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Honoring Judy Lichtman’s 50 years of service
The Lichtman Legacy Fund will establish a general fund that can be used to support projects that honor Judy’s visionary spirit, strategic wisdom, legal expertise, coalition building, and unwavering commitment to equal opportunity and equal justice under the law.
The fund will support, among other initiatives, the creation of the Judith Lichtman Fellowship, a 12-month position for a recent law graduate to work at the National Partnership as a policy counsel, which is consistent with Judy’s longstanding efforts to mentor countless young women and launch them into fields such as law, policy, and social activism.
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The National Partnership for Women & Families is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to make life better for women and families.
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HEALTH JUSTICE
State Abortion Bans Threaten Nearly 7 Million Black Women
Our latest report, in collaboration with In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, shows that 57 percent of all Black women of reproductive age live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion.
Black Maternal Health Crisis
Too many Black women are dying in pregnancy and childbirth. We need systemic change to end this crisis and ensure communities are healthier and more responsive to Black women’s needs.
Threats On All Fronts
Every person should have the freedom to decide if, when, and how to raise a family. But many people in the United States face limits on this freedom – especially women of color, women with disabilities or with low incomes, transgender and nonbinary people, and those who are multiply marginalized. They face threats on all fronts when it comes to abortion access and policies necessary to thrive.
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The National Partnership is on the front lines fighting for health and economic justice, reproductive rights, women’s equality, and more.
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Latest News
New Analysis: Paid Leave Policy in 14 States Sets a Strong National Standard
According to new research from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF), paid family and medical leave has had a positive impact in 14 states, setting the standard for what a national policy could look like.
37 State Economies Harmed by Lack of Paid Leave, According to New Analysis
Our new study shows that the lack of paid leave in the following states is hurting their economy, making the state less competitive, and hurting personal finances in the long run.
National Partnership Condemns Targeted Attempts to Fire EEOC Commissioners
This week, the Trump Administration unlawfully attempted to fire two of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s sitting commissioners – Chair Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels. The dismissals are the latest example of blatant overreach beyond existing authority and gross misuse of power by the administration, all in an effort to disrupt vigorous enforcement of employment discrimination laws.
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NEWS: Trump reinstates the ‘global gag rule’ on abortion
President Donald Trump has directed his administration to block global aid recipients from telling patients about abortion – a move that could weaken reproductive health care worldwide.
Asian and Black women lead union growth in 2024, but threats to workers’ rights loom
Today’s release of union data showed women of color and part-time workers led the gains in union membership growth in 2024. Asian women see the largest increase in union membership rates, despite little change in overall share of union membership.
Why did the gender wage gap widen for the first time in a generation?
The gender wage gap, a key metric used to assess progress towards gender equality in the workplace, grew significantly last year, marking the first time since 2003 that the wage gap grew.
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