NEWS: Trump administration decimates birth control office in layoffs
TThe decimation of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs — part of a larger effort by President Donald Trump to fire federal employees during the government shutdown — threatens a program that has existed for over 50 years .
NEWS: Louisiana sues Trump’s FDA to overturn abortion pill mailing
The availability of abortion pills in states with bans on the procedure is facing a new challenge after Louisiana filed a lawsuit to curb mailing of the medication within its borders, claiming the process circumvents state law.
Voices from the 2025 MAPP Advocacy Summit: Restaurants, Workers, and the Fight for Paid Leave
Behind every meal served in America’s restaurants is a workforce of women, immigrants, and small business owners whose livelihoods are directly shaped by public policy. This issue was put front and center when chefs and lawmakers came together for the annual MAPP Advocacy Summit on Capitol Hill.
Delayed Jobs Data Especially Harms Black Women – And that Hurts All of Us
The delay in today’s jobs report is just the tip of the iceberg on the harms from the government shutdown.
NEWS: Hundreds of women charged with pregnancy-related crimes since fall of Roe
In the first two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, prosecutors in 16 states charged more than 400 people with pregnancy-related crimes, new research released on Tuesday found.
As Voters Demand It, Paid Sick Days Access Expands But 25 Million Workers Still Left Out
Just over 25 million workers still can’t earn a single paid sick day to stay home when they’re battling the flu or take their kid to a doctor’s appointment. This is unsustainable for working caregivers amid and the Trump administration’s attacks on women in our economy.
NEWS: Abortion pill access threat renewed by red states, federal study
Texas, Florida, and Louisiana are urging US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the Northern District of Texas to let them join Missouri v. FDA, a lawsuit by three other red states seeking to force the Food and Drug Administration to drop telemedicine access to the abortion medication mifepristone and further restrict its use.
Women’s Community Open Letter in Support of Dr. Lisa Cook
We, the undersigned organizations representing the interests of women across the country, write to oppose President Trump’s unprecedented attempted firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and his further attempts to politicize the country’s central bank.
The 60th Anniversary of This Landmark Civil Rights Order Reminds Us That Progress Is Possible
The 60th anniversary of Executive Order 11246 reminds of the progress it made possible and the urgent need for Congress to restore and strengthen its protections.
NEWS: Abortion pill providers targeted by new Texas law refuse ‘anticipatory obedience’
Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of Texas, on Wednesday signed into law a bill that lets people sue anyone suspected of manufacturing, distributing or mailing abortion pills to or from Texas.
Congress Keeps Shortchanging the EEOC – And Workers Are Shouldering the Consequences
For decades, Congress has underfunded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and workers – especially women workers – have paid the price.
Puerto Rico Deserves High-Quality, Locally-Driven Data for Gender Equity
As we fight to preserve data from the Trump administration’s campaign to erase women, people of color and LGBTQI+ people, it’s important to remember that the status quo before 2025 was never good enough. A particularly stark example of data inequity is Puerto Rico.
