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NWLC Policy Briefing Outlines Budget Impact on Women and Families

On March 4, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) hosted a webinar to discuss the potential harm for women and families of the House budget resolution that passed on Feb. 25. After opening remarks from NWLC President and CEO Fatima Goss Graves, the Income Security and Child Care team elaborated on the Center’s efforts to […]

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The SAVE Act Only Saves Power for Those Who Would Silence Women

Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes  WASHINGTON–One of the top priorities for the new Congress is the so-called “SAVE Act,” which doesn’t save—it destroys.  And once again, women will be among the first to find their rights taken away.  Instead of safeguarding the right to vote it jeopardizes the freedom of millions by making

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March 8th, International Women’s Day: Greetings to the Women of the World

On March 8th, International Women’s Day:Greetings to the Women of the World With the selection of anti-women personalities like Donald Trump in the United States, Women for Racial and Economic Equality stands in solidarity with all women struggling to maintain their hard-won rights. “Forward ever, backward never!” – Maurice Bishop, revolutionary leader of Grenada

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2025 will mark the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women 

In 2025, the global community will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). The sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March

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