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As we celebrate Women’s History Month and commemorate Equal Pay Day – our country faces anti-LGBTQ+ attacks that jeopardize our basic rights. Among these attacks is the refusal to include LGBTQ+ information in the federal data that helps us understand economic disparities. These attacks are pushing us farther from a future where gender and sexual orientation do not determine a person’s economic well-being.

On October 1, the federal government shut down because Republicans were unable to pass a funding bill, despite having control over all three branches of government. As the shutdown enters its fifth week, women and families across the country continue to feel the devastating economic impact.

National Partnership for Women & Families recommends policy changes to ensure equity for women workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 28, 2026 – A new report, “AI and Emerging Risks for Women Workers,” from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF)...

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 24, 2026 – “This week, the Virginia legislature gave final approval to a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program in the...

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was targeted by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice in an indictment challenging how the organization used its...

Trump Admin Wants To Test Drinking Water for Abortion and Birth Control Pills HuffPost, April 22, 2026 The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency recommended earlier this month that states begin testing drinking water for certain forms of abortion...

Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Seek To Redefine ‘Abortion’ To Exclude Medical Treatment Stateline, April 13, 2026 Some anti-abortion state lawmakers are pushing to revise the definition of “abortion” so abortion bans don’t apply to cases in which the death of an “unborn...

Economic security for women with disabilities has long been fragile, shaped by systems that were never designed to support them. These systems are complex, fragmented and under sustained attack. More than a year into his second term, President Trump has begun...

ISSUE BRIEF | This brief reviews existing research on the impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) for women workers and provides new data on how women workers are overrepresented in occupations where they may be particularly affected by AI in the workplace.

FACT SHEET | Thanks to 15 state-level paid leave programs, nearly 50 million private-sector workers nationwide – 34 percent – have or will soon have access to paid time away from their jobs for major health and caregiving needs. This report analysis how many workers...

REPORT | Barriers to emergency abortion care access, including state abortion bans and hospital closures, harm maternal health across the United States

Gender, Sexuality, and the Impact of Data on Economic Security

5 Ways the Government Shutdown Hurts Women Financially

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New Analysis: More Than 30 Percent of Workers in the Most AI-Vulnerable Jobs Are Women of Color

National Partnership for Women & Families Congratulates Virginia as Paid Leave Becomes Law

Trump Administration Targeting of Southern Poverty Law Center and Latest Attempt to Rewrite History Is Disingenuous and Dangerous

NEWS: Trump admin wants to test drinking water for abortion and birth control pills

NEWS: Anti-abortion lawmakers seek to redefine ‘abortion’ to exclude medical treatment

Economic Security for Women with Disabilities is Under Attack

AI and Emerging Risks for Women Workers

State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs Cover Nearly 50 Million Workers

Putting Patients at Risk: Extremist Attacks on Emergency Abortion Care