Victory for pregnant workers!

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is now the law of the land.

Victory for pregnant workers!

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is now the law of the land.

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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.

ADVOCACY

CHILDBIRTH CONNECTION

ECONOMIC JUSTICE

HEALTH JUSTICE

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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NPWF Endorses CARE For Moms Act

NPWF President: “Robust interventions to address the substantial racial inequities in maternal health in the United States are long overdue and require immediate action.”

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New & Noteworthy

Disability Economic Justice Systems Transformation Guide

In order to plot a more intentional course toward systemic change that achieves the inclusion, access, liberation and economic health and wellbeing of disabled women and families, we’re introducing systems transformation guides for disability economic justice public policy.

Rejecting Business as Usual

Improving Employment Outcomes and Economic Security for Black Women

Black women deserve an economy that works for them – it is past time for policymakers to prioritize solutions that advance their economic well-being and employment.

New Data Show Why Caregiving Supports Are Especially Important for LGBTQI+ Parents

A new analysis of Household Pulse Survey data from the National Partnership for Women & Families sheds light on the economic challenges of LGBTQI+ parents and caregivers of children.

Raising the Bar

Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence is a practical guide designed to support institutions in creating a tailored approach to providing high-quality care tailored to the needs of individual birthing families.

Historic Investments in Good Infrastructure Jobs Can't Leave Women Behind

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides one of the most significant investments in the creation of good jobs in recent years. However, without intentional efforts to address occupational segregation in the key industries funded by the law, women could miss out on more than a million jobs in the next decade.

State Abortion Bans Harm More Than 15 Million Women of Color

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is, at its core, a decision — deeply rooted in sexism and racism — about the role women and people who can become pregnant play in our society.

Improving Our Maternity Care Now

The U.S. maternity care system fails to provide many childbearing people and newborns with equitable, respectful, safe, effective, and affordable care. More people die per capita as a result of pregnancy and childbirth in this country than in any other high-income country.

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