The National Partnership for Women & Families, in collaboration with HealthConnect One, the National Health Law Program, and Tewa Women United, released today a new report, Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Doula Support, highlighting how doula support can make...
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Women Deserve the Truth
by Sarah Lipton-Lubet | Mar 20, 2018 | Reproductive Rights
National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) v. Becerra should be a no-brainer for the Court. It’s a case about the simple proposition that women deserve the truth.
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This International Women’s Day, We Must #PressforProgress on Women’s Health
by Debra L. Ness | Mar 8, 2018 | ACA
We all must speak out against the Trump administration’s attacks on women’s health and health care — before it’s too late.
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Let’s Press for Progress on Gender Equality Through a Strong U.S. Paid Leave Policy
by Vicki Shabo | Mar 8, 2018 | Paid Leave
On International Women’s Day, it is difficult to ignore the fact that the United States is an international outlier when it comes to paid leave.
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Women Just Can’t Win: Medicaid Work Requirements and Inadequate Workplace Policies
by Katie Martin | Feb 28, 2018 | Paid Leave
Here’s an idea for politicians who claim they want to help women and families become more financially secure: Don’t institute punishing work requirements in programs that are meant to help people achieve and maintain economic security. Instead, promote and protect access to affordable, quality health care and supportive workplace policies.
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Standing Together to Unrig the System for Working People
by Debra L. Ness | Feb 24, 2018 | Fair Pay
Workers need strong workplace policies – and strong unions – to ensure they are treated with dignity and respect. But working people are under attack.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.