LETTER | On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the tens of millions of working families we represent, we write in support of the Job Protection Act.
Key Facts: The Family and Medical Leave Act
FACT SHEET | The FMLA has been used more than 500 million times by working people who needed to care for their own health or the health of their families. In 2024 alone, more than 15 million workers were supported by the FMLA.
Trump’s plan to decimate the federal workforce will harm disabled workers, veterans, womenof color and the economy
FACT SHEET | Federal employees provide essential services to people – and when they are under threat, so too is that important work. It would also impact the economy overall. Costing hundreds of thousands of workers – or more – their jobs could dramatically spike...
Letter to Congress: Protect Medicaid
LETTER | The National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy (NCGJHP) and 134 allied organizations sent a letter to Congress to urge them to protect Medicaid and oppose all attempts to cut the program.
Women Are Facing A Crisis In This Country. That’s Bad News for Business.
FACT SHEET | Complex problems resulting from decades of systemic racism and sexism, compounded by attacks on abortion care and health care, have created barriers for women – particularly mothers – from fully participating in the workforce.
From Maternal Health to Long-Term Care: Medicaid is Vital for Women’s Lifelong Health
FACT SHEET | Currently, 24 million women are enrolled in Medicaid: 56% are in their reproductive years and over half are women of color. Beyond maternity care, Medicaid ensures access to preventive services like cancer and chronic disease screenings, family planning,...
Threats on All Fronts
REPORT | We still find that states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion also overwhelmingly fail women on a range of key work and care policies. Yet, we also find that many states have taken key steps to advance women's health and economic freedom, and point...
Understanding the Difference Between Paid Sick Days & Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | What's the difference between paid sick days and paid family and medical leave? And which states, cities and counties have paid leave and paid sick days?
Innovations in Women’s Behavioral Health: The Promise of the IBH Model
REPORT | The new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) offers significant potential to improve the way care is provided to people with BH conditions. The model tests a new payment-and-delivery approach...
Current Paid Sick Days Laws
FACT SHEET | A list of all the paid sick days laws that are or will soon be in effect in the United States.
Project 2025 Threatens Women and Families’ Health and Freedom
INFOGRAPHIC | Project 2025, a 900+ page document created by the Heritage Foundation, serves as a playbook to systematically dismantle the foundation of checks and balances that American democracy rests upon. If implemented, Project 2025 would serve as a draconian tool...
America’s Women and the Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | Overall, women in the United States are paid 75 cents for every dollar paid to men. The wage gap widened in 2023 from 2022 – the first time this has happened since 2003. When women lose income, their economic security and that of their families is...
Why the Affordable Care Act Matters for Women: Improving Care for Pregnant Women and New Parents
FACT SHEET | The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation, and includes benefits that are critically important for pregnant women and new parents. Thanks to the ACA, most plans now ensure coverage for the health services...
Despite Significant Gains, Women of Color Have Lower Rates of Health Insurance Than White Women
FACT SHEET | Pervasive coverage disparities remain for women of color, despite significant health insurance gains since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Health insurance provides access to the care women of color need to get and stay healthy, including...
Latinas Experience Pervasive Disparities in Access to Health Insurance
FACT SHEET | Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that, despite significant health insurance gains since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was implemented, pervasive coverage disparities remain for Latinas. In fact, Latinas have the lowest coverage rates of any...
We Decide: Demanding the Policies Pregnant People Need to Thrive
INFOGRAPHIC | When it comes to pregnancy and parenting, we all want to make the best decisions for our families and ourselves so that we can thrive.
Listening to Asian and Pacific Islander Mothers in California
This issue brief highlights results from Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women survey respondents. It underscores many social and economic issues affecting pregnant and parenting API women, including their mental health, experiences with discrimination, postpartum...
Tax Credits Do Little to Make Paid Leave Affordable for Employers
FACT SHEET | A paid leave tax credit proposal like the Strong Families Act (S. 1716/H.R. 3595) would not be affordable for employers.
Attacks on the Affordable Care Act, Planned Parenthood and Medicaid Are Attacks on Reproductive Justice for Women of Color
FACT SHEET | Reproductive justice will be attained when all people have the economic, social and political power and means to make decisions about their bodies, sexuality, health and families. Because of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of women of color have...
Women’s Community Letter to Congress on the Affordable Care Act (March 2017)
LETTER | We, the undersigned organizations, share a commitment to advancing the health and economic security of women and their families. We are writing to express our opposition to repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and defunding Planned Parenthood.
