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 on Tuesday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C. Together, we celebrated 55 years of progress and recommitted to fighting for gender equity and racial justice.
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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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Four Years Post-Dobbs: New Attacks on Abortion Access Harm 62 Percent of U.S. Women of Reproductive Age
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families released new analysis on the impacts of anti-abortion policies four years after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade.
Advocates Release New Report Urging Congress To Restore Federal Contractor Employees’ Rights After Trump’s Rescission of E.O. 11246
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families, Equal Rights Advocates, and The 75 Million Project issued recommendations for Congress to restore and strengthen critical anti-discrimination and equal employment opportunity protections for workers employed by federal contractors.
National Survey Reveals Maternal Health Care Failures; Women of Color Hit Hardest
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families, in partnership with MomsRising and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, released the fourth national Listening to Mothers survey, the most comprehensive of its kind in a decade. Based on responses from 3,857 mothers of infants and toddlers across the country, the report places the experiences of pregnant people and new mothers at the center of the maternal health conversation and policy debate.
Recent Posts
Americans’ Unpaid Caregiving is Worth More Than $1 Trillion Each Year
Caregiving is essential work that our families and communities depend on – and the economic impact of this labor is enormous. Americans’ unpaid care is valued at more than $1.1 trillion a year – and women do more than 60 percent of the work.
NEWS: Trump touts ‘freedom’ on anniversary of day he took it away
On Wednesday, June 24, President Donald Trump will headline the kickoff event for the White House’s Great American State Fair, celebrating 250 years of American freedom. The rally, which will set the stage for Trump’s “Freedom 250” programming, also coincides with the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court handing down its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the case that stripped away the constitutional right to abortion access that had been held for 50 years.
NEWS: Abortion bans, restrictions could cost economy $140 billion
A new report from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a national think tank focused on economic equity and eliminating barriers for women, estimates that the 16 states with the most restrictive abortion policies are responsible for more than $68 billion in annual lost earnings.








