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What Obama’s Council on Women Means for Your Health – U.S. News & World Report

by National Partnership Staff | Mar 13, 2009 |

But then I heard about Obama’s latest initiative, which was announced to me in an E-mail I received Wednesday from Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for …

Judge Alito’s Answers on FMLA are Alarming & Wholly Inadequate,” Women’s Leader Warns

by National Partnership Staff | Jan 10, 2006 |

Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families

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Advocates Commemorate First-Ever Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day September 18

The wage gap for disabled women is 50 cents for every dollar paid to a nondisabled man WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 18, 2024 – Today, a coalition of gender equity organizations, think tanks, disability rights advocates and policy organizations will...

New Analysis: Abortion on State Ballots Could Impact 16.5 Million Women

Women of Color Among Those Most Affected WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 11, 2024 – Today, the National Partnership released a new analysis on the likely impacts of abortion access on state ballots in the November 2024 election. The Supreme Court's decision...

For the First Time in 20 Years, Gender Wage Gap Widened, with Women Paid Just 75 Cents to a Man’s Dollar

National Partnership analysis reveals women lost $1.7 trillion in earnings in 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 10, 2024 – A new analysis from the National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) reveals that the wage gap for all women workers is now...

HBCU Students Like Me Are Losing Opportunities Under the Trump Administration’s DEI Rollbacks

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been cornerstones of opportunity since 1837, when Cheyney University was founded to educate free Black students in trades and teaching. For the first time in U.S. history, there was a formal educational space...

NEWS: Trump admin revokes guidance requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortions

Trump Administration Revokes Guidance Requiring Hospitals To Provide Emergency Abortions Associated Press, June 3, 2025 The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would revoke guidance to the nation’s hospitals that directed them to provide emergency...

Medicaid Matters for You

Medicaid gives people access to essential health care and supports when they need it most, but enormous Republican-proposed cuts would jeopardize the health of over 70 million people, including children, pregnant people, older adults, people with disabilities and...

Disabled Women and the Wage Gap

ISSUE BRIEF | Disabled women workers overall are only paid 50 cents for every dollar a nondisabled man makes, due to a long legacy of ableism and discrimination.

Data Privacy & Reproductive Freedom

In order to ensure pregnant people can exercise full autonomy over their bodies and lives on their own terms and without fear of criminalization, data privacy protections are urgently needed.

Project 2025 Threatens Women and Families’ Health and Freedom

INFOGRAPHIC | Project 2025, a 900+ page document created by the Heritage Foundation, serves as a playbook to systematically dismantle the foundation of checks and balances that American democracy rests upon. If implemented, Project 2025 would serve as a draconian tool...