Listening to Mothers IV
National survey of 3,857 new mothers reveals maternal health care failures hit women of color the hardest
Celebrating 55 years!
Our 2026 Annual Event was held in June at The Conrad in Washington, D.C. Together, we celebrated 55 years of progress and recommitted to fighting for gender equity and racial justice. The reception-style celebration featured a stunning historical exhibit, fantastic silent auction, and inspiring remarks from NPWF President Jocelyn Frye and our distinguished honorees.
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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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Wage Gap Narrows for Working Women Overall, but Progress Is Uneven
Following their annual analysis of Census Bureau data on women’s and men’s pay, experts at the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) determined that the gap in pay for all working women, whether they work full or part time, narrowed by two cents and now stands at 78 cents for every man’s dollar. This comes alongside news that the wage gap for women working full time, year round narrowed by three cents in 2025 – to 84 cents – after widening for the last two years in a row.
New Study Shows How the Future of More Than 8 Million Disabled Students Hangs in the Balance Due to Trump Administration’s Changes to Education Requirements
In part three of its new disability economic justice report series, the National Partnership for Women & Families shows how Trump-administration changes to the U.S. Department of Education will have lasting, harmful effects on the financial stability of women with disabilities.
Gloria Steinem’s Extraordinary Fight for Women’s Rights
“Gloria Steinem lived an extraordinary life, impacting the lives of millions across multiple generations. She fought for women’s rights and gender justice at all levels, from work rooms to board rooms to classrooms to newsrooms, in every corner of the country and around the world.”
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2026 State Legislative Highlights
Each year, we track some of our most important paid leave policy fights across the nation, and this year has highlights and lowlights. This piece covers key developments of paid family and medical leave and paid sick and safe days including Virginia’s passage of critical paid leave and paid sick days laws and progress toward paid leave in three states.
NEWS: Ectopic pregnancy deaths have nearly doubled (and it’s worse in Texas)
The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years. With prompt and appropriate medical care, maternal health experts say, women should not die. Yet ProPublica analysis found a stark and baffling increase: Almost 200 women with the condition died from 2020 to 2025, compared with about 100 in the previous six years.
10 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Personhood Laws
“Personhood” laws are dangerous laws that seek to give fertilized eggs, embryos, and fetuses the same legal rights as people. By doing so, they devalue the legal rights of pregnant women and in some cases, even put pregnant people’s lives at risk.






