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.
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?
Black Women and the Care Agenda: Investing in Care Priorities Advances Gender and Racial Justice
ISSUE BRIEF | Black women are family caregivers – and they need flexibility and economic supports to make the best decisions for themselves and their families
Small Businesses Support a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
REPORT | A new national scientific opinion poll conducted for Small Business Majority and the National Partnership for Women & Families by Lake Research Partners found that 79% of small business owners support the creation of a national paid family and medical leave...
Unfinished Policy Agenda for Women in the Economy Cost the U.S. $6.7 Trillion in GDP Gains Over a Decade
Despite the attention generated by the White House Summit on Working Families and the ongoing work of advocates, policy experts, and key policymakers, the comprehensive progress needed to strengthen women's participation in the economy and grow our economy overall has...
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.
State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Laws
CHART | A detailed summary of existing family leave laws in California, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, D.C., Washington, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon, Colorado, Maryland, Delaware, Minnesota and Maine.
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
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.
Model State Paid Family and Medical Leave Statute
A resource for drafting a new paid family and medical leave bill at the state level, created in collaboration with A Better Balance.
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.
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).
Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (The FAMILY Act) Section-by-Section
A section-by-section summary of the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act
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.
Learning Our Lesson: COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick and Family Leave Showed the Value of a Robust, Permanent Paid Leave Policy
ISSUE BRIEF | This brief reviews the research and evidence about workers’ and employers’ need for and use of emergency sick and family leave, implementation and enforcement, and the costs and benefits of the program. It also shares qualitative findings from 20...
Fathers Need Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | A national paid family and medical leave insurance program would provide mothers and fathers with much-needed pay when they need time off for family or medical reasons.
FAMILY Act Coalition Letter to Congress
LETTER | On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the tens of millions of working families we represent, we urge members of Congress to become a co-sponsor of the Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY) Act.
Americans Need Access to Paid Safe Leave
FACT SHEET | Gender-based violence causes economic instability
How Much Income Will Build Back Better Paid Leave Replace?
The Build Back Better Act would provide up to four weeks of paid family and medical leave for working people who time away from work to welcome a new child, address their own serious health condition or care for a loved one with a serious health condition. The paid...
