Women of color, women with disabilities, and women veterans will be harmed
New Analysis: State Abortion Bans Will Impact 36 Million Women
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MoneyWatch: High cost of child care, fewer caregivers puts pressure on families – CBS News
Jul 15, 2022 |
According to the Center for American Progress, the price of child care is just over $1,300 a month, about 21% of the average household income. Meanwhile, the U.S. has lost nearly 500,000 caregiver jobs since the start of the pandemic, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. Jocelyn Frye, the group’s president, joined CBS News to discuss.
Group analyzes how abortion ban could impact female veterans, women with disabilities – News4Jax
Jul 12, 2022 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families estimates that in the first year after the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling, 100,000 pregnant women will not be able to have the abortion they seek.
States that ban, restrict abortion do not guarantee paid family leave for all residents – Fox43
Jul 11, 2022 |
States with restrictions or bans on abortion, or those that are expected to enact them, do not guarantee paid leave for all residents. The only states that guarantee paid family leave for all residents also protect the right to abortion.
State abortion bans could affect over half of female veterans and women with disabilities, analysis finds – NBC News
Jul 11, 2022 |
State abortion bans passed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could affect more than half of all female veterans and women with disabilities in the United States, an analysis by the National Partnership for Women and Families says. …
The findings shine a light on subgroups of American women who faced barriers to abortion access before the court’s June 24 decision on Roe, called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, said co-author Shaina Goodman, director of reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families. …
Adults with disabilities are nearly twice as likely as people without disabilities to report unmet health needs because of barriers to care and are twice as likely to live in poverty, which could make traveling to other states for abortions difficult or impossible, Taylor-Parker said, citing a report produced last fall by the National Partnership for Women and Families and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. …
Texas, which has an abortion ban, has the highest number of women with disabilities of reproductive age of any state at 448,400, followed by Florida, which has a 15-week abortion ban and 301,500 women with disabilities of reproductive age, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. …
The National Partnership for Women and Families analysis found that state abortion bans will pose a particular barrier for women who are veterans, especially for the majority who access health care through the Department of Veteran Affairs, which does not provide abortion or abortion counseling. Active service members, spouses and their dependents can still get abortions using military treatment facilities in cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s life is at risk. …
Texas also has the highest number of female veterans of reproductive age of any state at 85,800, followed by Florida with 54,900, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting – The New York Times
Jul 7, 2022 |
“For women, that’s the double whammy — most of those workers are women, and most of the people who need those supports to enter the work force themselves are women,” said Katherine Gallagher Robbins, a senior fellow with the National Partnership for Women and Families.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade: What it means for African American and Hispanic women – The Atlanta Voice
Jul 5, 2022 |
In April 2019, the National Partnership for Women & Families released a study showing “Black women are more likely to hold low wage jobs that do not provide health benefits.”
POV: The overturning of ‘Roe’ ignores economic realities for pregnant people – Fast Company
Jul 1, 2022 |
The reality is that this decision must be understood in the context of women and all pregnant people‘s full lives, and how women’s ability to control their fertility is inextricably linked to the gains they have made since Roe was decided nearly 50 years ago.
Investing in Caregiving: An Equitable Way to Reduce Inflation – U.S. News
Jun 30, 2022 |
“While the economy has recovered significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic began, analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families shows that the economy has lost 497,000 caregiving jobs since February 2020, harming both paid and unpaid caregivers alike.”
Letter: Protection for pregnant women – The Sentinel
Jun 28, 2022 |
“According to data provided by the National Partnership for Women & Families, nearly 31,000 cases of pregnancy discrimination were filed with federal and state agencies between 2011 and 2015”
