Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced the addition of Udochi Onwubiko as the Managing Director for Economic Justice Policy.
Largest U.S. Survey of Birth Experiences to be Released Summer 2025
Today, Moms Rising/Mamás con Poder and Black Mamas Matter Alliance joined the National Partnership for Women & Families to announce Listening to Mothers IV, a nationwide initiative to hear directly from mothers about being pregnant, giving birth, and supporting themselves and their babies postpartum.
New DOL Proposal to Phase Out Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers is Long Overdue
The Department of Labor’s announcement of a proposed rule to eliminate the subminimum wage for disabled workers is an important step to right the wrongs disabled workers have faced for generations and help ensure meaningful inclusion of disabled workers in the labor market.
National Partnership for Women & Families Statement on the 2024 Elections
Our mission at the National Partnership to make concrete improvements in the lives of women and families is not contingent on any one candidate or any one election. We are squarely focused on pursuing the policies that women say they want and need and the policies that can make their lives better, help them navigate work-family conflicts, access reproductive health care, become economically stable, and secure fair pay.
Memo Re: The 2024 Election: Women and Family Issues on the Ballot
Across the country women are heading to the polls to vote in one of the most pivotal elections of our time. In addition to voting for candidates, voters will also weigh in on critical ballot initiatives that may expand access to abortion and access to paid sick leave. In the midst of this, we are seeing continued attacks on our democracy and the right to vote – an issue that we know is deeply connected to women’s ability to have equity in all aspects of our lives.
New Poll Finds Strong Small Business Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies
A scientific opinion poll released today shows that an overwhelming majority of small companies support a national paid family and medical leave program funded by a combination of employee and employer contributions.
National Partnership for Women & Families’ Staff Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement
The National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), IFPTE Local 70, are proud to announce the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement. National Partnership United (NPU), a chapter within NPEU, was formally recognized in January of 2021 and negotiations for a first contract began later that year.
National Partnership Mourns the Loss of Fair Pay Champion Lilly Ledbetter
“All of us at the National Partnership for Women & Families were saddened to hear about the passing of Lilly Ledbetter. She was a true American heroine in every sense of the word and dedicated her life to fighting for equal pay and fairness for all workers.”
National Partnership Welcomes Dvora Lovinger as Vice President of Congressional Relations and Social Impact, Sara Goldberg as Vice President of Development
“I am thrilled to welcome Dvora and Sara to the National Partnership,” said Jocelyn C. Frye, President of National Partnership for Women & Families.
U.S. Missed Out on Close to $7 Trillion in GDP Over Last Decade
Our new analysis shows the wage gap for all women workers is now 75 cents, 3 cents wider than last year, and the first time the wage gap has grown in over 20 years.
