“The National Partnership strongly condemns the EEOC’s rescission of its guidance on harassment. The landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 called for the creation of the EEOC to enforce critical civil rights protections against employment discrimination to ensure that working people were treated fairly, and the decision to eliminate necessary guidance on harassment to help employers and workers is completely contrary to everything the agency is supposed to stand for.”
As states prepare for the 2026 legislative sessions, the National Partnership for Women & Families and New America’s Better Life Lab released new research today, evaluating private insurance–based paid family and medical leave laws.
The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy (CFFE) in collaboration with the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) has just released a report analyzing the impact of Social Security benefits for Georgia veterans and their families.
NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye testified before the House of Representatives’ Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, the Democratic Women’s Caucus and other House leaders at a hearing on “The Cost of Care – Strengthening the Care Economy and Protecting the ACA
The Senate rushed to confirm 107 nominees who vow to protect Trump, not the American people: Berry, Panuccio, Christine and Stuart will do immeasurable harm.
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Taryn Mackenzie Williams has joined the organization as the new senior fellow for disability.
Today, leaders from the National Partnership for Women & Families joined Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as they introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, also known as the FAMILY Act, on Capitol Hill.
The pay gap between full-time working women and their male counterparts has widened for the second year in a row; NPWF analysis finds a leading factor is men’s earnings growing at a faster rate than women’s.
The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy and the National Partnership for Women & Families released reports detailing how Social Security impacts and improves the lives of veterans and their families in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
A first-of-its-kind analysis conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families found positive trends in three state paid leave programs, showing that over time, access and use of these programs grew as they reached more workers and became more focused on equity and inclusion.
While it is unsurprising that the majority-Republican Senate voted to confirm Andrea Lucas to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the news is yet another blow to the lives and livelihoods of workers, as the ripple effects of Donald Trump’s election and the actions of his administration continue to harm people throughout our country.
A new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) finds that if Americans who provide care to loved ones received a check for that work, it would be in the amount of more than $1.1 trillion.
Today, the National Partnership for Women and Families unveiled the top companies setting new standards for paid leave policies in 2025. The 2025 “Leading on Leave” report highlights seven companies that exceeded benchmark qualifications for their policies and practices on paid leave.
Since being created by Congress more than 100 years ago, the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor has made significant contributions to improving women’s status and treatment in the workplace.
More than 100 million people do not have paid family leave through their jobs. For far too long, these workers – both women and men –– have had to choose: go to work and continue earning a paycheck to pay bills and keep food on the table – or stay home to care for a sick loved one.
“Lucas’ choice for chief of staff, Shannon Royce – who has publicly expressed hostility to LGBTQI+ rights – reflects just the latest example of how the agency has abandoned its mission to protect all workers from unlawful employment discrimination.”
The DOGE mandate to cut the vast majority of OFCCP employees and shuttering of most OFCCP field offices is an assault on the civil rights of America’s workers, particularly disabled workers and veterans.
“This latest veto by Governor Youngkin is deeply troubling and disappointing and sends a clear message about his lack of commitment to adopting concrete policies to address the real needs of families across the state. For too many families, the lack of access to caregiving supports like paid family and medical leave means that they must make impossible choices…”
The National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) released a new report on the positive impact that comprehensive paid family and medical leave laws have on workers with chronic medical conditions.
According to new research from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF), paid family and medical leave has had a positive impact in 14 states, setting the standard for what a national policy could look like.
