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Oct 1, 2020 |
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Heroes Act 2.0 (H.R. 925) by a vote of 214-207. The bill extends benefits for unemployed workers, housing assistance and will help provide economic stability for businesses and families. Importantly, it also expands...
Sep 29, 2020 |
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families joins allies in support of BREATHE DAY. This day of action is a push to move the conversation forward on social justice and elevates calls to defund the police and re-invest resources towards building healthy,...
Sep 26, 2020 |
Statement from Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women and Families
Sep 19, 2020 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 17, 2020 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 15, 2020 |
Consolidates Health Justice and Reproductive Rights Teams
Aug 13, 2020 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 10, 2020 |
The Department of Labor recently released the findings from the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Wave 4 Survey, which demonstrates the continuing need for and benefits of the program as well as the significant inequities in access. The FMLA provides eligible...
Aug 4, 2020 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 3, 2020 |
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"Fighting for Equality + Equity" (video, June 5, 2025)
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
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families released a new report which finds that our country’s caregiving needs will dramatically increase in the coming years, potentially leaving millions of Americans without access to much-needed caregiving...
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families released a new analysis which finds that the universal, equitable paid family and medical leave policy in the Build Back Better Act would benefit millions of workers, families, businesses, and the entire American...
Nine of the nation’s leading medical, patient advocacy, caregiving and disability organizations are joining together to launch a coalition, called Health and Caregiving Leaders for Paid Leave, to urge Congress to enact a nationwide, comprehensive paid family and...
The gender wage gap unfortunately exists and persists across every occupation, industry, state and demographic group. This year, the gender wage gap grew for almost every group, including Latinas. In 2023, Latinas were paid just 51 cents for every dollar paid to...
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...
This brief gives health professionals specific recommendations to support paid leave based on research from the report Meeting the Promise of Paid Leave: Best Practices in State Paid Leave Implementation.
As organizations that have been fighting for decades for the rights and dignity of women, people of color, immigrants, young people, LGBTQ+ people, religious minorities, workers and people living at these intersections, who too often face discrimination, oppression,...
We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to co-sponsor the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (H.R. 1534), and cosponsor and vote for the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (Amendment 363 to H.R. 2500).
