States Limit Access to Abortion and the Ballot Box WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 30, 2024 – A new report, Democracy & Abortion Access: Restrictive Voting Laws Threaten Freedoms, by the National Partnership for Women & Families found that the states with...
Closing the Wage Gap for All Women Workers
Women who worked full time, year-round in 2020 were paid just 83 cents for every dollar that was paid to a man working full time, year-round. This full-time wage gap, as large as it is, has always left out millions of workers – disproportionately women of color – who...
Paid Leave Will Help Close the Gender Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | The wage gap illustrates the high cost women are paying for our nation’s policy failure, including our lack of paid family and medical leave to support family caregiving, which is still most often performed by women.
Not Enough Family Friendly Policies: High Stakes for Women and Families
FACT SHEET | Women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce and are the primary or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of families. But our nation’s public policies don’t reflect this reality.
An Unlevel Playing Field: America’s Gender-Based Wage Gap, Binds of Discrimination, And A Path Forward
ISSUE BRIEF | A report that finds that America’s gender-based wage gap is pervasive and has a disproportionate impact on the country’s mothers, especially single mothers and mothers of color.
The Misnamed Working Families Flexibility Act: 9 Key Flaws and A Better Solution
FACT SHEET | The misnamed Working Families Flexibility Act will likely mean more overtime hours and less money for workers without any guarantee of time off when they need it. Here are nine key flaws...