NATIONAL WOMENS LAW CENTER
11 Dupont Circle NW No 800, Washington, DC 200361209 www.nwlc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: To advance and protect women's legal rights. The Center focuses on major policy areas of importance to women and their families including education, employment, family economic security, and health, with special attention given to the concerns of low-income women.

To advance and protect women's legal rights.

TIME'S UP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND AND LEGAL NETWORK FOR GENDER EQUITYAssisting Women and Girls Who Experience Discrimination-Released a report uncovering the dynamics and trends of workplace sexual harassment since the launch of the TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund. The report's findings provide a unique blueprint for legislators and corporate leaders to effectively design measures that will combat workplace sexual harassment. (To be continued in Schedule O.) -TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund responded to 990 requests for legal assistance related to workplace sexual harassment and related retaliation. The Fund committed to pay for legal fees in 88 cases and media assistance in 28

WORKPLACE JUSTICE AND EDUCATIONAddressing and Dismantling Workplace Barriers -Released a series of economic reports on women front-line workers, along with monthly unemployment analyses, that exposed the impact of the pandemic on women's jobs and lives, particularly Black women and Latinas. These analyses were picked up by high visibility press outlets and helped shape public and policymakers' understanding that U.S. policy responses require expansive relief packages that center on women of color. (To be continued in Schedule O.)-Launched the Survivors' Summit, a multi-racial, digital initiative bringing survivors together through virtual town halls, kitchen table conversations, and online surveys to create a Survivors' Agenda to drive policies that build a world free of sexual violence. -Released "Progress in Advancing Me Too Workplace Reforms in #20Statesby2020," highlighting positive steps states have taken to address workplace sexual harassment. -Settled a $14 million pregnancy discrimination case against Walmart, after 4,000 women were denied pregnancy accommodations while working for the company between March 2013 and 2014. This was one of the first class action pregnancy accommodation cases in the U.S.-Led public education efforts on gender wage gaps for Black, Latinx, Native, and Asian women-and a stagnant wage gap across women of all races; produced new materials highlighting the importance of closing gender wage gaps.-Coordinated efforts that led to the passing of the Raise the Wage Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation will increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour by 2024, which can lift women and their families out of poverty and help close the gender wage gap.-Coordinated advocacy on the Hill for fair work schedules and the Schedules That Work Act, which promotes equity and stability for working people and their families, and addresses obstacles caused by unfair scheduling practices. Addressing Educational Barriers Faced by Girls at the Margin-Created and launched and they cared in partnership with the Education Trust, a report that provides actionable steps grounded in student voices, supported by research, and accompanied by three case studies-Oakland Unified School District, Chicago Public Schools, and statewide efforts in Massachusetts-to address racial disparities that Black, Latina, and Indigenous girls experience in school discipline. -Pushed numerous school climate bills forward to protect the safety and dignity of Black and brown girls, including: Ending PUSHOUT Act, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act, Protecting Our Students in Schools Act, and The CROWN Act. NWLC partnered with Black girls attending school in Richmond, VA to successfully push for the Dress Code Equity Act (HB 837), a first-of-its-kind Virginia law tackling race and gender stereotypes in school dress codes passed in 2020. Through our partnership with Girls for a Change, we received valuable input on this new dress code legislation.-Released Dress Coded II: Protest, Progress, and Power in D.C. Schools, highlighting the positive policy changes students, parents and administrators have made to dress codes across schools in the District and identify the work that remains.-Launched the Brick by Brick curriculum focused on the experiences and leadership of LGBTQ students of color in partnership with fellows through SMYAL and piloted a fellowship project with four young, LGBTQ-identified advocates. The fellows were taught and helped launch the Brick by Brick curriculum, which includes "know-your-rights" education, history that is not commonly shared or centered, leadership development for students, and projects.

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS & HEALTH-Launched the Abortion Rights Project to respond to unprecedented attacks on abortion rights in the country. -Launched a new public campaign called Abortion Actually to shift the narrative around abortion care and to help spark a culture shift by showing how abortion fits into the full picture of people's lives. (To be continued in Schedule O.)-Released The Hobby Lobby "Minefield" in the Trump Era Continued Harm, Misuse, and Unwanted Expansion, a report highlighting continued attempts to use religion to avoid compliance with the nation's laws and deny rights to others.-NWLC was a driving force behind a new law in D.C. that recognizes and protects the right of every individual to give birth or have an abortion, refuse or choose birth control or sterilization, and self-manage abortion. The law protects abortion providers from discrimination. NWLC led a public campaign around the bill, and the law is now a model for other states seeking to protect patients and providers.-Led response to a proposed rule that would undermine non-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act. NWLC co-led a campaign that resulted in over 134,000 comments from across the country being submitted in opposition.-NWLC led the response to federal lawmakers' efforts to use the COVID pandemic as an excuse to restrict abortion.-Brought cases against federal rules that would take away birth control and abortion access and allow discrimination in health care. NWLC also filed amicus briefs in cases about the right to abortion, birth control coverage, and the Affordable Care Act. Provided technical assistance to help state lawmakers and advocates advance or secure new measures to protect or advance reproductive health access and/or counter harmful proposals.

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