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Nation’s Top Work/Family Experts Urge Congress to Pass Healthy Families Act

by Cindy Romero | Feb 13, 2007 |

Ness Testifies that Nation Urgently Needs Paid Sick Days

U.S. Protections for Working Families Worst of All Affluent Countries

by Cindy Romero | Feb 1, 2007 |

New Study Finds U.S. Lags in Leave, Sick Days, Other Worker Protections

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Udochi Onwubiko Joins NPWF as Managing Director for Economic Justice Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 9, 2025 – Today the National Partnership for Women & Families announced the addition of Udochi Onwubiko as the Managing Director for Economic Justice Policy. In this role, Udochi will lead and manage the economic justice team’s...

Largest U.S. Survey of Birth Experiences to be Released Summer 2025

Listening to Mothers IV will feature data from several thousand people who gave birth in 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 10, 2024 – Today, MomsRising/Mamás con Poder and Black Mamas Matter Alliance joined the National Partnership for Women & Families...

New DOL Proposal to Phase Out Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers is Long Overdue

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 4, 2024 – On Tuesday morning, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to phase out certificates under...

NEWS: U.S. appeals court upholds West Virginia restriction on abortion pill sales

U.S. Appeals Court Upholds West Virginia Restriction on Abortion Pill Sales Associated Press, July 15, 2025 A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to restrict abortion pill sales in West Virginia. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit...

NEWS: Planned Parenthood wins a temporary injunction over Medicaid funding

Planned Parenthood Wins a Temporary Injunction Over Medicaid Funding The New York Times, July 7, 2025 Planned Parenthood won a temporary injunction on Monday that allows its clinics to continue to receive Medicaid funding for services that are unrelated to abortion....

How the Trump Administration Could Widen the Wage Gap for Black Women

July 10th, 2025, is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, commemorating how far into the year that Black women need to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men made in the previous year. In 2023, Black women earners, including full-time, part-time and part-year workers, were...

Letter to Congress: Protect Medicaid

LETTER | The National Coalition for Gender Justice in Health Policy (NCGJHP) and 134 allied organizations sent a letter to Congress to urge them to protect Medicaid and oppose all attempts to cut the program.

Women Are Facing A Crisis In This Country. That’s Bad News for Business.

FACT SHEET | Complex problems resulting from decades of systemic racism and sexism, compounded by attacks on abortion care and health care, have created barriers for women – particularly mothers – from fully participating in the workforce.

From Maternal Health to Long-Term Care: Medicaid is Vital for Women’s Lifelong Health

FACT SHEET | Currently, 24 million women are enrolled in Medicaid: 56% are in their reproductive years and over half are women of color. Beyond maternity care, Medicaid ensures access to preventive services like cancer and chronic disease screenings, family planning,...