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Sep 10, 2024 |
Our new analysis shows the wage gap for all women workers is now 75 cents, 3 cents wider than last year, and the first time the wage gap has grown in over 20 years.
Aug 22, 2024 |
“The point is, don’t freak out over the five-digit bills that show up at first. ‘Those commercial charges are basically a ruse,’ says Carol Sakala, the director of Childbirth Connection programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘Our research found that hospitals charged over $32,000 for a vaginal birth, on average, but the actual amount paid by the insurance company, the mother, and any other third parties added up to about $18,000. Meanwhile, the out-of-pocket cost is much, much less.'”
Aug 21, 2024 |
“An analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families and In Our Own Voice found that 57 percent of all Black women in the United States ages 15-49 live in the 26 states that have banned or are likely to ban abortion.”
Aug 21, 2024 |
“Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white counterparts, according to the National Partnership For Women & Families.”
Aug 21, 2024 |
“Moreover, two-thirds of unpaid care work is done by women, according to an analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families. This unpaid labor, which includes childcare, household chores and elder care, among other tasks—is valued at over $1 trillion per year.”
Jul 11, 2024 |
“The premise of Severino’s claims, says Marissa Ditkowsky, the National Partnership for Women & Families’ disability economic justice counsel, is a fabrication.
‘It’s always concerning when people repeat medical myths to score political points,’ Ditkowsky says. ‘It’s even more concerning when disabled people are used as a political football without consulting or truly centering us.'”
Jul 10, 2024 |
“‘It’s hard to overstate the significance of the Loper Bright and Relentless decision’ on reproductive and gender issues and federal policy more broadly, says Shaina Goodman, director for reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families. ‘It has deep and far-reaching consequences that we will see play out over the coming years.'”
Jul 8, 2024 |
“That’s according to last month’s analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey by the National Partnership for Women & Families, which found the majority of family caregiving, whether it’s child care, elder care or care for an adult with medical needs, is still done by women.
‘Time spent providing care is time spent working, and America’s caregivers make critical contributions to our communities and our economy. That is why we will continue our push to ensure every person receives the essential supports and protections — including paid family leave — that they need to thrive,’ said Jocelyn C. Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.”
Jul 3, 2024 |
“More than two-thirds of Americans’ unpaid caregiving work — valued at $1 trillion annually — is done by women, according to an analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families based on 2023 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
Jun 28, 2024 |
Today, the Supreme Court upended sound, longstanding, legal precedent that has provided protections for everyday people for decades by overturning the landmark Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council decision, severely limiting the ability of public agencies to issue regulations to protect people in every corner of the nation from bad actors.
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Women of Color Among Those Most Affected WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 11, 2024 – Today, the National Partnership released a new analysis on the likely impacts of abortion access on state ballots in the November 2024 election. The Supreme Court's decision...
National Partnership analysis reveals women lost $1.7 trillion in earnings in 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 10, 2024 – A new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) reveals that the wage gap for all women workers is now...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 28, 2024 – Today, the Supreme Court upended sound, longstanding, legal precedent that has provided protections for everyday people for decades...
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...
If your kid woke up with a cough and fever, would you be able to take time off to visit urgent care, or have to show up at your work shift so you don't get fired? If you came down with flu or COVID, could you stay home to recover or would that mean missing a paycheck...
Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable. ProPublica, September 16, 2024 In her final hours, Amber Nicole Thurman suffered from a grave infection that her suburban Atlanta hospital was well-equipped...
FACT SHEET | More than two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to an abortion, the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) appropriations bills put forward by House Republican leaders make clear their intent to continue the unrelenting...
FACT SHEET | Women of color in the United States experience the nation's persistent and pervasive gender wage gap most severely. U.S. Census Bureau data reveal the size of that gap by race.
FACT SHEET | Overall, women in the United States are paid 75 cents for every dollar paid to men. The wage gap widened in 2023 from 2022 – the first time this has happened since 2003. When women lose income, their economic security and that of their families is...
