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Doula using a rebozo shawl to relieve the lower back pressure of a pregnant woman.

NEW: Improving Our Maternity Care
Through Doula Support

Pay Data Collection and Transparency Critical to Identifying Pay Inequities, Closing the Wage Gap

Roughly two-thirds of Fortune 100 companies are already collecting pay data WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 7, 2023 – New research by the National Partnership for Women & Families highlights the importance of pay data collection for identifying pay inequities,...

Women of Color Lose Billions Each Year Due to White Supremacy and Sexism in the Workplace

New report from the National Partnership for Women & Families calls for better wages and more opportunity for women this Equal Pay Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 13, 2023 – The National Partnership for Women & Families is releasing a new report, "Women's Work Is...

Minnesota Becomes 13th State to Pass Paid Family and Medical Leave

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 25, 2023 – “Today, Minnesota became the 13th state (including the District of Columbia) to enact a robust paid family and medical leave bill....

NEWS: New Mexico Supreme Court ruling strikes down local abortion restrictions

New Mexico Supreme Court Ruling Strikes Down Local Abortion Restrictions NBC News, January 9, 2025 The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday struck down abortion restrictions by conservative cities and counties at the request of the state attorney general. The...

Overburdened and Underserved: How Rural Women Fall through the Cracks

The first time my partner visited my parents, he exclaimed, “WHAT is that smell?” It was manure. Though surrounded by the beautiful background of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the lovely stench of the Shenandoah Valley is one highlight of living in the same county that...

What does a second Trump term mean for the economic prospects of women in 2025? | #JobsDay January 2025

New year, new jobs data. Today, the first jobs report of 2025 gives us a comprehensive picture of how workers fared in the economy in all of 2024. Overall, many macroeconomic indicators – unemployment, jobs added and earnings – remained robust through the end of 2024....

How Much Income Will Build Back Better Paid Leave Replace?

The Build Back Better Act would provide up to four weeks of paid family and medical leave for working people who time away from work to welcome a new child, address their own serious health condition or care for a loved one with a serious health condition. The paid...

Paid Leave Could Keep More Than 6 Million Caregivers Connected

Due to the lack of paid family and medical leave in the United States, many people — predominantly women — are forced to choose between caregiving and their job.

Paid Leave Is a Lifeline for All

Universal paid family and medical leave is critical to American families’ financial security, especially for low-income women and workers of color. Establishing national paid leave by passing the Build Back Better Act would provide this vital benefit to the 77 percent...

Pregnant? Here’s How To Decide When To Tell Your Boss, Whether You’re In-Office or Remote – Well + Good

States pick up tatters of Democrats’ paid leave, child care agenda – Politico

Child Care Workers and Parents Unite to Demand Livable Wages and Affordable Care – Truthout

Senate Democrats shop revamped child care reconciliation proposal – Politico

Black women are opting for more births outside the hospital: report – The Grio

Man sues Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following wife’s death, alleging a culture of racism – KCBS Radio

Heidi Stevens: The US is poised to force the birth of babies we have no plan to invest in. Let these powerful statements inform how we spend the coming months – Finger Lakes Times

Everyone is Supporting Moms Today, But Here’s What We Really Need — Paid Family Leave – She Knows

Research Has Found Hiring More Working Moms Is Really Good for Business (and Here’s Why) – Inc.

Crisis Moment for Abortion Access

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