News
Aug 3, 2022 |
According to a fact sheet produced by the National Partnership for Women & Families, if this gap were to be eliminated it would mean that the average income for Black women would increase by $23,074 annually. That’s money that could cover rising costs of healthcare, housing, food, and childcare.
Jul 31, 2022 |
“An analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families found that nearly 400,000 female veterans of reproductive age live in states likely or certain to ban abortion.”
Jul 29, 2022 |
Jul 28, 2022 |
Statement of Jocelyn C. Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 28, 2022 |
Statement of Jocelyn C. Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 27, 2022 |
How women of color in Georgia will be affected by the state’s new abortion law, an interview with Shaina Goodman
Jul 26, 2022 |
The Childbirth Connection site is part of the National Partnership for Women & Families that has been helping women and families regarding maternity care for over 100 years. The Childbirth Connection site has a great section that answers questions in preparation for your cesarean section and options for delivery after your cesarean section.
Jul 22, 2022 |
“An analysis by the National Partnership for Women and Families found that abortion bans in the 26 states that are certain or likely to ban abortion could affect up to 2.8 million women with disabilities (53 percent of all such women in the U.S.).”
Jul 22, 2022 |
Notably, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families’ May 2022 data sheet, the wage gap is often even larger for women of color. The organization’s findings show that while white women earn 73 cents for every dollar a white male earns, Latina women are paid just 49 cents, Black women earn 58 cents, Native American women earn 50 cents, and Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) women are paid 75 cents.
Jul 21, 2022 |
“When policymakers come and say, ‘Here’s what I’m doing,'” Ms. Frye said, women should shift the conversation to the issues that set them back, like jobs that don’t offer easily transferable retirement accounts or paid leave for caregiving.”
"Because Equality" (video, 2-19, 2019)
Our mission is to improve the lives of women and families by achieving equality for all women.
Kamala Harris speaking at the National Partnership Annual Gala (Washington, DC, 2016)
NEW: Improving Our Maternity Care
Through Doula Support
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Partnership for Women & Families President Jocelyn C. Frye sent a letter to the Biden administration and congressional leadership, urging...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 18, 2023 – "The National Partnership for Women & Families applauds the Biden administration for taking an important next step toward...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 7, 2023 – "Today, a rogue judge in a federal court in Texas launched the latest salvo in the regressive and coordinated campaign to restrict...
When I started college at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world shut down, leaving the future for many aspiring health professionals, including myself, uncertain. Yet we persisted, and as the restrictions lifted, we saw a light at the end of the tunnel....
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...
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...
A section-by-section legislative summary of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would combat pay discrimination that contributes to the gender wage gap.
FACT SHEET | Enactment of the Paycheck Fairness Act would be a critical step forward in the fight for fair pay for women.
Report on Patient and Family Engagement: Improving Health and Advancing Equity
