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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

Copy of American Families Plan Is A Groundbreaking Step Towards Building An Equitable Future

“This is a truly historic moment. President Biden is transforming the fundamentals in our economy that determine who succeeds. After fighting to pass the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) twenty-eight years ago, and fighting for paid leave since then, the...

Groundbreaking Paid Leave Proposal is Essential to a Strong Economy

"Today, we applaud the Ways & Means Committee and Chairman Neal for releasing a groundbreaking universal paid family and medical leave policy that is foundational for our nation’s caregiving infrastructure. This plan, which builds off the FAMILY Act, shows a...

Debra Ness to Step Down as President of the National Partnership for Women & Families After 17 Years Leading the Organization

The National Partnership for Women & Families today announced that its long-time president, Debra Ness, has informed the board that she will leave the organization at the end of the year. Under Debra’s leadership, the National Partnership has grown as a powerful...

NEWS: Supreme Court rejects challenge to FDA’s approval of mifepristone

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to FDA's Approval of Mifepristone NPR, June 13, 2024 The U.S. The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a challenge to the FDA’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills. By a unanimous vote, the court said the anti-abortion...

NEWS: Why the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling might not end legal fight

Why the Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling Might Not End Legal Fight The Washington Post, June 4, 2024 When the Supreme Court debated this spring whether to limit access to a widely used abortion medication, a majority of justices seemed inclined to rule against the...

How a lack of LGBTQI+ data harms gender justice

As we celebrate Pride Month, we’re reflecting on the deeply interconnected struggles of the LGBTQI+ community and the women’s movement. As International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association Executive Director Julia Ehrt writes, “the ill-treatment of...

FEPLA Letter to Congress

We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to co-sponsor the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (H.R. 1534), and cosponsor and vote for the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (Amendment 363 to H.R. 2500).

Statement for the record submitted to the House Ways & Means Committee_5.8.2019

A key part of our work to advance paid leave has involved developing policy solutions, and we have been honored to work with advocates and legislators in six states plus the District of Columbia that have adopted paid family and medical leave laws that now cover...

Without Paid Sick Leave, Black People Can’t Stay Home – Essence

National Partnership Endorses Black Maternal Health Act of 2020 “Momnibus”

Companies are putting out hand sanitizer. But for years, many have campaigned against sick pay. – Washington Post

Americans Are Being Encouraged to Work From Home During the Coronavirus Outbreak. For Millions, That’s Impossible – TIME

Threat of Coronavirus Needs Comprehensive Response, Including Paid Sick Days

When Women All Vote, We Can Change the World – Shondaland

Supreme Jeopardy: Health Care Repeal Lawsuit Threatens Women’s Health Care

Avoiding Coronavirus May Be a Luxury Some Workers Can’t Afford – New York Times

Esta joven se propuso dar a luz en su casa: “Me lavé el cerebro en internet”. El resultado fue trágico – Telemundo

Paid family and medical leave would strengthen Nevada’s growing economy – Las Vegas Sun

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