Today, Minnesota became the 13th state (including the District of Columbia) to enact a robust paid family and medical leave bill. This means that working people across the state will soon be able to take time off from work to care for themselves, their children and their families…
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NPWF Applauds Renewed Push in Congress for National Paid Sick Days and Paid Family and Medical Leave
May 18, 2023 |
National Partnership for Women & Families joins Congressional leaders on Capitol Hill to reintroduce paid leave and paid sick days, including paid safe leave for survivors of domestic abuse
NPWF Urges Biden and Congressional Leadership to Reject Debt Limit Deal That Would Harm Women and Families’ Health and Economic Security
May 18, 2023 |
NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye sent a letter to the Biden administration and congressional leadership, urging them to oppose a debt ceiling deal…
KD Hall Foundation to Hold Leadership Conference for Girls in Honor of Women’s History Month – South Seattle Emerald
Apr 19, 2023 |
“According to data from the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit and nonpartisan advocacy group dedicated to promoting fairness and equity in the workplace, Latina women are paid 54 cents for every dollar a non-Hispanic white man makes.”
Women needed for U.S. chips manufacturing plan to succeed – New Jersey Monitor
Apr 19, 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‚Äôt being pushed out of jobs due to sexual harassment and discrimination.”
BUSINESSES PROWESS: BLACK WOMEN ARE POWERING THE U.S. ECONOMY – Black Enterprise
Apr 19, 2023 |
“National Partnership for Women & Families reported that recent data on the women‚Äôs labor force found Black women‚Äôs participation rates remained the highest of any group since data collection started 50 years ago.”
Pay transparency is spreading. Here’s what you need to know – WHYY-FM
Apr 19, 2023 |
“Black women make 64 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, according to a report by the National Partnership for Women and Families. Latina women make 54 cents and Native American women 51 cents.”
Women of Color Lose Billions Due to White Supremacy – The Tennessee Tribune
Apr 19, 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.
What would the economy look like if it worked for women? – 19th News
Apr 19, 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.”
Gladys Kessler, Judge Who Curbed Deceptive Tobacco Ads, Dies at 85 – The New York Times
Apr 19, 2023 |
“She was a founder of the Women’s Legal Defense Fund (now the National Partnership For Women & Families) and president of the National Association of Women Judges in 1982.”
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