Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Partnership for Women & Families President Jocelyn C. Frye sent a letter to the Biden administration and congressional leadership, urging...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 18, 2023 – "The National Partnership for Women & Families applauds the Biden administration for taking an important next step toward...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 7, 2023 – "Today, a rogue judge in a federal court in Texas launched the latest salvo in the regressive and coordinated campaign to restrict...
Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban Faces Scrutiny in Federal Appeals Court Hearing ABC News, December 10, 2024 A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho's strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions...
Recently, the use of "Women’s+" has become increasingly common in activist spaces. In advocacy and health care spaces, terms like 'women+' or 'non-men' are often used to be more inclusive. While these terms intend solidarity, they can be imperfect solutions that also...
Today marks the last jobs data release of 2024. The data show the economy grew steadily last month, building on years of strong gains. But while November’s numbers are largely good, they aren’t as impressive as they were a year ago: compared to November 2023, the...
Paid family and medical leave is a crucial component to the success of the Build Back Better Plan because it is known and overwhelmingly popular and frames this as the American Family Plan. Paid leave is one of the best-known elements of the Plan, and it is well-liked.
Universal paid family and medical leave is critical to American families’ financial security, especially for low-income women and workers of color. Establishing national paid leave by passing the Build Back Better Act would provide this vital benefit to the 77 percent...
Nationally, 16.5 percent of full-time, year-round workers have earnings of $100,000 or more – an estimated 19.2 million people. Due to the gender wage gap, men are more likely than women to have earnings above this threshold: 20.6 percent of men (13.5 million) working...