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Apr 18, 2023 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families applauds the Biden administration for taking an important next step toward improving caregiving supports, the quality of care jobs…
Apr 7, 2023 |
Today, a rogue judge in a federal court in Texas launched the latest salvo in the regressive and coordinated campaign to restrict the basic human rights of women and all those who can give birth.
Mar 30, 2023 |
“”This can [be] a very troubling and frightening slippery slope,” said Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Vice President for health justice at National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Mar 29, 2023 |
“Black women often have the highest labor force participation rate of any group of women, yet stereotypes about their desire to work are still pervasive, said Jocelyn Frye, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Mar 28, 2023 |
We applaud the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for voting to advance the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal…
Mar 27, 2023 |
“Sharita Gruberg, vice president for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, said there will need to be sufficient monitoring and enforcement from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to ensure that underrepresented workers aren’t being pushed out of jobs due to sexual harassment and discrimination.”
Mar 24, 2023 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families is saddened to hear of the passing of Retired United States District Court Judge Gladys Kessler, and we extend our deepest condolences to her family…
Mar 22, 2023 |
New Resource Outlines Tools for Raising the Bar for Maternal Health Equity and Excellence
Mar 16, 2023 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families is releasing a new report, “Women‚Äôs Work Is Undervalued, and It’s Costing Us Billions,” which details the negative effects of job segregation on women in the workforce, and its particular impacts on women of color and women with disabilities.
Mar 14, 2023 |
“If the 10 occupations with the most women workers paid the same average wages as the top 10 fields for employing men, about 12 million women might’ve taken home an extra $96 billion in 2021, according to a new report from the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 6, 2024 – Tomorrow, President Biden will deliver his State of the Union address in which he’ll highlight his agenda in a critical election year. The stakes are high for working families. President Biden will rightfully point to...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 6, 2024 – This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) finalized a rule that protects access to abortion counseling and care for...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 5, 2024 – Ahead of Thursday's State of the Union Address, The National Partnership for Women & Families and Paid Leave for All created a new map showing that in all of the states that have taken extreme measures to ban...
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...
A Dramatic Rise in Pregnant Women Dying in Texas After Abortion Ban NBC News, September 20, 2024 The number of women in Texas who died while pregnant, during labor or soon after childbirth skyrocketed following the state's 2021 ban on abortion care — far outpacing a...
This resource explains key terms and concepts for equity-centered payment reform and identifies key publications to support advocates.
CASE STUDY | We need to change how (and for what) providers are paid, in order to support and incentivize equitable, high-quality primary care. The new Making Care Primary (MCP) model recently released by the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) is a significant step forward.
REPORT | The reproductive health of Black women has long been compromised by interpersonal, institutional, and structural racism. In addition to contending with social and economic drivers of poor health that undermine Black Americans, they have experienced...
