Sojourner Truth’s life defied expectations. She was born into slavery in the North and later won her freedom, becoming an acclaimed speaker, preacher, and activist. In her speech to the Women’s Convention, she challenged the audience to see her for who she really was.
What the federal government chooses to measure directly shapes policymaking. Changes to how disability is measured across federal surveys can affect everything from workforce participation estimates to assessments of healthcare access and outcomes.
An AP U.S. Women’s History course is especially important right now as the Trump administration, state governments, and local school boards seek to erase this history altogether.
Amidst a nonstop, chaotic whirlwind of daily breaking news, court decisions and more, the Administration is abusing its power to turn back the clock on rights and protections for hundreds of millions of people. We highlight some ways this administration has been particularly harmful for women and their families.
The longest government shutdown in history is not only wreaking havoc on women’s and families’ economic security, it is harming the country’s economy. New research from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that if the shut down lasts through the end of November it could cost the economy up to $14 billion. That’s a lot of money – but exactly how much? Here are 6 things that you could have for $14 billion.
On October 1, the federal government shut down because Republicans were unable to pass a funding bill, despite having control over all three branches of government. As the shutdown enters its fifth week, women and families across the country continue to feel the devastating economic impact.
We, the undersigned organizations representing the interests of women across the country, write to oppose President Trump’s unprecedented attempted firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and his further attempts to politicize the country’s central bank.
Today’s alarming Jobs Report continues recent trends: Black women continue to bear the brunt of a dramatic economic slowdown, and newly revised data for the last few months reveal a worsening economy.
The 2025 state legislative session has been filled with ups and downs and a few notable surprises – specifically in the South. This year’s highlights include more workers having access to paid parental leave and pay transparency protections. This piece covers developments of paid family and medical leave, paid sick and safe days, fair pay and discrimination.
The Trump administration’s assault on DEI is not just an ideological campaign, it is a structural, financial, and existential threat to Black students and HBCUs. It’s already cost us opportunities. And if this continues, it will cost us generations of progress.
Women should have the power and agency to decide what kind of life they want to live, and the opportunity, access, and economic means to pursue it. But the Trump Administration is seeking to advance an alternative agenda: that the best way to create a prosperous America is to sacrifice the progress of millions of women in the workforce and at home.
While the nation prepared for Inauguration Day, I was glued to my phone waiting for a fellowship decision to work on disability-inclusive international development. Instead, USAID was shut down.
In the 100 days since the second Trump Administration began, there has been a barrage of harmful Executive Orders, confirmation hearings for dangerous and unqualified political nominees, unprecedented firing of federal employees along with restructuring or near elimination of many federal agencies.
Ahead of the State of the Union address, the National Partnership for Women & Families highlight 20 ways this administration has been particularly harmful for women and their families.
A conversation between Jocelyn Frye and Aimee Peoples to describe the importance and goals of the National Partnership’s HBCU internship initiative, beginning with a partnership with Spelman College’s Social Justice Fellows program.
At their core, attacks on DEI are attacks on our civil rights and ability to thrive. The Trump’s administration’s strategy is intended to overwhelm us, divide us, and distract us from fighting back. That’s why it’s more important than ever to take care of ourselves and each other to sustain us over the next four years.
Each year, the holiday dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us of his remarkable contributions in the fight for civil rights and freedom and his powerful legacy that continues to serve as a beacon of hope. In 2025, the holiday falls on...
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.
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.
Gender justice requires identifying and addressing inequities for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQI+) people.
