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Nov 21, 2025 |
“Almost 100 are located in counties that have no other source of obstetric care besides the hospital, according to a forthcoming analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy group. White, Native American and low-income women are especially likely to lose their sole source of care.”
Nov 20, 2025 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families announced the additions of Shalanda Young and Neneki Lee to the Board of Directors. Both were appointed effective November 2025.
Nov 18, 2025 |
“Jessica Mason, a senior policy analyst with the National Partnership for Women & Families, said the program is a net win for families, especially during uncertain budget times. ‘These days, folks are really watching our dollars, so it’s important to feel like everything we’re making investments in is really worth it — and the evidence is really clear that paid leave is one of those things.'”
Nov 14, 2025 |
“For instance, this spring the National Partnership for Women & Families published a series of blog posts highlighting the lifesaving impact of Medicaid on not only the authors but also their loved ones.”
Nov 12, 2025 |
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been a groundbreaking, transformative leader whose vision, tenacity, dogged determination, and tireless work over decades has fundamentally changed the policy landscape to improve the lives of people and communities across the nation.
Nov 5, 2025 |
Yesterday, voters across the country made their voices heard, sending a clear message about the policies they want and need, and repudiating the aggressive rollbacks that have undermined women’s rights and progress.
Oct 30, 2025 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Nima Sheth has joined the organization as Vice President for Health Justice.
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.”
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Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 6, 2025 – "Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been a groundbreaking, transformative leader whose vision, tenacity, dogged determination, and...
Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 5, 2025 – "Yesterday, voters across the country made their voices heard, sending a clear message about the policies they want and need,...
The National Partnership for Women & Families announced Nima Sheth as the organization’s newest vice president WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 30, 2025 – The National Partnership for Women & Families announced that Nima Sheth has joined the organization as Vice...
U.S. Abortion Pill Access Under Fire: Lawsuits And Regulatory Battles To Watch in 2026 Reuters, January 5, 2026 The increased use of abortion medication following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade fueled a new wave of legal battles involving the...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is abandoning its core mission under the Trump Administration. Established under the 1964 Civil Rights Act to enforce the nation’s civil rights laws and prevent unlawful employment discrimination, the agency is...
Despite a Possible Agreement on ACA Subsidies, Abortion Lurks as a Hurdle POLITICO, December 17, 2025 Last week, the Senate failed to pass the Democrats’ multi-year clean extension of the health insurance subsidies or Republicans’ alternative plan that would have...
ISSUE BRIEF | Health and data privacy are increasingly under threat, leaving people vulnerable to the misuse of their personal information amid the broader landscape of reproductive health and pregnancy criminalization.
FACT SHEET | Even in states with large populations of Black women in the workforce, rampant wage disparities persist, with potentially devastating consequences for Black women and families.
FACT SHEET | The wages of Native women are driven down by a number of factors that they are likely to encounter in the workplace and labor market, including gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that...
