Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 23, 2024 – Today, the Biden administration published a final rule to support higher pay and better work-family balance for workers by...
Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | A look at the wage gap for Asian American and Pacific Islander women by ethnic subgroup, and what that gap means for them and their families.
2024 Legislative Agenda
We call on Congressional champions for women's health and economic security to cosponsor and push for passage of the following priority bills in 2024.
Why Women Need the U.S. Department of Labor’s Independent Contractor Rule
FACT SHEET | Misclassification of workers as independent contractors deprives many women of critically important protections for equal pay and accommodations for breastfeeding.
Systems Transformation Guide to Disability Economic Justice: Public Benefits
REPORT | This report address critical public benefit programs – such as Social Security, TANF, LIHEAP, the ACP, SNAP, WIC, Medicaid and Medicare – their impacts on disabled women and the improvements that would enhance the economic security of disabled...
Quantifying America’s Gender Wage Gap by Race
FACT SHEET | Women of color in the United States experience the nation's persistent and pervasive gender wage gap most severely. U.S. Census Bureau data reveal the size of that gap by race.
America’s Women and the Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | Overall, women in the United States are paid 78 cents for every dollar paid to men. When women lose income, their economic security and that of their families is diminished.
An Analysis of the Gender Wage Gap by Congressional District
FACT SHEET | An analysis of the Gender Wage Gap by Congressional District
Economic and Health Justice for Women and Families in South Carolina
FACT SHEET | South Carolinian women need livable wages, supportive workplace policies such as paid family and medical leave, comprehensive health care access, and access to abortion – and they need a democracy that allows for their voices to be heard
The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act Will Support Women’s Economic Security
FACT SHEET | The SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act would support and uplift the more than 4 million women and girls who rely on SSI, including nearly 3.3 million women and girls who are eligible for SSI because they are blind or disabled, as well as 723,000 women...
Financing Sustainable Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs
ISSUE BRIEF | This brief examines key policy design features related to paid leave program finances and reviews the financial state of these programs to offer lessons and best practices for policymakers.
Systems Transformation Guide to Disability Economic Justice: Food Insecurity, Housing and Transportation
REPORT | The first report in this series discussed barriers that disabled women face in obtaining and maintaining employment. Many of these barriers are exacerbated by a lack of safe, stable, accessible and affordable housing and transportation.
The Healthy Families Act: A Section-by-Section Summary
A section-by-section summary of the Healthy Families Act, which would establish a national paid sick days standard.
The Healthy Families Act Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET | The Healthy Families Act would set a national paid sick days standard – a critical step toward meeting the health and financial needs of working families.
Native American Women and the Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | The wages of Native women are driven down by a number of factors that they are likely to encounter in the workplace and labor market, including gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that...
Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (The FAMILY Act) Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on legislation that would establish a national paid family and medical leave insurance program: the Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).
Key Facts: Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | Key facts and stats on paid family and medical leave
Paid Sick Days Are Good for Business
FACT SHEET | Businesses benefit when their employees have access to paid sick days. When sick workers are able to stay home, the spread of disease slows and workplaces are both healthier and more productive. Plus, workers recover faster from illness and obtain timely...
State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Laws
CHART | A detailed summary of existing family leave laws in California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Washington, New York, D.C., Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon and Colorado
Paid Family and Medical Leave: Good for Business
FACT SHEET | Leading business owners and managers recognize that every worker will at some point need time off to attend to health or family issues.
Paid Sick Days Statutes
CHART | A detailed summary of existing paid sick days laws.