Trump rolls back bedrock civil rights measure in sweeping anti-DEI push – Axios
“‘It would significantly erode a civil rights enforcement tool that has been essential, in particular for women’s progress,’ Jocelyn Frye, president of the advocacy group National Partnership for Women & Families, told Axios before Trump’s order was issued.”
Meet the Trump Nominees Who Could Gut Abortion Rights Across Government Programs – Mother Jones
“‘Across the DOJ, various offices have responsibility for enforcing – or not enforcing – federal laws that have direct bearing on reproductive and other civil rights,’ says Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
Pregnant Congresswoman Blasts ‘Unreasonable’ House Voting Rules – Newsweek
“‘The National Partnership for Women and Families endorsed this bill because it’s a good bill. There’s lots of reasons this is important but it’s really to modernize this institution,’ Lovinger told Newsweek. ‘These rules were made for a body of old white men. It’s not going to work anymore. This is a simple way to make it better for new parents to be able to continue to vote while still on leave but also take care of their families.'”
Biden seeks to end subminimum wages for workers with disabilities – Axios
“This is the culmination of years of change in the culture, says Katherine Gallagher Robbins, a senior fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Black feminists launch billboards highlighting abortion in north Omaha – KMTV News Omaha
“‘The former president has been all over the map in terms of what he says about abortion access, about reproductive rights and about access to different forms of reproductive health care,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘There is an active effort to really deny folks access to IVF and other sorts of reproductive health care. People are right to be worried.'”
Could Trump administration usher in mandates to cover IVF treatment? Maryland is there already. – The Baltimore Sun
“‘The former president has been all over the map in terms of what he says about abortion access, about reproductive rights and about access to different forms of reproductive health care,’ said Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘There is an active effort to really deny folks access to IVF and other sorts of reproductive health care. People are right to be worried.'”
It’s almost Election Day. Where is the paid parental leave policy? – The 19th
“Post-Build Back Better, the reality is the paid leave is going to look different depending on the composition of Congress and and there are now different models on the table,” Frye said. “The other reality is that it’s complicated, it’s not like you can just slap it down and say, ‘Here it is.’ It’s going to take some time to think through what can really work …and I’d rather have her approach it that way.”
Abortion Bans Affect Latina Women Disproportionately — They’re Using Storytelling To Change This – Betches
“After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, an estimated 6.7 million Latinas of reproductive age now live in the 26 states that have banned or are poised to ban abortion care, according to a recent analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.”
Poll: Most Small Businesses in Michigan Support Paid Family/Medical Leave Policies – DBusiness Magazine
“The survey, conducted by Lake Research Partners on behalf of Small Business Majority and the National Partnership for Women & Families, found 79 percent of Michigan small businesses support enacting a national paid family leave program that would guarantee employees wage replacement for up to 12 weeks, funded by shared employer and employee contributions of 0.5 percent each.”
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics – 404 Media
“‘Warrantless law enforcement access to digital information related to reproductive health care, including location data, threatens reproductive freedom,’ Ashley Emery, senior policy analyst, reproductive health and rights at the non-profit the National Partnership for Women & Families, told 404 Media. ‘If law enforcement can bypass court approval needed to obtain sensitive data and instead use this new surveillance tool to track pregnant people and build cases against them, the implications for abortion and pregnancy criminalization are alarming. This risk is especially salient for Black women, brown women, and low-income women, who are already over-surveilled and over-policed.'”
