“According to a report released this month by the National Partnership for Women & Families, nearly half of all workers nationwide, and 66% of workers in Nevada, are ineligible for FMLA.”
Senators renew push for paid leave tax credit, but experts say it doesn’t reach most workers – The 19th
“We know that’s an investment that works and that’s sustainable and that reaches low-income workers,” said Jessica Mason, senior policy analyst at the National Partnership for Women and Families. “To see this distracting conversation at the federal level, to try to throw good money after bad… just really feels like a lot of wasted time and effort.”
$738,000 NICU bill—this mom’s story of financial shock shows why U.S. healthcare is failing families – Motherly
“Janice’s story isn’t just about one outrageous bill—it’s part of a larger crisis that advocacy groups like March for Moms and The National Partnership for Women & Families are fighting to change. Additionally, legislative efforts like the Momnibus Act aim to address disparities in maternal healthcare costs and outcomes.”
Economists are trying to make sense of the widening post-COVID gender wage gap in the United States – Milwaukee Independent
“Hispanic women in particular illustrate the complexities of this moment. They were the only demographic group of women overall whose wage gap narrowed marginally between 2022 and 2023 in comparison to white men working full time, according to Census Bureau data analyzed by both the National Women’s Law Center and the National Partnership for Women and Families, research and advocacy groups. For Black women and Asian women, the wage gap widened, and for white women, it stayed the same.”
Health Care Coverage Could Be Expanded To Millions of Americans – Newsweek
“The bill, titled Covering Outstanding Vulnerable Expansion-Eligible Residents Now (COVER Now), would provide options for states that have refused the expansion of Medicaid. […] The bill is endorsed by a number of prominent health organizations including UnidosUS, Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund, National Partnership for Women & Families, American Diabetes Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Multiple Sclerosis Society.”
Women’s Paychecks Are Shrinking—And Policy Isn’t Keeping Up – Ms. Magazine
“Anwesha Majumder, an economist at the National Partnership for Women and Families points out that discrimination against women workers, particularly women workers of color, remains ongoing and is a likely leading cause of the gender wage gap.”
Jailing Women During Childbearing Years Violates Reproductive Rights: Inmate – Newsweek
“Three out of four incarcerated women in the U.S. are of childbearing age, according to a 2021 bulletin by the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
Trump rescinds measure used to fight workplace discrimination for 60 years – CNN
“Critics of the move are concerned that many employers will see Trump’s action as a signal that no longer have to worry about facing penalties from discriminating in their employment practices. ‘Those who have been more reticent and reluctant (to do outreach) will get the message that all bets are off, and you can do whatever you want,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of National Partnership for Women & Families, a public interest group.”
Advocates Worry DEI-Related Measures From Trump Will Lead To a ‘Sort of Strange Anti-Diversity Witch Hunt’ – Latin Times
“The decision not only impacts the federal government and contractors that employ over 3.5 million people. It also mandates that federal agencies identify entities that have such programs and target them for civil enforcement actions. You’re ’empowering agencies to engage in some sort of strange anti-diversity witch hunt,’ Jocelyn Frye, president of the advocacy group National Partnership for Women & Families, told Axios.”
Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push – Axios
“‘It would significantly erode a civil rights enforcement tool that has been essential, in particular for women’s progress,’ Jocelyn Frye, president of the advocacy group National Partnership for Women & Families, told Axios before Trump’s order was issued.”
Meet the Trump Nominees Who Could Gut Abortion Rights Across Government Programs – Mother Jones
“‘Across the DOJ, various offices have responsibility for enforcing – or not enforcing – federal laws that have direct bearing on reproductive and other civil rights,’ says Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
Pregnant Congresswoman Blasts ‘Unreasonable’ House Voting Rules – Newsweek
“‘The National Partnership for Women and Families endorsed this bill because it’s a good bill. There’s lots of reasons this is important but it’s really to modernize this institution,’ Lovinger told Newsweek. ‘These rules were made for a body of old white men. It’s not going to work anymore. This is a simple way to make it better for new parents to be able to continue to vote while still on leave but also take care of their families.'”
Biden seeks to end subminimum wages for workers with disabilities – Axios
“This is the culmination of years of change in the culture, says Katherine Gallagher Robbins, a senior fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Black feminists launch billboards highlighting abortion in north Omaha – KMTV News Omaha
“‘The former president has been all over the map in terms of what he says about abortion access, about reproductive rights and about access to different forms of reproductive health care,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘There is an active effort to really deny folks access to IVF and other sorts of reproductive health care. People are right to be worried.'”
Could Trump administration usher in mandates to cover IVF treatment? Maryland is there already. – The Baltimore Sun
“‘The former president has been all over the map in terms of what he says about abortion access, about reproductive rights and about access to different forms of reproductive health care,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘There is an active effort to really deny folks access to IVF and other sorts of reproductive health care. People are right to be worried.'”
It’s almost Election Day. Where is the paid parental leave policy? – The 19th
“Post-Build Back Better, the reality is the paid leave is going to look different depending on the composition of Congress and and there are now different models on the table,” Frye said. “The other reality is that it’s complicated, it’s not like you can just slap it down and say, ‘Here it is.’ It’s going to take some time to think through what can really work …and I’d rather have her approach it that way.”
Abortion Bans Affect Latina Women Disproportionately — They’re Using Storytelling To Change This – Betches
“After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, an estimated 6.7 million Latinas of reproductive age now live in the 26 states that have banned or are poised to ban abortion care, according to a recent analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.”
Poll: Most Small Businesses in Michigan Support Paid Family/Medical Leave Policies – DBusiness Magazine
“The survey, conducted by Lake Research Partners on behalf of Small Business Majority and the National Partnership for Women & Families, found 79 percent of Michigan small businesses support enacting a national paid family leave program that would guarantee employees wage replacement for up to 12 weeks, funded by shared employer and employee contributions of 0.5 percent each.”
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics – 404 Media
“‘Warrantless law enforcement access to digital information related to reproductive health care, including location data, threatens reproductive freedom,’ Ashley Emery, senior policy analyst, reproductive health and rights at the non-profit the National Partnership for Women & Families, told 404 Media. ‘If law enforcement can bypass court approval needed to obtain sensitive data and instead use this new surveillance tool to track pregnant people and build cases against them, the implications for abortion and pregnancy criminalization are alarming. This risk is especially salient for Black women, brown women, and low-income women, who are already over-surveilled and over-policed.'”
Hurricane Helene Exacerbated Barriers to North Carolina Abortion Access – Rewire News Group
“Latinas represent the largest group of women of color harmed by current or likely state bans, with nearly 6.7 million Latinas living in states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
