New report from the National Partnership for Women & Families calls for better wages and more opportunity for women this Equal Pay Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 13, 2023 – The National Partnership for Women & Families is releasing a new report, "Women's Work Is...
Spreading it around: Where do you get your information?
by Eiley Fong | Nov 22, 2021 | Other
Amidst the rise of social media, group chats, and increased digital communication, however, sharing can take on a deadlier connotation. In the pandemic the spread of misinformation and (un)intentional disinformation has led to false (and sometimes harmful) cures and inaccurate vaccine information among other issues.
Mississippi Abortion Ban Is Bad Medicine
by Ashi Arora | Nov 19, 2021 | Reproductive Rights
Mississippi Abortion Ban Challenges Medical Ethics
Top 10 Reasons to Support Paid Leave
by National Partnership Staff | Oct 26, 2021 | Paid Leave
Enacting a paid family and medical leave policy as part of the Build Back Better package is critical to closing the longstanding systemic inequities that impact women and people of color.
Immigration & Abortion Care: Why Reproductive Rights are Inextricable from Migration
by Emma Flores | Oct 1, 2021 | Reproductive Rights
As Texas implemented its egregious abortion restriction, Mexico finally decriminalized abortion. The move is a major victory for Mexican people and advocates, and a sign of change and hope for those living in other countries, particularly in Central America, where abortion is prohibited altogether.
Hey NASCAR Parents, Paid Leave Is the Pit Stop You Need to Keep Your Families Racing
by Eiley Fong | Sep 17, 2021 | Paid Leave
Paid family and medical leave is an indispensable benefit that all working people need and deserve.
Unprepared: Reflections of a Labor and Delivery Nurse
by Rachel Wei | Aug 12, 2021 | Maternal Health
As a labor and delivery nurse, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of untreated substance use disorders (SUD) and mental illnesses in pregnancy and postpartum—as one of the many ways our healthcare system fails to support and care for these moms and babies.
On This ADA Anniversary, We’re Thinking About Reproductive Health and Disability Justice
by Nuria Piracha | Jul 26, 2021 | Reproductive Rights
This week marks 31 years of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. However, despite the promise of this law and the progress made in the last two decades, ableism continues to permeate society, resulting in socioeconomic, health, and other inequities.
D.C. Workers Deserve Stronger Paid Leave
by National Partnership Staff | Jul 13, 2021 | Paid Leave
Black and brown people in D.C. have seen some of the worst racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths and vaccinations in the country. At the same time, the national economic fallout of the pandemic hit communities of color the hardest: people of color, particularly women, disproportionately worked in industries hit by pandemic-related closures, layoffs and reduced hours. And that is on top of the longstanding health and economic racial disparities that already existed before the pandemic.
Discontinuity in How We Value Immigrant Labor
by Emma Flores | Jun 29, 2021 | Fair Pay
National Immigrant Heritage Month is an opportunity to recognize the exceptional historic contributions immigrants have made in this country, or perhaps for some, even grapple with anti-immigrant attitudes and rhetoric that continue to marginalize and scapegoat those communities.
Rachel Reads: Ooh! She Got Money!
by Rachel Hicks | Jun 18, 2021 | Fair Pay
Black women face a unique struggle at the intersection of race and gender as it pertains to advancing their professional careers. They are systematically held at specific positions or levels in the workplace, and not always given opportunities to advance. My story is similar.
An Impossible Task? Balancing Your (Social) Media Consumption in the Interest of Improved Mental Health
by Giavanna Troilo | May 28, 2021 | Other
As we wrap up Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s time to reevaluate how we engage with media in all its forms.
Moms Deserve Much More than Breakfast in Bed on Mother’s Day
by Isabelle Atkinson | May 7, 2021 | Paid Leave, Paid Sick Days
Sunday marks our second pandemic Mother’s Day, and more than a year of financial, health, and familial chaos for mothers across the country.