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Mar 6, 2024 |
“The National Partnership commends the Veteran Administration’s commitment to protecting abortion care and its action to expand access to abortion care and counseling for service members and their loved ones.”
Mar 5, 2024 |
“This is the latest example of far-right extremists using the courts to attack the rights of women and all pregnant people. The legal reasoning put forward by Judge Hendrix, a Trump appointee, is deeply problematic…
Feb 29, 2024 |
“This is the latest example of far-right extremists using the courts to attack the rights of women and all pregnant people. The legal reasoning put forward by Judge Hendrix, a Trump appointee, is deeply problematic…
Feb 7, 2024 |
“‘To cut the number of counted disabled folks while we are experiencing this marked increase in disabled folks is pretty irresponsible, especially when so many long COVID patients are relying on support and services [and] grants that are funded to do research on all of these issues,’ Marissa Ditkowsky, the disability economic justice counsel at the National Partnership for Women and Families, told HuffPost in December.”
Feb 5, 2024 |
“The NPWF found that among full-time Latina workers, union members made almost $14,000 more per year than their non-union counterpart in 2023. Among Black women, union members make about 20% more per week than non-union workers. For Asian American women, the difference between union and non-union members is about 7% per week.”
Feb 5, 2024 |
Data show that state paid leave programs help to increase labor force participation among women, improve economic stability for families, strengthen businesses and grow state economies.
Feb 5, 2024 |
“Jocelyn C. Frye, president of the NPWF, says there is a clear connection between states offering protections to paid family leave and the wages women see in those states. “In states where workers have access to paid family and medical leave, we see that women have better wages, companies experience higher staff retention rates, and people are better able to support themselves and their families,” Frye said. “Paid family and medical leave is a cornerstone in a society where everyone is able to reach their full potential.””
Jan 25, 2024 |
Ruchi Bhowmik joins Board of Directors, Jamille Fields Allsbrook as Senior Fellow for Health Justice, Tanya Goldman as Senior Fellow for Economic Justice
Jan 24, 2024 |
“‘If you are a pregnant person in Texas, and you are experiencing life-threatening pregnancy complications and you go to the hospital emergency department, odds are good that you won’t be able to get the lifesaving care that you need until you’re kind of literally on death’s door,’ said Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families.”
Jan 24, 2024 |
Public support for unions at near record high, union membership for women improves economic stability.
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Regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act would protect 2.8 million pregnant workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families is calling out the recent partisan lawsuit led by 17 states to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2024 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) announced the release of two new installments of the “Disability Economic Justice Systems Transformation Guide.” The report on wealth building, timed to...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 23, 2024 – Today, the Biden administration published a final rule to support higher pay and better work-family balance for workers by...
It’s another Friday Jobs Day, and women are holding strong! Unemployment rates in September remained stable or decreased for women overall (3.7 percent in August vs. 3.6 percent in September), Black women (5.5 percent vs 5.3 percent), Latinas (5.0 percent vs. 4.8...
Georgia Attorney General Appeals a Judge’s Rollback of Abortion Ban ABC News, October 2, 2024 Georgia’s attorney general has appealed a judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s abortion ban. Attorney General Chris Carr’s office is asking the Georgia Supreme Court...
The gender wage gap unfortunately exists and persists across every occupation, industry, state and demographic group. This year, the gender wage gap grew for almost every group, including Latinas. In 2023, Latinas were paid just 51 cents for every dollar paid to...
REPORT | This report addresses the barriers that disabled women face to building wealth, as well as put forth policy proposals that will help address these concerns.
FACT SHEET | A look at the wage gap for Asian American and Pacific Islander women by ethnic subgroup, and what that gap means for them and their families.
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.
