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Sep 21, 2022 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families, in collaboration with HealthConnect One, the National Health Law Program, and Tewa Women United, released today a new report, Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Doula Support, highlighting how doula support can make...
Sep 21, 2022 |
Even before the overturning of Roe, Asian immigrants faced many barriers in accessing reproductive care. The end of Roe unquestionably impacts all Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, with National Partnership for Women & Families estimating that 1.3 million AAPI women and birthing people live in states where their abortion rights are at risk. Asian Americans largely support abortion rights; according to the Pew Research Center, 74 percent of Asian American respondents favor legal abortion, the highest approval rating of any racial group. We know there is a lot at stake when our bodily autonomy, health, and economic outcomes are stripped away.
Sep 21, 2022 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families examined a world in which the wage gap does not exist for Black women. In this scenario, Black women working full time, year-round, would have enough money to pay for…
Sep 21, 2022 |
Maternal mental health conditions appear in various forms including anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, postpartum psychosis, bipolar illness, and in some instances, substance use disorders. According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, one in five mothers meet the criteria for a mental health disorder during or after pregnancy. Even more, roughly 40 percent of Black American women who are either pregnant or new mothers in particular, suffer from maternal mental health illnesses, doubling their white counterparts while being half as likely to undergo treatment.
Sep 21, 2022 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit focused on racial and gender equity, said including seasonal workers, part-time employees and gig workers provides a more holistic view of pay equity issues. It also is more inclusive, as those positions are disproportionately held by women of color.
Sep 21, 2022 |
“Black women’s Equal Pay Day this year is based on comparing all Black women workers to all white, non-Hispanic men workers. This is a change from earlier years when we focused on full-time, year-round workers only and that’s what is primarily driving the change in the date,” said Frye. “We and other groups working on equal pay made this shift, which is led by women-of-color-led organizations, in order to be more inclusive of all workers. For example, by shifting to include all workers, instead of limiting to full-time, year-round workers, we included 33 million more women workers in the wage gap calculation.”
Sep 20, 2022 |
“Your nutrition, your environmental exposures, your stress, all these have huge ah effects on how the baby fares,” said Carol Sakala, who leads maternal health and maternity care programming at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Sep 16, 2022 |
“We believe local governments know their populations better than the state does,” said Vasu Reddy, senior policy counsel for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, which advocates for paid sick leave. “They are worried if the cities show how popular these policies are, there won’t be an excuse for not passing them at a state level.”
Sep 14, 2022 |
What they’re saying: The report is a “kids story but it’s also a women’s story,” said Kate Gallagher Robbins, a senior fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Sep 6, 2022 |
Sharita Gruberg, vice president for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, the organization that originally drafted the FMLA, explains, “[FMLA] guarantees eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per [12-month period] to care for a newborn or newly adopted child, recover from their own serious health conditions, including pregnancy, or care for a seriously ill family member.”
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NEW: Improving Our Maternity Care
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Gilbride is a strong advocate for enforcing federal anti-discrimination laws and ensuring equal opportunities Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 17, 2023 – “The National...
Analysis Reveals Dobbs Decision Harm to Latinas WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 3, 2023 – In advance of this week’s Latina’s Equal Pay Day, the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice published a...
Un análisis revela que la decisión de Dobbs perjudica a las Latinas WASHINGTON, D.C. – 3 de octubre de 2023 – Antes del Día de la Igualdad Salarial de las Latinas de esta semana, la Asociación Nacional para Mujeres y Familias y el Instituto Nacional de...
We are so excited to announce our partnership with Spelman’s Social Justice Fellows Program to launch our Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Internship program. The NPWF-Spelman Social Justice Fellow will join us this summer in a special internship...
The Trump Administration’s second term has signaled a focus on reducing health care costs and improving health outcomes through strengthening efforts to prevent chronic disease and advancing payment reform. However, the word ‘equity’ has become a political target with...
States With Abortion Bans Had an Even Higher Than Expected Infant Death Rate. Here’s Why. USA Today, February 13, 2025 The number of infants dying after states enact abortion bans is even higher than expected, a new study found. But there were stark differences,...
Raising the Bar | This guidance document outlines recommendations health plans can use to raise the bar for maternal health equity and excellence as employers.
Raising the Bar | This guidance document outlines recommendations for ways health plans can raise the bar for maternal health equity and excellence as provider partners.
Raising the Bar | Birth doulas provide emotional support, comfort measures, information, and advocacy for achieving the birthing person's goals during labor and birth.
