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Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families On Friday, March 13, Virginia’s state legislature passed HB5/SB199, giving workers the right to earn paid sick and safe leave to recover from brief illness or address the impact...
More than six million Black women workers live in states where state laws prevent local action on paid sick days WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 19, 2026 – Coming off the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, and now transitioning into Women's History Month,...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families HB1207/SB2 would create a paid family and medical leave law in Virginia, giving workers up to 12 weeks of paid time off to bond with their child, care for a family member or...
ICE Has Been Deporting Pregnant and Postpartum Immigrants. Now We Know How Many. The 19th, March 18, 2026 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained and deported hundreds of pregnant,...
I remember glancing around the table last Friendsgiving, struck by the backgrounds and experiences of the couples around me. Our group of sapphic couples – an inclusive term describing relationships between two women, a woman and a nonbinary person, or two...
Wyoming Governor Signs Ban on Abortions After About 6 Weeks but Cites Misgivings The Associated Press, March 9, 2026 Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon on Monday signed legislation banning abortions after embryotic cardiac activity can be detected, generally at about six...
CHART | A detailed summary of existing family leave laws in California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, D.C., Washington, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, Minnesota and Maine.
EXPLAINER | Collecting workforce demographic data at the federal level plays an important role in enforcing federal laws prohibiting job discrimination. This explainer provides an overview of the EEO-1 data collection and its uses.
FACT SHEET | An analysis of the Gender Wage Gap by Congressional District