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New Study: State Paid Leave Programs Becoming More Equitable, Reaching More Workers

Connecticut, Rhode Island and Washington State show positive outcomes thanks to intentional implementation of paid family and medical leave benefits for workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 7, 2025 – A first-of-its-kind analysis conducted by the National...

Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Is Another Blow to Democracy

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 4, 2025 – “President Trump’s firing of Bureau and Labor Statistics (BLS) head Erika McEntarfer solely because the BLS monthly jobs report...

Andrea Lucas Puts Her Political Agenda Before the Rights of Workers and Will Continue to Undermine the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Anti-Discrimination Mission

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 1, 2025 – Andrea Lucas was confirmed to serve a second term on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) following a Senate vote...

NEWS: Trump administration decimates birth control office in layoffs

Trump Administration Decimates Birth Control Office in Layoffs The New York Times, October 15, 2025 The 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...

NEWS: Louisiana sues Trump’s FDA to overturn abortion pill mailing

Louisiana Sues Trump’s FDA To Overturn Abortion Pill Mailing Bloomberg Law, October 7, 2025 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...

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 on September 16, when chefs, restaurateurs, food industry...

Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health

FACT SHEET | Every day, millions of U.S. workers face an impossible choice when they are sick: stay home and risk their economic security or go to work and risk their health and the public’s health. The evidence is clear: When workers have access to paid sick days,...

The History of Executive Order 11246

FACT SHEET | For nearly 90 years, presidential executive orders have shaped the fight for equal employment opportunity in federal contracting. This timeline outlines the critical moments that built, expanded and ultimately eliminated Executive Order 11246.

House GOP Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations Bills Threaten Women’s Ability to Thrive

FACT SHEET | House Republican leaders make their priorities clear: undoing long-standing protections for women in the workplace, slashing critical women's health programs and further restricting access to abortion and reproductive health services.