The National Partnership for Women and Families examined a world in which the wage gap does not exist for Black women. In this scenario, Black women working full time, year-round, would have enough money to pay for…
Talks Target Mental Health, Birthing Outcomes For Black Women – Washington Informer
Maternal mental health conditions appear in various forms including anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, postpartum psychosis, bipolar illness, and in some instances, substance use disorders. According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, one in five mothers meet the criteria for a mental health disorder during or after pregnancy. Even more, roughly 40 percent of Black American women who are either pregnant or new mothers in particular, suffer from maternal mental health illnesses, doubling their white counterparts while being half as likely to undergo treatment.
State abortion bans could affect over half of female veterans and women with disabilities, analysis finds – NBC News
State abortion bans passed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could affect more than half of all female veterans and women with disabilities in the United States, an analysis by the National Partnership for Women and Families says. …
The findings shine a light on subgroups of American women who faced barriers to abortion access before the court’s June 24 decision on Roe, called Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, said co-author Shaina Goodman, director of reproductive health and rights at the National Partnership for Women and Families. …
Adults with disabilities are nearly twice as likely as people without disabilities to report unmet health needs because of barriers to care and are twice as likely to live in poverty, which could make traveling to other states for abortions difficult or impossible, Taylor-Parker said, citing a report produced last fall by the National Partnership for Women and Families and the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. …
Texas, which has an abortion ban, has the highest number of women with disabilities of reproductive age of any state at 448,400, followed by Florida, which has a 15-week abortion ban and 301,500 women with disabilities of reproductive age, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families. …
The National Partnership for Women and Families analysis found that state abortion bans will pose a particular barrier for women who are veterans, especially for the majority who access health care through the Department of Veteran Affairs, which does not provide abortion or abortion counseling. Active service members, spouses and their dependents can still get abortions using military treatment facilities in cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s life is at risk. …
Texas also has the highest number of female veterans of reproductive age of any state at 85,800, followed by Florida with 54,900, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
More Black people sought births outside hospitals in 2020, report finds – Washington Post
Housing Policies Must Include Gender Equity
New research calls on U.S. leaders to make decisions informed by data to ensure housing justice for women
A historic week for racial justice efforts; Rent hikes in Southern Florida – NPR
Family-Friendly Policies in North Carolina – North Carolina Medical Journal
‘We don’t need to be fixed’: How to close the wage gap on Latina Equal Pay Day – Fortune
My Mom is Living with Alzheimer’s, But We’re Some of the Lucky Ones – The Well News
Doulas Hope to Regain Momentum as Covid Restrictions Ease – New York Times
The Pandemic Stopped Time, But For 30-Something Women, The Clock Kept Ticking – Elle
Telethon for Documenting Black Birth Experiences Slated for June 25 – Black Enterprise
President Biden’s Historic Budget Takes a Stand for Women & Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership for Women & Families and National Birth Equity Collaborative Issue Ground-Breaking Work on How Racism Affects Mom and Babies
The National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Birth Equity Collaborative joined forces to raise awareness about the many factors driving the nation’s maternal health crisis through a 10-bulletin series: Saving the Lives of Moms & Babies:...
Paid Leave Is Critical to a Racially Just Pandemic Recovery, a New Report Concludes
It has been one year since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and the systemic racial inequities across our economy and health care systems continue to take center stage. Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families released a report that provides further...
The National Partnership Stands in Solidarity Against Anti-Asian Racist and Gender-Based Violence
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, and Erika Moritsugu, Vice President, Congressional Relations and Economic Justice, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Tradition of White Privilege and Power On Display As Insurrectionists Storm the Capitol
Statement from Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New Election Exit Poll Shows Bipartisan Support for Policies to Address Caregiving Crisis
More than two-thirds of Biden voters recognize care policies as very important and a plurality of Trump voters agree
Democracy in Action as Millions of Americans Exercise their Right to Vote During a Pandemic
Statement from Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership Supports BREATHE DAY, a Day of Action Coordinated by the Movement for Black Lives
Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families joins allies in support of BREATHE DAY. This day of action is a push to move the conversation forward on social justice and elevates calls to defund the police and re-invest resources towards building healthy,...
