In a newly released report, the National Partnership for Women & Families details the value of doula support across a wide range of experiences for pregnant people, including abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth. The Partnership conducted in-depth interviews with...
First Equal Pay Day of the Year – for Asian Women – Reminds Us That the Wage Gap is Pervasive
by Sarah Fleisch Fink | Feb 22, 2018 | Fair Pay
Unless Congress enacts legislation that will help all women receive higher wages and remain and succeed in the workforce, women and families, and especially women of color, will continue to suffer – and our economy and nation will pay the price.
Resisting Attacks From Corporate Interests, Advocates in Austin Win Paid Sick Days
by Sarah Fleisch Fink | Feb 16, 2018 | Paid Sick Days
The Austin City Council approved a paid sick days ordinance this week. When signed into law, the new measure will guarantee paid sick days for more than 210,000 Austinites who currently cannot earn such time.
Celebrating 25 Years of the FMLA With a Resounding Call for Paid Leave for All
by National Partnership Staff | Feb 9, 2018 | Paid Leave
As this wrap up shows, there is tremendous strength, diversity, passion and clout behind the vibrant movement to win paid family and medical leave for all.
Delays are Destructive: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Need Health Care Funding Now
by Katie Martin | Feb 7, 2018 | Other
It is my hope that by Super Bowl 2019, I will be able to tell my son that Puerto Rican families have the resources they need to enjoy a Sunday football game, rather than worry about basic necessities and access to affordable health care. We urge Congress to act without further delay.
Why Paid Leave Means… Everything
by Debra L. Ness | Feb 5, 2018 | Paid Leave
Twenty-five years after we won a national unpaid leave law, it’s time to finally win paid leave.
Fighting for Families Means Fighting for National Paid Family and Medical Leave
by Vicki Shabo | Feb 4, 2018 | Paid Leave
As part of SiX’s 2018 #FightingForFamilies Week of Action, Vicki Shabo comments on the 25th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act and importance of a national paid leave plan that doesn’t leave anyone behind.
Paid Family and Medical Leave Means a Stronger Nation
by Debra L. Ness | Jan 29, 2018 | Paid Leave
Our country is in the midst of an extraordinary, long-overdue moment. In historic ways, women and our allies are coming together to demand change, and guaranteeing paid family and medical leave for all is essential to winning that fight.
Roe at 45: Rising Above the Lies to Realize the Promise of Roe v. Wade
by Sarah Lipton-Lubet | Jan 22, 2018 | Reproductive Rights
Forty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed women’s right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, we are still defending that right and working to realize the promise of Roe for millions – especially poor women, young folks and people of color – for whom abortion care remains inaccessible.
A Moment, a March and a Movement Poised to Win the Policies Women and Families Need
by Debra L. Ness | Jan 21, 2018 | Other
Many of us — including women, people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ community and people with special needs, disabilities and chronic illness — recognize that Trump’s federal government is putting all of us last.
Persistence Pays Off: Maryland Advocates, Lawmakers Secure Nation’s Ninth Statewide Paid Sick Days Law
by Sarah Fleisch Fink | Jan 12, 2018 | Paid Sick Days
The Maryland legislature voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Healthy Working Families Act this week, which means Maryland will soon become the ninth state with a paid sick days law. Hundreds of thousands of Marylanders will gain access to paid sick days.
Connecting Virginians to the Health Coverage They Need
by Katie Martin | Dec 22, 2017 | ACA
This year, National Partnership staff helped Virginians sign up for health coverage during open enrollment.
Censoring Science Is Never a Good Idea
by Debra L. Ness | Dec 22, 2017 | Choosing Health Equity
Letting politics dictate health policy is outrageous! This is not what the country wants.