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May 18, 2023 |
NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye sent a letter to the Biden administration and congressional leadership, urging them to oppose a debt ceiling deal…
Apr 24, 2023 |
“The National Partnership for Women and Families estimates that in 2022, 10.9 million workers needed leave but did not take it, with two-thirds of those saying they were unable to do so as they could not afford to take unpaid leave.
“Thirty years is way too long to have not taken the next step,” said Michelle Feit, the director of congressional relations for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
Apr 18, 2023 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families applauds the Biden administration for taking an important next step toward improving caregiving supports, the quality of care jobs…
Apr 7, 2023 |
Today, a rogue judge in a federal court in Texas launched the latest salvo in the regressive and coordinated campaign to restrict the basic human rights of women and all those who can give birth.
Mar 30, 2023 |
“”This can [be] a very troubling and frightening slippery slope,” said Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Vice President for health justice at National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Mar 29, 2023 |
“Black women often have the highest labor force participation rate of any group of women, yet stereotypes about their desire to work are still pervasive, said Jocelyn Frye, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Mar 28, 2023 |
We applaud the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for voting to advance the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal…
Mar 27, 2023 |
“Sharita Gruberg, vice president for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, said there will need to be sufficient monitoring and enforcement from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to ensure that underrepresented workers aren’t being pushed out of jobs due to sexual harassment and discrimination.”
Mar 24, 2023 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families is saddened to hear of the passing of Retired United States District Court Judge Gladys Kessler, and we extend our deepest condolences to her family…
Mar 22, 2023 |
New Resource Outlines Tools for Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence
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More than three million disabled women live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion since Dobbs WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 1, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) released a new analysis on post-Dobbs America,...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a regulation to strengthen protections against discrimination in...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 30, 2024 – The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has published updated guidance on workplace harassment for the first time in...
Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and supports when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and...
Despite some recent improvements in maternal mortality – which, to be clear, did not extend to Black women – the United States continues to be the most dangerous wealthy country for giving birth, and large proportions of childbearing families still lack...
‘Rolling Thunder’: Inside Conservatives’ Strategy To Curb Abortion Pill Access POLITICO, May 7, 2025 The nation’s most influential anti-abortion groups have a new plan to roll back access to the procedure for millions of Americans in what they’re calling the “biggest...
ISSUE BRIEF | The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and extreme abortion bans and restrictions passed by states even prior to then, have had far reaching impacts on health care providers and the communities they care for.
We call on Congressional champions for women's health and economic security to cosponsor and push for passage of the following priority bills in 2024.
FACT SHEET | Misclassification of workers as independent contractors deprives many women of critically important protections for equal pay and accommodations for breastfeeding.
