National Partnership staff share their reflections on Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century by Alice Wong following book club discussions led by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism team.
Mask Bans are Dangerous for Disabled Women
Recently, lawmakers in several states and localities have been advocating for mask bans and have seen success in places like North Carolina and Nassau County, New York. But with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging on and conservative efforts to delegitimize the efficacy of masks, the renewed push to ban face masks, catapulted by fear-mongering and a legacy of eugenics, will harm and threaten the health and safety of disabled people, particularly disabled women and disabled women of color.
How a lack of LGBTQI+ data harms gender justice
Gender justice requires identifying and addressing inequities for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQI+) people.
Let’s Talk Mental Health in AANHPI Communities
For this May’s AANHPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, I spoke with some AANHPI NPWF colleagues about some of the issues contributing to stigmas and barriers surrounding mental health in our vastly diverse communities. Check out some common themes within our individual experiences!
The Global Jewish Table
This month as we mark Jewish American heritage month, there are many reasons why I cherish my Jewish identity
How a Young Lawyer’s Mental Health Journey Fuels Her Advocacy Work
To acknowledge Mental Health Awareness Month this May, DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy sat down with Marissa Ditkowsky, disability economic justice counsel at the nonprofit National Partnership for Women & Families and adjunct professor at American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL).
The Silent and Often Invisible Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – No More Stolen Sisters
On Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day, we remember the many lives shattered or lost, and commit to working with Native communities to find justice and keep families safe.
Women’s History Month: Celebrating Women Who Advocate for DEI
To commemorate this year’s Women’s History Month theme, which celebrates women who advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), the DEIA team explored their reflections of the significance of this month and its dedicated theme.
New Census proposal would reduce the number of disabled women and girls counted by nearly 10 million
A new proposal from Census would change the definition of disability in the American Community Survey, reducing the official count of disabled people by 40 percent. This change could have significant implications for supports for disabled people.
Why we’re launching the Women 2024 Action Fund this Giving Tuesday
We’re launching our new Women 2024 Action Fund this Giving Tuesday because women cannot continue bearing the brunt of Congress’ dysfunction and inaction.
Inequality Didn’t Just Happen… It Was By Design. It’s Time to Return to Our Values and Return to the Heart.
Equal pay is one marker of the multitude of inequalities Native women face. We are a young democracy as an American government that can still learn from the values of its Indigenous people who cultivated and cared for this land since time immemorial, sustaining it for generations to come.
NPWF takes a Care Week: Reflections on a Week dedicated to Self-Care
During Care Week, our staff truly prioritized their rest and time based on their own needs. Here are some things our staff did with this time.
The Child Care Funding Cliff Has Been Centuries in the Making
Our country’s child care sector is historically underpaid, underfunded—with some workers even excluded from the full protections provided in our labor and civil rights laws—because its burdens are borne by women of color.
“The Hope for Freedom is Contagious”
To commemorate Juneteenth, National Partnership President Jocelyn Frye joins Aimee Peoples — our Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-Racism — for a conversation on what the holiday means to her and to the work of our organization.
Celebrating AA and NHPI Heritage Month: Interview with Erika Moritsugu
We’re closing the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month with a blog post Q&A featuring Erika Moritsugu, who was appointed in April 2021 to serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and AA and NHPI Senior Liaison.
Celebrate AANHPI Heritage Year Round With These 12 Book Recommendations
Jaclyn Dean, Director of Congressional Relations-Reproductive Health, gives book recommendations for celebrating AANHPI heritage year round.
Better data about race and ethnicity is critical for advancing gender justice
Inclusive, comprehensive data on racial and ethnicity is essential for gender justice and the work of the National Partnership.
New Data on Veterans Show High Unemployment for Young Women
New data reveal employment challenges for young women veterans, veterans of color, and disabled veterans.
Six Books You Should Read To Celebrate Black History Month
In a time when Black stories and Black history are being erased and censored, uplifting those stories and the people who tell and live them is critically important. That’s why this Black History Month, some of the National Partnership staff have put forward book recommendations by Black authors.
The Road We’ve Traveled—and the Path Ahead
Today marks one year since I started my tenure as President of the National Partnership for Women & Families. The year has flown by, as time often does. In many ways, my one-year mark feels like an imperfect moment for reflection …
