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Black Maternal Health Week 2024: The Legacy of Black Maternal Wisdom

by Jessica Bates | Apr 17, 2024 | Maternal Health

To tell the story of reproductive justice without the long history of the labor of Black women’s bodies is to do a disservice to the reproductive justice movement.

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National Partnership for Women & Families Statement on the 2024 Elections

Statement by National Partnership president Jocelyn Frye WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 6, 2024 – In this election, much was at stake. Voters across the country, and especially women, went to the polls motivated by issues of deep concern like economic...

Memo Re: The 2024 Election: Women and Family Issues on the Ballot

Memo October 31, 2024 To: Interested reporters Re: The 2024 Election: Women and family issues on the ballot Contact: Amaya Smith asmith@nationalpartnership.org Overview Across the country women are heading to the polls to vote in one of the most pivotal elections of...

New Poll Finds Strong Small Business Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies

Nearly 80% of small employers favor a national program funded by both employee and employer contributions; small business support for these programs has grown in recent years WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 24, 2024 – A scientific opinion poll released today...

Influencing Change: Closing the Pay Gap for Black Creators in Beauty

Twice the talent, half the pay. Twice the work, half the praise. Black women’s excellence has been met with inequity far too much for far too long. Despite our undeniable influence on beauty trends and standards, Black women influencers are often undervalued,...

NEWS: Judge strikes down Wyoming’s abortion laws, saying they violate state constitution

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming's Abortion Laws, Saying They Violate State Constitution NBC News, November 18, 2024 A Wyoming judge ruled Monday that two laws restricting and banning abortion in the state violate its constitution, making the procedure legal up until fetal...

When You Prioritize Accountable Care, You Improve Women’s Health

Accountable care is well-positioned to make a significant impact on the health care needs of women. When it comes to the state of women’s health in the United States today, there is much to be desired. Evidence shows troubling trends to that end: the United States,...

Innovations in Women’s Behavioral Health: The Promise of the IBH Model

REPORT | The new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) offers significant potential to improve the way care is provided to people with BH conditions. The model tests a new payment-and-delivery approach...

Current Paid Sick Days Laws

FACT SHEET | A list of all the paid sick days laws that are or will soon be in effect in the United States.

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...

Black Maternal Health Week 2024: The Legacy of Black Maternal Wisdom

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