Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 30, 2024 – The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has published updated guidance on workplace harassment for the first time in...
Marge Roukema: A Powerhouse for Bipartisan Progress for Women
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Labor Department Announces Three States and D.C. Awarded $500,000 to Study Paid Leave Programs; Leading Family Friendly Policy Expert Commends Initiative, Urges States to Innovate So More Workers Can Soon Access Paid Leave
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Women’s Bureau and Employment and Training Administration today announced that the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Montana and Rhode Island will receive one-time, competitive grants to study the feasibility of...
Days After the Senate Blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act, New Data Show the Wage Gap Persists in All States and is Worse for Women of Color
Analysis of New Census Data Looks at Income Loss for Women, as Measured by Food, Housing and Gas
Country Will Soon Have Its Second Statewide Paid Sick Days Law as Calif. Legislature Sends Gov. Brown a Bill Allowing Most Workers to Earn Three Paid Sick Days Per Year
National Partnership President Debra L. Ness Calls Bill an “Important First Step,” Urges Expansion to Include Home Health Care Workers
Women and Families to Tell Lawmakers: #WEmatter
New Effort is Part of a Growing Call to Improve the Economic Security of Women and Families
For Equal Pay Day, New Study Finds Wage Gap is Costing Women and Families in All 50 States Thousands in Critical Income Each Year
As Senate Prepares to Vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, New Analysis Shows Size of the Wage Gap for Women and Families in Each State
Historic Political Leadership in New York City Should Pave the Way for a National Paid Sick Days Standard, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Vote to Strengthen New York City’s Sick Days Law Shows Lawmakers are in Touch with Working Families, Recognize that Paid Sick Days are “Good Policy and Good Politics”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
POLL: Significant Support for Economic Policies for Working Families
National poll shows broad support for pay equity, raising the minimum wage and paid leave; findings a call to action for nation’s leaders
Expecting and New Mothers Face Avoidable Challenges in the Workplace, Survey Shows
Holding a job is the new normal for pregnant women in the United States, but many encounter significant barriers to success on the job and at home, according to a survey of new and expecting mothers that was released today.
Five Years After the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Congress and the President Should Do More to Promote Fair Pay
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Victory for Newark Workers Adds to Paid Sick Days Momentum
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
20,000 Tipped Workers in D.C. Gain the Right to Earn Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Newark Adds to Paid Sick Days Momentum
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Strengthening Paid Sick Days Law Would Help D.C. Workers, Improve Public Health and Support Local Economy, Ness Says, Urging Mayor to Sign Bill
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Newark Adds to Paid Sick Days Momentum in the Garden State
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jersey City Mayor Signs Nation’s Seventh Paid Sick Days Law
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Toward a Family Friendly America: States and Cities Are Adopting Historic Advances This Year, But Progress at the Federal Level is Slow
Working Families Have Celebrated Progress in a Dozen Cities and States Since March
Jersey City Council Approves Paid Sick Days; City Poised to be Sixth in the Nation to Guarantee Workers the Right
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
A Bitter Pill: New Census Data Show Gender-Based Wage Gap is Largely Unchanged Since 2002
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families