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Virginia’s Passage of Paid Sick Days and Paid Safe Leave Shows Commitment to Working People

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...

New Analysis: Blocking Paid Sick Leave Is Blocking Black Women’s Progress

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,...

NPWF Celebrates Virginia Becoming the 15th State and First in the South to Pass Paid Family and Medical Leave

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...

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The FAIR Leave Act could help almost five million married people access FMLA leave

Imagine two married couples who are both about to welcome a new baby. All four work and are eligible to take job-protected leave for the birth of their new child under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Amy, who works at a factory, and Toni, who has a job at a...

NEWS: ICE has been deporting pregnant and postpartum immigrants

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,...

Gender, Sexuality, and the Impact of Data on Economic Security

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...

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State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Laws

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.

EEO-1 Data Collection

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.

An Analysis of the Gender Wage Gap by Congressional District

FACT SHEET | An analysis of the Gender Wage Gap by Congressional District

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