Joshua Tobing Archives | National Partnership for Women & Families

"Because Equality" (video, 2-19, 2019)

At the National Partnership, we're all about making life better for women and families.

Our mission is to improve the lives of women and families by achieving equality for all women.

Learn More

Kamala Harris speaking at the National Partnership Annual Gala (Washington, DC, 2016)

Advocacy

Congressional Relations

Social Impact / Business Working Group

Special Events

Take Action

Economic Justice

Fair Pay

Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Paid Leave

Paid Sick Days

Pregnancy Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Childbirth Connection

Health Justice

Choosing Health Equity

Maternal Health

Digital Health

Affordable Care Act

Doula using a rebozo shawl to relieve the lower back pressure of a pregnant woman.

NEW: Improving Our Maternity Care
Through Doula Support

News Room

New Analysis Shows More Than Half of All Disabled Women Live Under State Abortion Bans

More than three million disabled women live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion since Dobbs WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 1, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) released a new analysis on post-Dobbs America,...

Biden Administration Strengthens Much Needed Protections Against Discrimination

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a regulation to strengthen protections against discrimination in...

National Partnership Commends Rule Finalizing Harassment Protections for Workers

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 30, 2024 – The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has published updated guidance on workplace harassment for the first time in...

Blog

How are AANHPI Women Faring in the Economy? | #JobsDay May 2024

For today’s Jobs Report, which comes as we kick off Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we are looking at how AANHPI women are faring in the economy. It’s important to note at the outset that we can’t tell this whole story....

The Silent and Often Invisible Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – No More Stolen Sisters

I was working in Washington D.C. when I heard news that stopped me in my tracks. It was so deeply distressing and horrifying. Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22 year old member of the Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota was 8 months pregnant when her baby girl was cut...

NEWS: Florida’s 6-week abortion ban is now in effect, curbing access across the South

Florida's 6-Week Abortion Ban Is Now in Effect, Curbing Access Across the South NPR, May 1, 2024 Starting today, people can no longer access legal abortions in Florida beyond six weeks of pregnancy, except in rare circumstances. The restriction replaces a 15-week ban...

Resource Library

State Abortion Bans Harm More Than Three Million Disabled Women

ISSUE BRIEF | Nearly two years later, the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade continues to undermine disabled people's reproductive freedom and dignity, threaten their economic security, and endanger their health and lives.

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.

& More

Special Events Find us on social media

Joshua Tobing

Barriers to Equal Pay for AANHPI Women

by Joshua Tobing | May 3, 2022 | Fair Pay

Acknowledging the unique wage gap between white men and AANHPI women is more important than ever, and forces us to take a closer look at the many myths and barriers in the way of achieving pay equity for AANHPI women in particular.

Back to the Blog