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Most Women in Fast Food Industry Cannot Earn Paid Sick Time, Have Gone to Work with ‘Troubling Symptoms,’ Survey Finds

Seven in 10 women in the fast food industry report going to work coughing or sneezing, with a fever or diarrhea, or vomiting in the past year. The reason? Only 14 percent of women working in the industry, and a mere 6 percent of women fast food workers making less...

Millions of Women, Workers Will Suffer If Injunction Against Overtime Rule Stands

“Tonight, a district court judge in Texas halted implementation of the overtime rule, which was set to take effect next week. This important regulation would have a significant impact, finally ending the days when people who work long hours for poverty wages are...

As Pregnancy Discrimination Act Turns 38, New Analysis Shows Unlawful Treatment of Women in the Workplace Remains Widespread

Tens of thousands of women throughout the United States continue to experience pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, according to a new analysis. The National Partnership for Women & Families conducted the study using the most recent data available from the U.S....

And Then There Were 10: New Jersey’s New Governor Signs Paid Sick Days Bill Into Law

Today, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Earned Sick and Safe Days Act, making New Jersey the 10th state to enact a paid sick days law and extending the right to earn paid sick days to an additional 1.2 million workers. Working people in New Jersey will now be able to take...

Minority Health Month 2018: Tackling Persistent Health Disparities

In observance of Minority Health Month – and to call attention to the persistent health disparities women of color face all year – the National Partnership analyzed U.S. Census Bureau health insurance data in a five-part series. Each summarizes health...

Honoring Black Maternal Health Week

Too many Black women are dying in pregnancy and childbirth. Black women in the United States are more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth than women in any other race group. It’s unacceptable.Black women-led organizations have been sounding the alarm on...

2010 Statistics: Record High Employment Discrimination Claims 2011

Statistics released by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination—raise serious concerns about the persistence of on-the-job discrimination in the current economic climate.

Steps for Engaging Consumers

Ensuring substantive and meaningful consumer participation in a health IT initiative can help facilitate adoption of patient-centered innovations, and ultimately, speed and enhance the adoption of health IT in a community.

Consumer Vision for Health IT and Diagram (Diagram)

As the nation begins to reform our health care system, it is clear that Health Information Technology (HIT) is a critical and foundational element for change. References to HIT were woven throughout the recently enacted health reform law as a foundational component of...

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