New Analysis Details Ways Overturn of Roe v. Wade Harms Latinas
State Abortion Bans Threaten 6.5 Million Latinas: Largest Group of Women of Color Living Under Bans
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Why mandatory parental leave is more important than ever – Fast Company
Oct 25, 2022 |
According to The National Partnership for Women & Families, the current gender wage gap is “even larger when measured over the long term because women are often pushed to spend time out of the workforce, in part due to caregiving.” This is compounded by the perception that workers are less committed to their jobs when they take parental leave, especially for men.
Experts Urge Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension As Abortion Bans Drive Care Deserts – InsideHealthPolicy
Oct 25, 2022 |
Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families, emphasized that states with restrictive constellations of health and economic policies for pregnant and postpartum people, like abortion bans, no Medicaid coverage expansion for adults or postpartum people, and a lack of economic policies like paid leave and childcare, are also the states with high levels of maternity care deserts.
Patching Up Paid Leave – The Progressive Magazine
Oct 20, 2022 |
Vasu Reddy, senior policy counsel for economic justice at the National Partnership for Women and Families, says that opponents of paid leave include big businesses, trade associations, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “These groups continue to say that paid leave will be a burden on small businesses, but it’s not true,” she says. “We have reams of evidence to show that paid leave does not have a negative impact on small companies. Every state that has passed it has seen reduced worker turnover and less need to recruit and train new personnel. In fact, a recent survey found that at least 70 percent of small business owners support paid family and medical leave.”
How to work around Senate stagnation – POLITICO
Oct 17, 2022 |
“Paid Leave for All Action and the National Partnership for Women and Families Action Fund will release a scorecard ranking members of Congress on their support of paid leave.”
Intersectional Activism in a Post-Roe World – YES!
Oct 13, 2022 |
According to a 2018 report from the National Partnership for Women & Families, Black women are also more likely to experience maternal health complications throughout their pregnancies. Additionally, hospitals serving mostly Black communities provide lower-quality care, performing worse on 12 out of 15 types of birth outcomes, including elective deliveries, non-elective cesarean births, and maternal mortality. Additionally, the same report finds that Black women experience higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease, which can negatively impact their maternal and infant health outcomes. Compared with white women, Black women are also more likely to be uninsured, more likely to face greater financial barriers to care, and less likely to access prenatal care.
Doula Support for Abortion, Birth, Postpartum and all Pregnancy Experiences Helps Expand Inclusive Reproductive Health Access
Oct 13, 2022 |
In a newly released report, the National Partnership for Women & Families details the value of doula support across a wide range of experiences for pregnant people, including abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth. The Partnership conducted in-depth interviews with...
Aimee Peoples Joins the National Partnership as Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
Oct 13, 2022 |
Position Joins Majority POC Executive Leadership Team
We Keep Failing Black Victims Of Domestic Violence – The Seattle Medium
Oct 11, 2022 |
“A 2021 study by National Partnership for Women & Families says pay for full-time Black women in 25 states ranges from 49 to 68 cents for every dollar paid to a white man.”
How Harris is listening — and speaking — about abortion rights before the midterms – NPR
Oct 10, 2022 |
“I think what is immediately evident when you attend those meetings is that she is very much involved in the conversation,” Jocelyn Frye, an ally of the Biden administration who is president of the advocacy group National Partnership for Women and Families.
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