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Jun 23, 2025 |
Our analysis finds that more than 15 million women of color live in states where abortion is banned or under threat, or where there are bills to criminalize people for having an abortion. The analysis has been updated to reflect an Ohio proposal that was introduced last week.
Jun 20, 2025 |
“’In the letter, he mentions that EMTALA requires caring for the pregnant woman and their unborn child. Pre-Dobbs, that might not have meant much, but post-Dobbs, with the rise in fetal personhood in state abortion bans, it raises questions on whether the providers in these emergency departments have any duty to the unborn fetus and whether they can provide this emergency stabilizing care when it conflicts with their state abortion ban,’ said Donelson, the Huber Reproductive Health Equity Legal Fellow at the National Partnership for Women & Families.’”
Jun 10, 2025 |
“‘The National Partnership for Women & Families released its 2025 Leading on Leave Report today. The report recognizes companies with comprehensive paid leave policies and highlights key trends in paid leave innovation.”
Jun 10, 2025 |
Today, the National Partnership for Women and Families unveiled the top companies setting new standards for paid leave policies in 2025. The 2025 “Leading on Leave” report highlights seven companies that exceeded benchmark qualifications for their policies and practices on paid leave.
Jun 6, 2025 |
When a health crisis or emergency arises, and when minutes and seconds can be the difference between life or death, it is critical to ensure that patients receive the care that they need quickly and without hesitation. This week, the Trump Administration made this task harder by revoking guidance clarifying that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) applies in cases where abortion care is necessary to stabilize a patient, even when there is a state abortion ban in place.
Jun 4, 2025 |
Since being created by Congress more than 100 years ago, the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor has made significant contributions to improving women’s status and treatment in the workplace.
Jun 3, 2025 |
“Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, is featured in the documentary. Caregiving issues, she said, ‘are not niche concerns.’
“‘The vast majority of families navigate these problems every day and it is important for people to see that they are part of a large community of people struggling to figure things out,’ Frye said.”
Jun 2, 2025 |
“The disparities Pryor highlights are reflected in industry data. A study by the National Partnership for Women & Families found that Black women directors and producers make just 68 cents compared to their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts. Even though these gaps are within an occupation, they are nearly as large as the overall wage gaps for Black women. This data serves as a critical reminder that acclaimed actresses may be both famous and highly under-compensated—the two are not mutually exclusive.”
May 29, 2025 |
“Ashley Emery, senior policy analyst in reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women & Families, told 404 Media ‘The risks of this intrusive government monitoring cannot be overstated: law enforcement could deploy this surveillance technology to target and try to build cases against pregnant people who travel for abortion care and those who help them. This incident is undeniably a harbinger of more AI-enabled reproductive surveillance and investigations to come. Especially for women of color who are already over-surveilled and over-policed, the stakes couldn’t be higher.'”
May 23, 2025 |
“’It’s the largest proposed cut to Medicaid in its 60-year history,’ said Sarah Coombs, the director for health system transformation at the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting reproductive health and rights. ‘If this bill passes, the effects are so pervasive I think it will be significantly hard to come back from it.'”
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NPWF analysis finds a leading factor is men’s earnings growing at a faster rate than women’s WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 10, 2025 – The pay gap between full-time working women and their male counterparts has widened for the second year in a row. A...
The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy and the National Partnership for Women & Families Release New Reports Detailing Impact Cuts to Social Security Would Have on Nation’s Heroes WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 19, 2025 – This week, the Campaign for a...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2025 – “President Trump’s move to flood Washington, D.C. with federal law enforcement and National Guard troops is nothing short of an...
The grim reality that 60-80% of Pacific Islander women experience sexual violence is what led me to domestic violence prevention and to become a reproductive rights advocate. Growing up with Polynesian women who experienced violence and working on domestic violence...
The Quiet Collapse of America's Reproductive Health Safety Net CBS News, October 27, 2025 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Population Affairs, which administers the Title X Family Planning Program, has been effectively shut down. At the same...
Pregnant Women Report Medical Neglect in ICE Detention, Rights Groups Say The Guardian, October 22, 2025 Pregnant women have reported bleeding, miscarriages, being shackled and other instances of medical neglect while in US immigration custody, according to a group of...
ISSUE BRIEF | Thirteen states have partially or fully passed Momnibus legislation. Two of these states brought forward new Momnibus 2.0 legislation in the 2025 state legislative session that has not advanced.
FACT SHEET | The Healthy Families Act would set a national paid sick days standard – a critical step toward meeting the health and financial needs of working families.
FACT SHEET | Businesses benefit when their employees have access to paid sick days. When sick workers are able to stay home to recover, it lessens the risk of contagion, making workplaces healthier and employees more productive.
