"Fighting for Equality + Equity" (video, June 5, 2025)
Our mission is to improve the lives of women and families by achieving equality for all women.
Kamala Harris speaking at the National Partnership Annual Gala (Washington, DC, 2016)
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Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 24, 2026 – “This week, the Virginia legislature gave final approval to a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program in the...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was targeted by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice in an indictment challenging how the organization used its...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 14, 2025 – On the heels of its Spring board meeting, and as the organization prepares to celebrate its 55th Anniversary, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Michele L. Jawando has joined as the newest...
Three months ago, we gathered to mark the 33rd anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act – and to ask an honest question: is job protection enough? The answer, resoundingly, was no. Most recently we came together, for Mother's Day, with a sharper focus on one of...
The nearest abortion provider for people living in the Pacific Island territories is Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, which is a 14 to 44-hour flight from the Northern Mariana Islands, a 17 to 36-hour flight from Guam, and a five-hour flight from American Sāmoa. And flights alone...
Stories about paid leave going wrong are having a moment. Workers allegedly taking vacations while on leave. Warnings about fraud. Claims that programs are being "gamed" or crushing employers. It's a compelling narrative. It's also a familiar one. And honestly? It...
REPORT| Nearly 36 million workers – mostly women – telework at least some hours. We analyze who is and isn't teleworking and propose new policies to thoughtfully implement work from home opportunities.
CHART | A detailed summary of existing family leave laws in California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, D.C., Washington, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, Minnesota, Maine and Virginia.
ISSUE BRIEF | This brief reviews existing research on the impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) for women workers and provides new data on how women workers are overrepresented in occupations where they may be particularly affected by AI in the workplace.
