Women spend twice as much time caregiving as men, according to the 2022 American Time Use Survey August 15 marks Moms’ Equal Pay Day: Data show that women are battling wage gap and caregiving gap, disproportionately affecting moms’ financial security WASHINGTON, D.C....
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Unemployment down but caregiving and equity needs remain | #JobsDay January 2023
by Katherine Gallagher Robbins | Jan 6, 2023 | Fair Pay
The most recent #JobsDay data show the strength of the economy in 2022. But the data also show that labor force participation remains below pre-pandemic levels for many groups of women, with Black women and Latinas suffering the largest declines between February 2020 and December 2022 of 1.9 and 1.8 percentage points, respectively.
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NEWS: FDA to allow pharmacies to dispense abortion pills
by Repro Health Watch | Jan 5, 2023 | Repro Health Watch
“The US Food and Drug Administration is allowing certified pharmacies to dispense the abortion medication mifepristone to people who have a prescription. Mifepristone can be used along with another medication, misoprostol, to end a pregnancy. Previously, these pills could be ordered, prescribed and dispensed only by a certified health-care provider.”
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How Employers Can Build Gender Equity in the Workplace
by Open to All | Jan 3, 2023 | Fair Pay
Vasu Reddy, Senior Policy Counsel for Economic Justice at the National Partnership for Women & Families, recently briefed Open to All Corporate Partners on the National Partnership’s latest report, entitled “Partnership in Action: A Guide to Building Gender Equity in the Workplace.” The guide serves as an introduction to the policies and benefits companies can implement to help women, especially women of color, return to the workforce.
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NEWS: Department of Veterans Affairs sued over decision to offer abortions to veterans
by Repro Health Watch | Dec 16, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
“A nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Texas sued the department Tuesday over its decision to offer abortions services in certain cases and abortion counseling to veterans, claiming the new rules violate her religious beliefs. “
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Amidst Your Holiday Cheer, Remember Latina Equal Pay Day is Not a Celebration
by Elisa Davila, Cristina Toppin | Dec 8, 2022 | Fair Pay
December 8th marks one day that does not merit the large family gatherings, endless servings of pasteles washed down with glasses of coquito, and other winter holiday traditions practiced by many Latine households: Latina Equal Pay Day.
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NEWS: Independent abortion clinics are ‘disappearing from communities’ after the end of Roe V. Wade
by Repro Health Watch | Dec 8, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
“Twice as many independent abortion clinics have closed so far in 2022 compared to the year before as facilities shutteredin the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision this year to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to an association for independent abortion care providers.”
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NEWS: The fight over medication abortion is just getting started
by Repro Health Watch | Dec 1, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
“The fight over medication abortion bills is heating up, as conservatives turn their focus to medication abortion.”
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The Road We’ve Traveled—and the Path Ahead
by Jocelyn Frye | Dec 1, 2022 | Other
Today marks one year since I started my tenure as President of the National Partnership for Women & Families. The year has flown by, as time often does. In many ways, my one-year mark feels like an imperfect moment for reflection …
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After Dobbs, Voting Rights are Essential to Reproductive Rights and Justice
by Josia Klein | Nov 22, 2022 | Reproductive Rights
A crucial election is upon us. Early voting has begun in dozens of states, and on November 8th the American public will participate in a midterm election where abortion is on the ballot like never before. And despite attempts to pit concerns about the economy against access to abortion, the reality is that abortion is an economic issue. For example, women denied an abortion are significantly more likely to live in poverty years later.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
by Ulrika Brameus | Nov 20, 2022 | Other
Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives have been lost as a result of anti-transgender violence, hatred, and prejudice.
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Bringing Visability to the Transgender Community this Transgender Awareness Week
by Ulrika Brameus | Nov 17, 2022 | Other
This week is Transgender Awareness Week, an annual observance bringing attention to issues transgender people face. In honor of Transgender Awareness week, I wanted to highlight triumphs of the community to establish more positive representation of transgender people in an effort to combat anti-trans stigmas and prejudice.
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NEWS: Midterms Bring Major Constitutional Wins for Abortion Rights
by Repro Health Watch | Nov 17, 2022 | Repro Health Watch
The first major election of the post-Roe era yielded new protections for abortion rights, as voters in three states approved measures to add constitutional protections guaranteeing access to the procedure…California, Michigan and Vermont backed ballot measures that effectively make it impossible for state lawmakers to enact bans.