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NPWF Condemns Partisan Effort To Weaken Pregnant Worker Protections

Regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would protect 2.8 million pregnant workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families is calling out the recent partisan lawsuit led by 17 states to...

NPWF Releases Recommendations to End the Poverty Trap for Disabled Women

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2024 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) announced the release of two new installments of the “Disability Economic Justice Systems Transformation Guide.” The report on wealth building, timed to...

Overtime Rule Would Put More Money in the Pockets of Working Women

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 23, 2024 – Today, the Biden administration published a final rule to support higher pay and better work-family balance for workers by...

NEWS: The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state

The Supreme Court’s Likely to Make it More Dangerous to be Pregnant in a Red State Vox, April 24, 2024 A federal law requires most US hospitals to provide an abortion to patients experiencing a medical emergency if an abortion is the proper medical treatment for that...

What States Stand to Gain From a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

This Care Workers Recognition Month, advocates across the country are calling for action on policies that support our paid and unpaid caregivers – including paid family and medical leave. 14 states, including the District of Columbia, have already stepped up to...

Lawsuits Seek to Weaken Protections for Abortion Access in Emergencies

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) has recently come to the forefront in the abortion fight. Enacted by Congress in 1986, EMTALA requires U.S. hospitals that receive Medicare funding to give “necessary stabilizing treatment” to people in...

Systems Transformation Guide to Disability Economic Justice: Income, Wealth Building and Basic Necessities

REPORT | This report addresses the barriers that disabled women face to building wealth, as well as put forth policy proposals that will help address these concerns.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap

FACT SHEET | A look at the wage gap for Asian American and Pacific Islander women by ethnic subgroup, and what that gap means for them and their families.

Dobbs’ Erosion of the Health Care Workforce: Harms to Providers and Patients

ISSUE BRIEF | The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and extreme abortion bans and restrictions passed by states even prior to then, have had far reaching impacts on health care providers and the communities they care for.

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Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women Who Advocate for DEI

by Hodan Deria, Anagha Sreevals, Aimee Peoples | Mar 27, 2024 | Other

To commemorate this year’s Women’s History Month theme, which celebrates women who advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), the DEIA team explored their reflections of the significance of this month and its dedicated theme.

NPWF takes a Care Week: Reflections on a Week dedicated to Self-Care

by Aimee Peoples, Anagha Sreevals, National Partnership Staff | Nov 20, 2023 | Other

During Care Week, our staff truly prioritized their rest and time based on their own needs. Here are some things our staff did with this time.

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NPWF Condemns Partisan Effort To Weaken Pregnant Worker Protections

NPWF Releases Recommendations to End the Poverty Trap for Disabled Women

Overtime Rule Would Put More Money in the Pockets of Working Women

NEWS: The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state

What States Stand to Gain From a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

Lawsuits Seek to Weaken Protections for Abortion Access in Emergencies

Systems Transformation Guide to Disability Economic Justice: Income, Wealth Building and Basic Necessities

Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap

Dobbs’ Erosion of the Health Care Workforce: Harms to Providers and Patients

Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women Who Advocate for DEI

NPWF takes a Care Week: Reflections on a Week dedicated to Self-Care

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