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Oct 28, 2025 |
NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye testified before the House of Representatives’ Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, the Democratic Women’s Caucus and other House leaders at a hearing on “The Cost of Care – Strengthening the Care Economy and Protecting the ACA
Oct 27, 2025 |
“Jocelyn Frye is the president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. She grew up in Washington, D.C., and her journey has taken her to so many amazing places.”
Oct 10, 2025 |
“When you look at the history of how Black people made it into the middle class, some of those stepping stones are the very things that this administration is trying desperately to erode: access to education, access to federal work, workforce opportunities,” Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, tells Women Rule. “Those things were foundational for a lot of Black workers, in part because the private sector was more resistant. We had this deep, entrenched history that shut Black workers out.”
Oct 9, 2025 |
“The lack of access extends beyond small businesses to include workers in the construction fields. Women workers, particularly women of color, face ‘significant obstacles to economic security in large part due to racism, sexism, and discrimination,’ which create barriers to good jobs ‘that pay well, offer quality benefits and support workers’ right to come together in unions,’ according to an analysis from the National Partnership for Women and Families. ”
Oct 8, 2025 |
The Senate rushed to confirm 107 nominees who vow to protect Trump, not the American people: Berry, Panuccio, Christine and Stuart will do immeasurable harm.
Oct 7, 2025 |
“’It’s harrowing that law enforcement is weaponizing automatic license plate reader technology for pregnancy policing. But given the surge of investigations and prosecutions targeting people for their pregnancy outcomes post-Dobbs, this surveillance ploy comes as no surprise. Reproductive dragnets are not hypothetical concerns. These surveillance tactics open the door for overzealous, anti-abortion state actors to amass data to build cases against people for their abortion care and pregnancy outcomes,’ said Ashley Kurzweil, Senior Policy Analyst for Reproductive Health and Rights for the National Partnership for Women & Families. ‘Law enforcement exploitation of mass surveillance infrastructure for reproductive health criminalization promises to be increasingly disruptive to the entire abortion access and pregnancy care landscape. The prevalence of these harmful data practices and risks of legal action drive real fear among abortion seekers and helpers – even intimidating people from getting the care they need.’”
Oct 6, 2025 |
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Taryn Mackenzie Williams has joined the organization as the new senior fellow for disability.
Sep 27, 2025 |
“‘The wage gap persists because of systemic, discriminatory barriers, including the overrepresentation of women in low-wage work, and the lack of workplace policies to support workers’ caregiving needs,’ Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPFW), wrote in a statement responding to the census data. ‘It is long past time for our nation to finally ensure that every woman is paid what she is due.'”
Sep 16, 2025 |
Today, leaders from the National Partnership for Women & Families joined Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand as they introduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act, also known as the FAMILY Act, on Capitol Hill.
Sep 10, 2025 |
The pay gap between full-time working women and their male counterparts has widened for the second year in a row; NPWF analysis finds a leading factor is men’s earnings growing at a faster rate than women’s.
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In testimony before House leaders, Frye called out devastating cuts to health insurance and the toll on caregivers Link to Committee Hearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnYuwKYUfSM WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 28, 2025 – Today, National Partnership for...
Berry, Panuccio, Christine and Stuart Will Do Immeasurable Harm WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 8, 2025 – In a recklessly rushed process, the Republican Senate majority voted in lock-step yesterday to confirm 107 Trump nominees en masse, including four with...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 6, 2025 – Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) announced that Taryn Mackenzie Williams has joined the organization as the new senior fellow for disability. Williams will be a member of the...
Across the country, states are stepping up to address the maternal health crisis through comprehensive “Momnibus” packages, a set of bills designed to move maternal health systems toward stronger and more holistic outcomes. The recent National Partnership for Women...
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released vital economic data for the month of November. The numbers show a continuation of the trend we’ve seen throughout the year – dramatically slow job growth beginning to turn into losses, particularly in industries...
Florida, Texas Again Sue FDA Over Abortion Pill Approvals Bloomberg Law, December 10, 2025 On Tuesday, Florida and Texas filed a complaint against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for acting unlawfully when it approved, then eased safety restrictions on,...
LIST | The following is a list of at-risk rural hospitals with labor and delivery units identified based on analysis by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina.
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...
