National Partnership Staff Archives

Women already earn less. Trump’s labor cuts could make the pay gap easier to hide. – The 19th

by National Partnership Staff | Mar 25, 2025 |

“‘It’s not unusual to have different emphases across Republican and Democratic administrations, different levels of enforcement,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a national nonpartisan organization that advocates for family policy. ‘What’s different this time around, unlike the first Trump administration and [any other] since [former President Lyndon B.] Johnson’s administration, they have sought to eliminate the underlying executive actions and infrastructure that is critical to doing robust enforcement.'”

‘You never catch up.’ How caring for their family widens the pay gap for women – USA Today

by National Partnership Staff | Mar 25, 2025 |

“‘…That’s because entry-level positions tend to have smaller salary ranges to begin with. But over time, women are more likely to take breaks from their careers to care for their families, and less likely to get promoted at work. That’s true across industries and regardless of educational background, said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.”

More states requiring paid medical or sick leave – AP News

by National Partnership Staff | Mar 22, 2025 |

“Advocates say providing paid sick time can reduce the spread of disease. It also can improve production by cutting down on ‘presenteeism,’ or people showing up for work sick and unable to focus on their jobs, said Jessica Mason, a senior policy analyst with the National Partnership. … Mason says interest in paid leave has been building since the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘The pandemic really brought to the forefront of everyone’s mind how important paid sick leave is,’ she said.”

Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, civil rights leaders in Selma continue fight – The Guardian

by National Partnership Staff | Mar 10, 2025 |

“‘I think part of the reason that so many of us came to Selma is because we really draw inspiration in people who had no reason really to believe that they could get freedom,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. ‘They were facing what may have looked like an all-powerful force, but they had a faith and desire to work for something bigger and better, and I think we’re here because we have that same spirit.'”

Medicaid Cuts Pushed by Republicans Could Devastate Access to Reproductive Care and Contraception – Teen Vogue

by National Partnership Staff | Mar 10, 2025 |

“In fact, Medicaid provides health care to more than 13 million women of reproductive age (ages 19 to 49), according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.”

6 Money Moves All Women Should Make in 2025 – Yahoo Finance

by National Partnership Staff | Mar 5, 2025 |

“Per the most recent data from the National Partnership for Women and Families made available October 2024, women were paid 75 cents to a man’s dollar in 2023 — representing a widening gender wage gap for the first time in 20 years. Make this the year you ratchet up the entitlement.”

Union Leaders at the Forefront of a Local and Federal Fight – Washington Informer

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 26, 2025 |

“A 2023 study conducted by the National Partnership for Women and Families found an increase of Black and Latino women in union leadership positions. Gaines, an Atlanta resident, counts among a bevy of Black union leaders across the country who represent and advocate on behalf of a racially diverse workforce for better working conditions.”

National study finds ‘suffering’ for Ohio families and economy without paid leave – Ohio Capital Journal

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 25, 2025 |

“New research from the National Partnership for Women & Families looked at the national and state-level impact of paid leave policies on economic outcomes. About 72% of Ohioans don’t have paid family leave through their employers, amounting to about 4.5 million workers, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.”

Lawmaker hopes to extend paid family leave law to Nevada’s private sector – Nevada Current

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 12, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 11, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 10, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 10, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 7, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Feb 1, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Jan 30, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Jan 23, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Jan 23, 2025 |

“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

by National Partnership Staff | Jan 22, 2025 |

“‘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

by National Partnership Staff | Jan 19, 2025 |

“‘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

by National Partnership Staff | Jan 14, 2025 |

“‘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.'”

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