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Jan 2, 2018 |
National Partnership Vice President Sarah Lipton-Lubet and Dr. Nicole Fanarjian: “By sending tax dollars to CPCs, anti-abortion lawmakers in Florida are demonstrating a total disregard for the truth, undermining a woman’s right to make her own informed medical decisions and denying her the respect and dignity she deserves.”
Jan 1, 2018 |
Washington on Monday became the seventh state — in addition to Washington, D.C. — to require employers to offer paid sick leave to their workers.
Jan 1, 2018 |
Working people in New York state will ring in the new year with an important new right on the job: up to eight weeks of paid family leave (increasing to 12 weeks by 2021).
Dec 27, 2017 |
“An imbalance of power in people in two different positions is a big part of sexual harassment occurring, and I think that there’s probably nowhere that occurs more than in lower-wage jobs,” said Sarah Fleisch Fink, senior counsel for the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Dec 24, 2017 |
Patients with cancer whose workplaces offered paid medical leave had better physical and financial health, and were more likely to complete their treatments, according to a recent study conducted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
Dec 23, 2017 |
[O]ur leaders often ignore a less visible, but pressing need aging Americans face: caregiving. This usually falls to family and loved ones. About 44 million Americans provide care each year for adult family members and friends, often on top of work and other family obligations.
Dec 22, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Dec 22, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Dec 21, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Dec 20, 2017 |
Memo to Interested Media
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Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families released a policy guide for lawmakers that provides a roadmap to honor the mandate from women across the country whose activism and advocacy secured historic victories in Congress and legislatures across the...
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New Chatbot Connects Abortion Seekers With Care Options Mashable, September 12, 2023 A chatbot launching Tuesday aims to give users confidential, accurate information when seeking abortion care. The bot, Charley, was built specifically to reach people in states where...
On July 26, 2023, the National Partnership for Women & Families released the first installment of systems transformation guides focused on jobs and employment. We are releasing these guides to plot a more intentional course toward systemic change that achieves the...
Abortions Rose in Most States This Year, New Data Shows The New York Times, September 7, 2023 Legal abortions most likely increased in the United States in the first six months of the year compared with 2020, an analysis of new estimates shows, as states with more...
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation, but Republicans in Congress are dead set on rolling back key provisions that ensure women’s access to necessary health care services, such as maternity care. They are trading...
