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Mar 19, 2026 |
Coming off the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, and now transitioning into Women’s History Month, a new report shows that Black women are disproportionately impacted by the absence of a national paid sick leave law.
Mar 17, 2026 |
“’So far, 22 states and Washington, DC, have created some version of shield protections; eight of those states, including New York and California, have adopted laws that explicitly protect people who provide or facilitate abortion care via telemedicine. The laws have proven to be ‘one of the strongest tools that reproductive freedom advocates have to protect abortion access in a post-Roe reality,’ says Ashley Kurzweil, a senior policy analyst at the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘It’s painfully obvious that anti-abortion extremists are targeting shield laws because they are working.’”
Mar 13, 2026 |
“The National Partnership for Women & Families is thrilled to congratulate Virginia on passing a paid family and medical leave law, which will provide 3.2 million Virginians with access to paid time off to take care of themselves or their loved ones.”
Mar 13, 2026 |
“‘Currently, the District of Columbia and 13 states have passed laws requiring paid leave for many workers, according to a report from the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit that advocates for reproductive rights, health and economic justice, and workplace equality.
“‘’States have shifted the paradigm now that more than 46 million workers across the U.S. are covered by paid family and medical leave programs, pointing the way forward for the rest of the country,’ Jessica Mason, senior policy analyst at the organization, said in a news release.”
Mar 3, 2026 |
A new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families reveals that one in three private-sector workers in the U.S. now has access to paid family and medical leave through a state program.
Feb 12, 2026 |
“With one in five workers nationwide still lacking access to paid sick days, this bill help would guarantee that no one has to choose between their job and their health or family.”
Feb 4, 2026 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families debuted a refresh of AdvancingPaidLeave.org, one of the only websites designed for businesses that want to support working families – and improve work-life balance for employees who are caregivers or have long-term medical needs – through offering paid family and medical leave.
Feb 3, 2026 |
“’The household survey is really the only source for intersectional employment data on a monthly basis. That means that for groups of women we and others have been watching especially closely during this period — for example, disabled women, Black women, women veterans — timely information about these groups would disappear,’ said Katherine Gallagher Robbins, a senior fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families who routinely analyzes the data. “
Feb 3, 2026 |
As the nation prepares to mark the anniversary (Feb. 5) of the FMLA, the only federal law guaranteeing workers time off, a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families shows that state paid leave policies are a triple win for the economy, businesses and families.
Feb 3, 2026 |
To coincide with the FMLA anniversary and continue NPWF’s call for lawmakers to come together on a policy that would help working parents and caregivers balance their work and family demands, the organization released its annual “Paid Leave Means a Stronger Nation” report today. This resource has the latest data on the benefits paid leave would have in every state across the country.
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Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families This week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was targeted by the Trump administration’s Department of Justice in an indictment challenging how the organization used its...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 14, 2025 – On the heels of its Spring board meeting, and as the organization prepares to celebrate its 55th Anniversary, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Michele L. Jawando has joined as the newest...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families On Friday, March 13, Virginia’s state legislature passed HB5/SB199, giving workers the right to earn paid sick and safe leave to recover from brief illness or address the impact...
Supreme Court Reinstates Access to Abortion Pills – for Now Mother Jones, May 4, 2026 The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily reinstated a Food and Drug Administration rule allowing the abortion pill mifepristone to be prescribed via telemedicine and dispensed...
Closing out Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it’s hard not to think about how technology has been used in recent years to harass women and women workers. Especially as artificial intelligence (AI) booms, it’s clear that this convenient technology tool is proving to be...
Natrona County Judge Grants a Block on Six-Week Abortion Ban Wyoming Public Radio, April 24, 2026 A Natrona County judge has granted a temporary restraining order on Wyoming’s six-week abortion ban. This means that abortion is legal once again in the state. In March,...
ISSUE BRIEF | This brief reviews existing research on the impact of Artificial intelligence (AI) for women workers and provides new data on how women workers are overrepresented in occupations where they may be particularly affected by AI in the workplace.
FACT SHEET | Thanks to 15 state-level paid leave programs, nearly 50 million private-sector workers nationwide – 34 percent – have or will soon have access to paid time away from their jobs for major health and caregiving needs. This report analysis how many workers...
REPORT | Barriers to emergency abortion care access, including state abortion bans and hospital closures, harm maternal health across the United States
