Last updated: May 12, 2026
Nebraska is a state where many policies affecting women’s rights are already restrictive, particularly around reproductive healthcare. In 2024, voters approved a constitutional amendment …
As of May 2026, Texas continues to enforce some of the most restrictive laws affecting women’s rights in the country, with many policies deeply embedded in state law. In …
As of May 2026, women’s rights in Georgia continue to be shaped by an increasingly contested legal and political landscape, where court rulings, legislative proposals, and election dynamics all …
As of April 2026 — Workplace protections for women remain limited and more at risk in the absence of federal oversight mechanisms. Federal policy changes eliminated DEI requirements in government workplaces, and large employers have scaled back equity programs tied to hiring, pay, and promotion. Meanwhile, paid leave and pay-equity protections have expanded in some states, leaving workplace rights increasingly dependent on where someone lives and works.
Recent federal decisions are adding to a broader pattern of changes that are reshaping how women enter, advance within, and participate in leadership roles.
In May, the U.S. Department …
As of 2026, Texas is seeing the impact of major policy changes enacted in 2025, with new legal challenges shaping how those changes are implemented. In one early test, a …
Wisconsin’s 2025–2026 legislative session has ended earlier than expected, leaving many proposed changes to women’s rights unresolved. While some policies moved forward—particularly in maternal and preventive …
Project 2025 is a long-term policy blueprint created by a group of conservative organizations and led by the Heritage Foundation, a Washington-based think tank. Released ahead of the 2024 presidential …
The word “protected” sounds definitive.
In everyday language, it suggests something settled—a right that’s been secured and placed out of reach of change. In law, the meaning is …
In April 2025, Black women lost 106,000 jobs, the largest decline of any demographic group, pushing their unemployment rate from 5.1% to 6.1% in one month. Over …
At a closed-door meeting of senior military leaders in Quantico on September 30, 2025, Secretary of War Hegseth announced sweeping reforms to how the armed forces handle discipline, harassment, and …
In January 2025, California expanded Paid Family Leave (PML) and disability benefits through SB 951, making it more affordable for workers to take time off for pregnancy, childbirth, illness recovery, …
Wisconsin’s “Child Care Counts," a pandemic-era program established by the federal government to support the return of parents to work, received a partial extension under the 2025-27 budget, …
In May 2025, the Republican-controlled finance committee in Wisconsin removed a mandate from Governor Evers’s 2025-27 budget proposal that would introduce an 8-week paid family and medical leave program …
