“Women of color and Latinas have been particularly impacted by the fall of Roe. A 2023 report by the National Partnership for Women and Families estimated that nearly 6.5 million Latinas, or 42% of all Latinas of reproductive age in the country, live in a state that either had or was likely to ban abortion.”
“‘There isn’t a national mandate that requires an employer to provide paid family or medical leave,’ says Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group that focuses on these issues. ‘The FMLA gives you something and it’s important, but it’s only one step in terms of where we need to be.'”
“‘The efforts to really impede the right to travel, really go to the heart of our Constitution and our democracy,’ Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said at a Senate hearing Wednesday on the Freedom to Travel for Healthcare Act. ‘And, you know, even in a world where people disagree on a lot of things, our ability to go from state to state of our own accord is a fundamental principle.'”
“‘Well, Senator, first of all, don’t ask a question if you don’t want to know the answer.’ Wise words were offered on Wednesday by Joceyln Frye, president of National Partnership for Women & Families, during testimony to a congressional subcommittee on the freedom to travel for abortion care.”
Jocelyn Frye: “… I think the reason they do it is because they’re trying to stigmatize people who are trying to seek abortions. So they frame the conversation in the most extreme way possible, in ways that we know don’t really happen. So they can look reasonable when they push back on abortion. It simply doesn’t happen that way and it was important to say that, because it really paints a picture that is disrespectful to women and anybody who’s seeking an abortion.”
“For disabled women, ‘it’s really critical for access to reproductive health care, information, and options, especially for folks who live in states where they have banned or are likely to ban abortions,’ said Marissa Ditkowsky, who serves as the disability economic justice counsel at the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF).”
“For every dollar men earn today, women across the board earn 78 cents, according to US Census Bureau data analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
“…On average, women employed in the United States lose a combined total of more than $1.6 trillion every year due to the wage gap,” according to a report from the National Partnership for Women and Families. Families, businesses and the economy suffer as a result.”
“About 57% of all Black women ages 15-49 live in states with abortion bans, and 55% live in states with both abortion bans and above average maternal mortality, according to analysis released by National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda last week. Further escalating the effects of not having legal access to abortion where they live, the fact that 2.7 million Black women living in these states are economically insecure, and more likely to lack the funds necessary to travel to access abortion in another state.”
“The problems that contribute to expensive care are multifold and can be understood by taking a close look at how the market is funded, according to Jocelyn Frye, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit that works to improve lives.
‘It’s a perfect storm in terms of a number of things coming together,’ Frye told Fortune. ‘Families are struggling across the country, the costs are going up, the number of child-care workers has not yet rebounded fully from pre-pandemic numbers, the costs of operating child-care facilities are escalating and we don’t pay child-care workers themselves enough.'”
“The analysis from National Partnership for Women & Families and In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda found that nearly 7 million Black women ages 15-49 live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion.
The number of states to ban or limit abortion care has increased since the 2022 Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to abortion.”
“The study, by the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and the non-profit In Our Own Voice, shows the stark impact of overturning Roe v. Wade on Black women, NBC News reported.
Jocelyn Frye, president of the NPWF, told NBC that understanding the concerns of Black women can help address barriers to care facing other demographics of women.”
“The report also found that 2.7 million of the Black women of reproductive age living in such states are already ‘economically insecure’ and that 1.4 million of them work in service jobs — which are less likely to provide resources like paid sick days, flexible scheduling and more. They include Black women with disabilities, multiracial Black women, veterans and immigrants.”
“The additional time women spend on caregiving is valued at more than $625 billion per year, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. So where can we send the invoice?”
“‘Right now, it falls short in terms of what pregnant people would need,’ said Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, vice president of health justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families. ‘Given that the majority of hospitals have gotten the designation because the requirements for it are a pretty low bar, it’s not really a useful distinction even for those consumers that do have a choice,’ Hernández-Cancio said. ‘Because if the majority of the hospitals have it, and all the ones in your area do, it doesn’t make a difference.'”
How should those advancing anti-racism in healthcare talk about the work? An expert panel discusses this, and other community-submitted questions, before sharing personal stories of how they came to work in healthcare and community advocacy. Sinsi Hernández-Cancio (National Partnership for Women & Families) stresses the importance of storytelling.
“Women’s advocates see the politics of the lawsuit as well. ‘It’s no coincidence that this organized, partisan effort is occurring in states that have some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the country,’ Jocelyn Frye of the National Partnership for Women & Families wrote in a statement. ‘Any attempt to dismantle these protections will have serious consequences for women’s health, working families, and the ability for women to thrive in the workplace.'”
“Proponents of the bill argue that both employers and employees benefit from paid sick leave, with a study from the National Partnership for Women & Families finding that sick leave reduces the rate of employees leaving and also increases productivity. Supporters also argue that paid sick leave gives employees more stability and economic security.”
“For the second year in a row MAPP members will join forces to support the National Partnership for Women & Families in Washington, D.C. in September. After all, James said, ‘The policies we are advocating for are for women across the board, not just women in hospitality.'”
“The most noticeable pay gap is the gender inequities between actors who identify as men or women. According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, Black actresses typically make an estimated 64 cents for every dollar white, non-Hispanic male actors make. This number increases to 68 cents for Black women producers and directors.”
“There is no panacea. Assuming everybody is operating in good faith and nobody is intentionally trying to underpay people, the reality of how our economy and workplaces are built is that women are often in the jobs that pay less, they’re segregated into those jobs and it’s harder for them to get into the jobs people might view as nontraditional or the leadership positions,” Frye said. “This is a workforce-wide phenomenon.”
