Women’s health care should never be a political game.
by Lisa Brown | Jun 26, 2012 | Reproductive Rights
Women’s health care should never be a political game.
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Our mission is to improve the lives of women and families by achieving equality for all women.
Kamala Harris speaking at the National Partnership Annual Gala (Washington, DC, 2016)
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Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families The Healthy Families Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Bernie Sanders today. WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 12, 2026 –...
Website highlights business leadership, research and best practices supporting a national paid family and medical leave policy. WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 4, 2026 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) debuted a refresh of...
Businesses, economies and families benefit from paid family and medical leave; so could the entire U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 3, 2026 – As the nation prepares to mark the anniversary (Feb. 5) of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the only federal law...
Tens of Thousands of New Mothers Have Been Flagged to Police Over Unreliable Drug Tests Mother Jones, February 10, 2026 In at least 70,000 cases in 21 states, parents were referred to law enforcement agencies over allegations of substance use during pregnancy,...
To mark Black History Month, we’re taking a look at how Black women are faring in the economy – and the situation is not good. Just last month we revealed that Black and Indigenous women especially suffered in 2025 under the Trump economy – and it’s no mystery...
Every day, working people across the country wake up already making tradeoffs. They plan their commutes around childcare drop-offs, take calls from doctors’ offices during lunch breaks, and quietly calculate how many sick days they have left if something goes wrong....
FACT SHEET | On the need for the country's workplace policies to provide domestic and sexual violence survivors the support and job protection they need to recover - through a paid sick and safe days standard.
LETTER | Expressing concern about EEOC Chair Lucas's recent statements in a February 6, 2026 interview that suggested that a transgender person’s use of facilities consistent with their gender identity may constitute unlawful harassment and encouraged cisgender women...
FACT SHEET | The FMLA has been used about 566 million times by working people who needed to care for their own health or the health of their families. In 2025 alone, more than 15 million workers were supported by the FMLA.
