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Women’s Health Care Should Never Be A Political Game… But That Is Exactly What It Has Become

Women’s Health Care Should Never Be A Political Game… But That Is Exactly What It Has Become

by Lisa Brown | Jun 26, 2012 | Reproductive Rights

Women’s health care should never be a political game.

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Trump Administration Targeting of Southern Poverty Law Center and Latest Attempt to Rewrite History Is Disingenuous and Dangerous

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was targeted by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice in an indictment challenging how the organization used its...

National Partnership for Women & Families Welcomes Michele L. Jawando to Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 14, 2025 – On the heels of its Spring board meeting, and as the organization prepares to celebrate its 55th Anniversary, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Michele L. Jawando has joined as the newest...

Virginia’s Passage of Paid Sick Days and Paid Safe Leave Shows Commitment to Working People

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families On Friday, March 13, Virginia’s state legislature passed HB5/SB199, giving workers the right to earn paid sick and safe leave to recover from brief illness or address the impact...

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NEWS: Trump admin wants to test drinking water for abortion and birth control pills

Trump Admin Wants To Test Drinking Water for Abortion and Birth Control Pills HuffPost, April 22, 2026 The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency recommended earlier this month that states begin testing drinking water for certain forms of abortion...

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Economic Security for Women with Disabilities is Under Attack

Economic security for women with disabilities has long been fragile, shaped by systems that were never designed to support them. These systems are complex, fragmented and under sustained attack. More than a year into his second term, President Trump has begun...

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Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap

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

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FACT SHEET | More than three million workers in the Commonwealth of Virginia would have paid family and medical leave if HB1207/SB2 is signed into law.

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