Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 15, 2024 – Today, the Biden Administration published a final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), landmark legislation...
Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women Who Advocate for DEI
by Hodan Deria, Anagha Sreevals, Aimee Peoples | Mar 27, 2024 | Other
To commemorate this year’s Women’s History Month theme, which celebrates women who advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), the DEIA team explored their reflections of the significance of this month and its dedicated theme.
113 Years Later, We Remember the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
by Marissa Ditkowsky | Mar 25, 2024 | Fair Pay
Today, we remember one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history – the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire of 1911. Over 100 workers, mostly young, immigrant women and girls, died.
Women’s History Unsung Hero: Celebrating the Advocacy of Florynce Kennedy
by Hodan Deria | Mar 22, 2024 | Reproductive Rights
To commemorate Women’s History Month, Hodan Deria, 2024 Spring DEIA Intern highlights Florynce “Flo” Kennedy for her life-long dedication to advocacy. Through her activism for civil rights, feminism, and LGBTQ+ rights, Kennedy’s legacy continues to inspire and inform discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
NEWS: Why abortion in the U.S. is on the rise
by Repro Health Watch | Mar 21, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
To understand the evolving landscape for abortion in the United States, you have to consider two seemingly contradictory things.
The Gender Rage Gap
by Emily Roe | Mar 21, 2024 | Reproductive Rights
Female rage is worthy of celebration and praise – without it women’s history would be radically different from what it is today.
Women of Color Need a Vacation
by Molly Kozlowski | Mar 20, 2024 | Paid Leave
In an economy shaped by white supremacy, the lack of paid vacation time offered to low-wage, service professionals also means that women of color are the most likely to be denied time for leisure, rest, and self-care.
Attack on Abortion Pills Continues at Supreme Court
by Shaina Goodman | Mar 19, 2024 | Reproductive Rights
Nearly two years after the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Dobbs, abortion access is once again in the hands of nine Justices. Next week, the Court will hear oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA, a case about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval process for mifepristone.
NEWS: Historic abortion clinic visit by Vice President Harris
by Repro Health Watch | Mar 14, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
Vice President Harris is visiting an abortion clinic in Minnesota on Thursday — an extraordinary stop meant to signal the importance the Biden campaign is placing on reproductive rights in the 2024 presidential race.
We analyzed 46 years of consumer sentiment data – and found that today’s ‘vibecession’ is just men starting to feel as bad about the economy as women historically have
by Anwesha Majumder, Katherine Gallagher Robbins | Mar 14, 2024 | Fair Pay
Of the numerous economic trends filling column inches over the last few years, few have gained as much traction as the “vibecession.” But whose feelings have been driving the vibecession in the first place? In a word, men’s.
Setting the Record Straight: The Truth About the Wage Gap
by Brittany Williams, Sarah Suleman | Mar 11, 2024 | Fair Pay
In 2019, a poll revealed that nearly half of men believe that the wage gap is “made up.” It’s time to set the record straight.
Black women and Latinas are joining the job market – but are they finding the jobs they’re searching for? | #JobsDay March 2024
by Katherine Gallagher Robbins | Mar 8, 2024 | Fair Pay
For Women’s History Month, we celebrate the progress we have made while acknowledging the persistent inequities that remain in our labor market.
NEWS: CVS and Walgreens to sell abortion pills this month
by Repro Health Watch | Mar 7, 2024 | Repro Health Watch
The two largest pharmacy chains in the United States will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month, a step that could make access easier for some patients.