What if motherhood didn’t have to be so hard? – USA Today
Women’s Leader Decries Another Trump Administration Attack on Health Care
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
This Black Maternal Health Week, It’s Time to Listen to Black Women
As we kick off the start of Black Maternal Health Week, Black women in this country are still experiencing unacceptably poor maternal health outcomes and serious complications related to childbirth. Black women are still three to four times more likely to experience...
Are Any of the Paid Family Leave Plans Actually Any Good? – The Cut
There’s a bipartisan push around paid family leave brewing in the Senate – Vox
Women of color are paying the highest price for the gender pay gap – Yahoo
America has stalled on equal pay – Vox
As Nation Marks Another Equal Pay Day, New Analysis Shows Gender Wage Gap Persists Regardless of Industry, Occupation or Education
Exclusive Analysis Calculates Wage Gap’s Effect on Women’s Spending Power in All 50 States and D.C.
Women Are Working More Than Ever, But They Still Take On Most Household Responsibilities – Forbes
Nine nurses are pregnant at a Maine hospital. They all work in the baby-delivery unit. – Washinton Post
Ivanka Trump Has ‘Failed The Families Of This Country’ So Far With Paid Leave Proposals, Advocates Say – Newsweek
The Fight to End the Hyde Amendment Has Finally Come to the U.S. Senate – Rewire.News
Where ‘Bring Your Baby to Work Day’ Can Be Every Day – Governing
Trump’s Parental Leave Proposal Is Pure Hypocrisy – Huffington Post
President’s Latest Budget Is a How-To Guide for Harming Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The secret number maternity hospitals don’t want you to know, and why we’re revealing it – USA Today
Why the pay gap for black women isn’t shrinking fast enough – NBC News
Why paid family leave is about more than taking care of babies – MarketWatch
We Passed Paid Leave in Our States. The Rest of America Deserves The Same. – Newsweek
Our state programs are all a little bit different, but each one shares core principles: we have programs that are accessible and cover the range of reasons people need to take leave. Our three states together cover millions of people who know that if a medical emergency occurs, their first concern can be their loved one’s health, not how to pay their rent.
