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The Women of Color Policy Network released two reports this month summarizing both state and federal legislative impacts on women of color, noting that attacks on economic security, immigrant rights, and reproductive rights present numerous challenges ahead for women of color.

From the WOCPN:

Last month, the Network released a summary of state legislative activity thus far in 2011. The brief, State Legislative Roundup for 2011, provided an overview of emerging trends in the Network’s priority issue areas, noting that an unprecedented number of state-level attacks on workers’ economic security, immigrant rights, and women’s reproductive health suggest challenges ahead for women of color.

Today, the Network is releasing a companion brief, 2011 Federal Policy Review, highlighting recent legislative wins and losses at the federal level that impact women of color, their families, and communities. The brief focuses on policies in three main areas–economic security, social equity, and immigration reform–that correspond to the Network’s Federal Policy Agenda for 112th Congress.

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