HIPAA Turns 30, but Its Protections Fall Short
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), we’re breaking down 30 ways that health privacy is being threatened.
NEWS: Massachusetts expands abortion access to any point during pregnancy
Massachusetts eliminated its cutoff for when someone can get an abortion, making it the tenth state — along with Washington, D.C. — to allow the procedure at any point in pregnancy.
Oral Testimony of NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye Hearing of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
For more than 60 years, the EEOC has required employers with at least 100 employees to report workforce demographic data annually using the EEO-1 form. This requirement has proven to be a reliable and powerful enforcement tool used consistently by every administration. The National Partnership strongly opposes the proposed rule to rescind requirements for filing EEO demographic data collection reports, including the EEO-1 form.
Women Are Losing Jobs – and the Stock Market Loves It | Jobs Day August 2026
Women lost 32,000 jobs in July, prompting a stock market rally in the face of workers’ pain.
NEWS: Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’ per Todd Blanche
As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide.
When women succeed, America succeeds – Honoring Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
For nearly fifty years, Nancy Pelosi demonstrated what is possible when women lead. Her career transformed the halls of Congress as well as the lives of millions of women and families across the country.
SCOTUS Let Us Down Again in its 2025-2026 Term
During its 2025-2026 term, the Supreme Court expanded the President’s power over independent agencies, weakened protections against racially discriminatory voting maps and upheld state bans on transgender students in school sports.
NEWS: Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious
A federal judge upheld the safety of the abortion medication mifepristone and ordered the Trump administration to examine and consider overturning restrictions on the drug as barriers to abortion access mount across the country.
What Disability Pride Taught Me This Year
This Disability Pride Month arrives at a moment of profound uncertainty for disabled Americans. The promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) feels increasingly fragile as the systems that support it – from the federal government to Medicaid access – face constant attack.
Opposing Dr. Oz’s Proposed Restrictions on Medicaid State Directed Payments
We submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strongly opposing a proposed rule that would enact extreme restrictions on State Directed Payments (SDPs), harming millions of women and their families.
NEWS: Public opinion on abortion has shifted four years after Dobbs
It’s been four years since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion. In the immediate aftermath of the decision, national attention centered on implementation of state bans and a rapidly shifting legal landscape … Today, more Americans identify as pro-choice than they did before Dobbs.
Listening to Mothers: A Tribute to Moms
In admiration and appreciation of moms everywhere, we have collected reflections from other mothers and advocates celebrating the many ways that mothers show up with strength and love for themselves, their children, their families, and their communities.