National Women's Law Center: Difference between revisions

The '''National Women's Law Center''' ('''NWLC''') is a [[United States]] [[non-profit organization]] founded by Marcia Greenberger in 1972 and based in Washington, D.C. The Center advocates for women's rights through litigation and policy initiatives. It began when female administrative staff and law students at the [[Center for Law and Social Policy]] demanded that their pay be improved, that the center hire female lawyers, that they no longer be expected to serve coffee, and that the center create a women's program.<ref name="womensenews1">{{cite web|last=Naili |first=Hajer |url=http://womensenews.org/story/21-leaders-the-21st-century/111229/21-leaders-2012-seven-who-leverage-power |title=21 Leaders 2012 - Seven Who Leverage Power |publisher=Women's eNews |date=2012-01-04 |accessdate=2015-07-10}}</ref> [[Marcia Greenberger]] was hired in 1972 to start the program and [[Nancy Duff Campbell]] joined her in 1978.<ref name="womensenews1"/> In 1981, the two decided to turn the program into the separate National Women's Law Center.<ref name="womensenews1"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nwlc.org/profile/marcia-greenberger |title=Marcia D. Greenberger, Co-President &#124; National Women's Law Center |publisher=Nwlc.org |date= |accessdate=2015-07-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711163112/http://www.nwlc.org/profile/marcia-greenberger |archivedate=2015-07-11 |df= }}</ref> Marcia Greenberger and Nancy Duff Campbell stepped down as co-presidents July 1, 2017 and NWLC named Fatima Goss Graves President and CEO to succeed them.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://nwlc.org/about/nwlc-announces-leadership-transition/ | title = NWLC announces leadership transition | publisher = nwlc.org}}</ref>