Extreme proposals would slash hundreds of millions of dollars from programs and services for women and families – must be nonstarter for negotiations WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 19, 2023 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families...
Business Leaders Join Together to Call for Paid Family and Medical Leave in New Video
Six-Figure Advertising Campaign to Accompany Launch of Video
Suit against NYC nonprofit alleges discrimination during, after pregnancy – HR Dive
The Pandemic Stopped Time, But For 30-Something Women, The Clock Kept Ticking – Elle
Tensions Await Julie Su in Shaping Role as Labor’s Deputy – Bloomberg Tax
The Necessity of Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees: “Paid Leave Is Not a ‘Perk'” – Ms. Magazine
D.C. Workers Deserve Stronger Paid Leave
Black and brown people in D.C. have seen some of the worst racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths and vaccinations in the country. At the same time, the national economic fallout of the pandemic hit communities of color the hardest: people of color, particularly women, disproportionately worked in industries hit by pandemic-related closures, layoffs and reduced hours. And that is on top of the longstanding health and economic racial disparities that already existed before the pandemic.
Women in the Workplace – CR Press
Witnesses Testify in Support of the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act – Just The Real News
Telethon for Documenting Black Birth Experiences Slated for June 25 – Black Enterprise
Lack of Child Care Infrastructure Costs U.S. Billions of Dollars Each Year – Ms.
The Necessity of Paid Leave for All – Newsweek
Rep. Colin Allred, after birth of second child, advocates for more fathers to take paternity leave – The Washington Post
National Women’s Law Center and the National Partnership Respond to the Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act Decision
Today, in Texas v. California, the Supreme Court ruled that the Plaintiffs, who sought to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA), did not demonstrate sufficient harm to challenge the provisions. This means that the ACA is upheld and millions of people still have...
Erika Moritsugu, Biden’s new liaison to Asian Americans, fights for influence in the White House – Washington Post
The Paycheck Fairness Act to close the gender wage gap failed in Congress. What comes next? – The 19th
President Biden’s Historic Budget Takes a Stand for Women & Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership for Women & Families and National Birth Equity Collaborative Issue Ground-Breaking Work on How Racism Affects Mom and Babies
The National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Birth Equity Collaborative joined forces to raise awareness about the many factors driving the nation’s maternal health crisis through a 10-bulletin series: Saving the Lives of Moms & Babies:...
This could be the year federal paid leave finally passes – Vox
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