
As founder of Ms. magazine, Gloria worked to highlight the complex lives of women, breaking social taboos by covering abortion, sex & race discrimination, and sexual violence. By putting these issues on the national stage, her reporting helped shape major victories for the women’s rights movement.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem did not simply make history. She inspired generations of women to follow their own paths and fight for their right to be in the room. She deeply understood that you need to start by changing culture in order to change policy—and that women will always be the engine behind that change.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 02/09/2026
"For me, gender justice looks like acceptance for everyone, no matter who you are, how you identify, or whatever you go to bed as."
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 02/09/2026
"It means making small decisions, small choices that make someone else's life more safe, more dignified, more equal, and more just."
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 02/09/2026
"Gender justice for me means so many things, but I think all of those things end up meaning freedom."
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 02/09/2026
Thank you to every single person who picked up a pen, stood at that wall, and turned their vision into a link in the chain. Thank you for trusting us with your hopes, your joy, and your imagination. And thank you for reminding us, in your own words, why this work matters. Some of our favorites 🧵
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 02/09/2026
We’ve never seen anything as joyful as watching hundreds of visions for gender justice bloom into one daisy chain at Daisy Chain Fields. Every petal on this wall was an answer to one question: what does gender justice mean to you? Together, they became something none of us could have written alone.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 01/09/2026
Finally, THANK YOU to everyone who showed up, learned, and became a link in the daisy chain. This is what is possible when women and girls come together because justice for her means justice for all🌼
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 01/09/2026
Grateful to all the artists, crews, and countless staff who pulled off this amazing event, and our fellow nonprofit partners Baby2Baby, @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social, @reprorights.org, FreeFrom, @jhpiego.org, @jhucih.bsky.social, @domesticworkers.bsky.social, @nirhealth.bsky.social + @ppfa.org.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 01/09/2026
We're so honored to have been a part of the historic Daisy Chain Fields festival this weekend🌼Thank you so much to Olivia Rodrigo and the Daisy Chain team for having us. The money raised by the festival (and so generously matched by Melinda French Gates!) will change the lives of so many ❤️
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CNBC Make It @cnbcmakeit.cnbc.com · 26/08/2026
There are few personalities as universally beloved as Dolly Parton. Through her songs, her advocacy and her magnetic personality, Parton inspired women around the world to show up as themselves and build incredible things. Here’s a sampling of what she meant to working women. cnb.cx/4hQI61k
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 26/08/2026
We can fight back. That means defending our right to make decisions about our bodies, live free from discrimination, and access resources to thrive. And it means fighting for a democracy that ensures everyone has a voice.  Read more:
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Justice for Her, Democracy for All Report - 2026 - National Women's Law Center
History shows that democracy and gender justice rise and fall together. Functional democracies create the legal frameworks and institutions that make gender and racial equality possible, with women—particularly women of color—often leading the movements that drive those advances. By contrast, attacks on the economic security and rights of women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ communities […]
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 26/08/2026
When extremist leaders restrict rights, cut the resources people rely on, and rig the rules, they aren’t just changing policy—they’re deciding who holds power & whose voice counts. When the rights of women, LGBTQIA+ people & people of color are under attack, democracy itself is breaking down.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 26/08/2026
The Trump administration’s authoritarian playbook is a calculated attempt to consolidate power, undermine our rights, and weaken our democracy. By abusing executive authority and ignoring the law, they’re throwing everything they’ve got at us—but we won’t panic and we won’t back down.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 26/08/2026
Over the years, women have led the fight for equality, strengthening our democracy by redistributing power, fostering more representative leadership, and expanding the legal rights of all people—all while increasing women’s economic, educational, professional, and reproductive independence.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 26/08/2026
Today is Women’s Equality Day and the 106th anniversary of women’s right to vote! We’re celebrating by releasing our new report that outlines why and how efforts to defend and strengthen American democracy must be paired with efforts to expand gender justice.
