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Per a 2016 National Partnership for Women & Families study, 70% of women in the fast-food industry reported going to work in the last year despite displaying symptoms of illness, including coughing, sneezing, fever, diarrhea and vomiting.

New research calls on U.S. leaders to make decisions informed by data to ensure housing justice for women

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 27, 2025 – “The deceptive nature of the Trump Administration’s claim to care about ‘making America healthy again’ was laid bare by today’s...

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 26, 2025 – This week, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin once more vetoed HB 2531, legislation that would have provided 12 weeks of paid family...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 22, 2025 – Yesterday, the White House sent a memo to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directing the Department of Justice to pursue sanctions against lawyers and law firms that...

Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Have Been Available in the U.S. for Over a Year. Here’s Who’s Using Them CNN, August 18, 2025 About two years after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States,...

Despite clear warnings about the threats to health care access, food stability, and economic security, lawmakers ignored these concerns and voted to pass the action. The passage of the budget bill highlights the growing disconnect between lawmakers’ votes and the...

The Trump Administration has used its first months to take direct aim at the tools that have been critical for Black workers’ entry into the middle class. From Day One of his second term, President Trump and his foot soldiers have sent a clear message – that the...

REPORT | To assist state Medicaid agencies and maternal health champions in the states participating in the Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) initiative, we developed a playbook that provides concrete checklists, specific resources, and evidence about the value of...

FACT SHEET | The Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model's initiatives center on three main pillars: access to care, infrastructure, and workforce capacity, quality improvement and safety, and whole-person care delivery.

FACT SHEET | A look at the wage gap for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women by ethnic subgroup, and what that gap means for them and their families.

All employees must have paid sick time – Cape Gazette

‘Small states can do big things’ McBride, advocates send encouragement to states still fighting for paid leave – WDEL

Delaware employers need to offer paid sick time | Opinion – Delaware Online

Pregnant? Here’s How To Decide When To Tell Your Boss, Whether You’re In-Office or Remote – Well + Good

States pick up tatters of Democrats’ paid leave, child care agenda – Politico

Child Care Workers and Parents Unite to Demand Livable Wages and Affordable Care – Truthout

Senate Democrats shop revamped child care reconciliation proposal – Politico

Heidi Stevens: The US is poised to force the birth of babies we have no plan to invest in. Let these powerful statements inform how we spend the coming months – Finger Lakes Times

Everyone is Supporting Moms Today, But Here’s What We Really Need — Paid Family Leave – She Knows

Research Has Found Hiring More Working Moms Is Really Good for Business (and Here’s Why) – Inc.

See where Illinois ranks among states for working mothers – The Intelligencer

Still waiting for the ‘Year of the Woman’ – The Fauman

As COVID-Era Restrictions End, Disabled Americans Want to Avoid a ‘Return to Normal’ – TIME Magazine

How President Biden’s 2022 fiscal budget will impact caregivers and families – Employee Benefit News

Housing Policies Must Include Gender Equity

A New Report Ranks How Stressed Each U.S. State Is. Here’s Where California Ranks – NBC News Los Angeles

State of Black America Podcast: Housing Justice is Gender Justice – National Urban League

Closing the Gender Pay Gap: State and Local Legislative Efforts to Increase Wage Equity – LexisNexis

Equal Pay Day: Women Are Still Facing Pay Discrimination – How To Change – Yahoo News

Working families struggle to find affordable child care – Mountain Xpress

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NPWF Condemns Plans to Eviscerate the Department of Health & Human Services

NPWF Condemns VA Governor Youngkin’s Veto of Paid Leave Legislation

Nearly Two Dozen Leading Civil Rights Groups Condemn Trump Administration Memo Threatening Lawyers and Law Firms That Bring Suits Against the Federal Government

NEWS: Who’s using over-the-counter birth control pills in the U.S.

The Republican Budget Bill Highlights a Growing Disconnect Between Lawmakers and Constituents

5 Ways the Trump Administration is Eroding the Economic Stability of Black Women and the Pathways Used by Black Workers to Move Into the Middle Class

Transforming Maternal Health in Medicaid

State Opportunities for Improving Health for Moms and Babies

Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap