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US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

Apr 29, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

More people of color gave birth outside hospitals in 2020, report finds – Axios

Apr 29, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

More Black people sought births outside hospitals in 2020, report finds – Washington Post

Apr 28, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

Inside Meadows’ phone on Jan. 6 – POLITICO

Apr 25, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

Still waiting for the ‘Year of the Woman’ – The Fauman

Apr 25, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

The Power of Accountability – HCPLAN

Apr 20, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

As COVID-Era Restrictions End, Disabled Americans Want to Avoid a ‘Return to Normal’ – TIME Magazine

Apr 16, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

The Healthcare Industry Can Do More for Maternal Health – MedPage Today

Apr 16, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

How President Biden’s 2022 fiscal budget will impact caregivers and families – Employee Benefit News

Apr 7, 2022

US women of color increasingly seeking alternatives to hospital births – study – The Guardian

DC Group Celebrates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court – NBC Washington

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Overtime Rule Would Put More Money in the Pockets of Working Women

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...

HHS Expands Important Protections for Reproductive Health Privacy

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 22, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a regulation that would strengthen the Health Insurance...

National Partnership Welcomes Jennifer M. Ng’andu to Board of Directors, Announces Shreya Jani as Board Chair

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 17, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families today announced the addition of Jennifer M. Ng'andu to the Board of Directors and...

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How the Trump Administration Could Widen the Wage Gap for Black Women

July 10th, 2025, is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, commemorating how far into the year that Black women need to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men made in the previous year. In 2023, Black women earners, including full-time, part-time and part-year workers, were...

NEWS: After Texas banned abortion, more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage 

A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage ProPublica, July 1, 2025 Before states banned abortion, one of the gravest outcomes of early miscarriage could easily be avoided: Doctors could offer a dilation and...

Déjà vu all over again – The EEOC Mission to Combat Employment Discrimination is Getting Harder Amid Anti-Civil Rights Attacks by the Trump Administration

“Thus it is not enough just to open the gates of opportunity. All our citizens must have the ability to walk through those gates. This is the next and the more profound stage of the battle for civil rights.” — Lyndon B. Johnson, Commencement Address at Howard...

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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.

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.

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