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Justice for Her, Democracy for All Report - 2026 - National Women's Law Center
History shows that democracy and gender justice rise and fall together. Functional democracies create the legal frameworks and institutions that make gender and racial equality possible, with women—particularly women of color—often leading the movements that drive those advances. By contrast, attacks on the economic security and rights of women, people of color, and LGBTQIA+ communities […]
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 25/08/2026
The SCOTUS ruling on Trump's attacks on mail-in voting have caused confusion—as of now, nothing about voting in this year's election has changed. The Supreme Court's action yesterday was procedural, it was NOT an approval of Trump's plan or a ruling on its legality.
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Southern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 25/08/2026
Ryan Haygood assumes the role of SPLC president and CEO at a moment when the nation faces significant attacks on civil society and civil rights organizations. Read more: bit.ly/4ctx7rh
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 20/08/2026
Women, especially single moms and women of color, are disproportionately harmed when SNAP is cut. Families can't thrive when food is on the line. Protecting SNAP is a gender justice issue. Call (202) 224-3121 to tell Congress to invest in our communities. nwlc.org/press-releas...
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NWLC Fact Sheet: Single Moms, Women of Color Disproportionately Harmed by SNAP Cuts - National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC – A new fact sheet from the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) reveals that cuts to federal food assistance, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), are disp...
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Fatima Goss Graves @fatimagossgraves.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Every workplace, including Congress, should be a place where staff can work without fear of violence and harassment. Congressional leadership needs to ensure that the staff working hard in their halls can do so with safety and dignity.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 20/08/2026
✨ Child care is a public good ✨ Check out @npr.org’s coverage of our analysis, which found that more than 400,000 children are stuck on child care assistance waiting lists. Behind every number is a family struggling to afford skyrocketing child care costs.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 19/08/2026
Trump's new nominee for FDA commissioner has called abortion "corrosive" to women and called completely safe and routine medication abortion "dangerous." Someone who is anti-science and anti-reproductive health should not lead the FDA.
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Trump Nominates Heidi Overton, a Top Domestic Policy Aide, for F.D.A. Commissioner
Dr. Overton is a fierce opponent of abortion rights and a supporter of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Make America Healthy Again agenda.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 13/08/2026
The proposed changes are part of a coordinated campaign to advance the goals of the extreme Project 2025, which calls for eliminating Head Start altogether. We unequivocally oppose the new rules. nwlc.org/press-releas...
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Trump Admin’s New Head Start Rule Would Advance Its Long-Term Goal of Eliminating Program - National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC —The Trump administration today proposed rolling back vital Head Start quality and safety standards, taking another step toward the Project 2025 goal of fully abolishing the early educa...
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 13/08/2026
By targeting standards that ensure quality early education—like teacher/child ratios, teacher training, and supports for children with disabilities—the Trump administration is intentionally dismantling a program that has shown lifelong impacts for generations of children and families.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 13/08/2026
ICYMI: Last week, Trump’s ongoing attacks on children & women continued as the administration proposed new changes that would gut the quality and safety of Head Start, a proven early childhood program that has enabled millions of children & families with low incomes to have a strong start in life.
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Trump administration moves forward with Head Start overhaul, proposing to eliminate regulations
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children.
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The Advocate @advocate.com · 12/08/2026
The Trump administration is cutting off federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for gender-affirming care, forcing states to decide whether to cover the cost themselves.
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National Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 11/08/2026
Donald Trump's latest attack on the trans community endangers the health and safety of trans youth by putting ideology before science. We will not stop fighting to protect the wellbeing of the trans community. See our statement below⤵️
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NWLC Condemns Trump Rule Attacking Health Care for Trans Youth Under Medicaid and CHIP - National Women's Law Center
Washington, DC – The Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule today that seeks to restrict access to health care for transgender youth under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in one of the most dangerous escalations of its anti-trans agenda to date. “Once again, Donald Trump is trying to score political points […]
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