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Did the economy deliver for women in 2023? Will it in 2024? | #JobsDay January 2024

by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Anwesha Majumder | Jan 25, 2024 | Fair Pay

The economy ended 2023 strong, but women of color are not getting their fair share.

In the Year of the Union, Black women and Latinas lead union growth in 2023

by Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Anwesha Majumder | Jan 24, 2024 | Fair Pay

Latinas see the largest increase in union membership rates among women despite little change in overall share of union membership.

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Virginia and New Jersey Vote in Favor of Protecting Rights and Forward Progress for Women and Families

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 5, 2025 – "Yesterday, voters across the country made their voices heard, sending a clear message about the policies they want and need,...

National Partnership Welcomes Nima Sheth as Vice President of Health Justice

The National Partnership for Women & Families announced Nima Sheth as the organization’s newest vice president WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 30, 2025 – The National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Nima Sheth has joined the organization as Vice...

NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye: “Health care cuts hurt women workers — and weaken our entire economy”

In testimony before House leaders, Frye called out devastating cuts to health insurance and the toll on caregivers Link to Committee Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnYuwKYUfSM WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 28, 2025 – Today, National Partnership for...

Why We All Need Paid Sick Leave (Yes, Really, All of Us)

In the spring of 2023, my husband was abruptly laid off from his job just before a long-planned surgery. While the surgery went well, he suffered from infections over several months that kept him in and out of hospitals and doctors’ offices. Overnight, I became the...

NEWS: Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds

Republicans Demand Tougher Abortion Restrictions To Extend Obamacare Funds NBC News, November 11, 2025 Senate Republicans say they’re open to extending a pot of Affordable Care Act funds that will expire at the end of the year – but only if Democrats acquiesce...

NEWS: What Tuesday’s elections mean for the future of abortion rights

What Tuesday’s Elections Mean for the Future of Abortion Rights The Guardian, November 6, 2025 Now, Democrats’ commanding victories in the 2025 elections have breathed new life into the [abortion rights] fight. Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill’s...

Black Women and the Wage Gap

FACT SHEET | Even in states with large populations of Black women in the workforce, rampant wage disparities persist, with potentially devastating consequences for Black women and families.

Native American Women and the Wage Gap

FACT SHEET | The wages of Native women are driven down by a number of factors that they are likely to encounter in the workplace and labor market, including gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that...

At-Risk Rural Labor & Delivery Units List

LIST | The following is a list of at-risk rural hospitals with labor and delivery units identified based on analysis by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina.