WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 22, 2024 – This term, two important cases are in front of the Supreme Court that could restrict abortion care nationwide, have devastating impacts on the health of women of color, and undermine the independence of federal...
"Because Equality" (video, 2-19, 2019)
Our mission is to improve the lives of women and families by achieving equality for all women.
Kamala Harris speaking at the National Partnership Annual Gala (Washington, DC, 2016)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 22, 2024 – This term, two important cases are in front of the Supreme Court that could restrict abortion care nationwide, have devastating impacts on the health of women of color, and undermine the independence of federal...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 19, 2024 – Today, Nicole Berner was confirmed to the Fourth Circuit Court of appeals by the U.S. Senate. Berner’s extensive accomplishments...
National Partnership calls out recent effort to downplay U.S. maternal mortality crisis WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 18, 2024 – In case you missed it, the National Partnership for Women & Families is pushing back on a study released last week claiming that...
On June 6, 2024, Wednesday “Wendy” Johnson, a postal worker in North Carolina, passed away from a possible heat stroke after a particularly hot day working in the back of a postal truck with no air conditioning. For women workers across the nation like Wendy, heat...
More Voters, Especially Women, Now Say Abortion Is Their Top Issue New York Times, August 31, 2024 Attitudes on abortion are deeply entrenched and have motivated voters across the American political landscape for decades. But in a post-Roe world, with abortion access...
Every person gets sick, and no one should be forced to choose between their job and their health, or their family’s health. Currently, about 28 million people – nearly one in five private-sector workers – cannot earn a single paid sick day. Earned sick...
Methodology and Summaries of Maternity Care Episode Payment and Maternity Care Home Programs
FACT SHEET | The Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model will be a decade-long pilot that aims to transform how maternity care is provided, who provides it, and how to pay for care that childbearing families need and want.
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...
