How federal laws set the baseline for women’s health, safety, and access
Federal laws play a powerful role in shaping women’s rights in the United States. Even when enforcement and impact
Highlights policies affecting transgender women, transgender men, nonbinary people, and other gender-expansive individuals whose rights intersect with women’s-rights issues.
Governor Youngkin’s October 2025 directive instructs Virginia state officials to create new rules restricting transgender students’ access to girls’
In July 2025, a statewide review found that Virginia schools removed more than 220 books from libraries and classrooms between
Two California laws are helping to protect student privacy and increase access to menstrual products in public schools. AB 1955,
Protections that were expanded in 2024 to include discrimination based on sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity were ruled unconstitutional
Two decisions in Wisconsin have reshaped how gender and equity are defined across the state’s schools. In February 2025,