Everyone needs time to access health care without threatening their economic stability. Paid sick days allow a person to recover from short-term illnesses, access preventive care, undergo a basic medical procedure, or care for a sick child or family member. Yet more...
Closing the Wage Gap for All Women Workers
Women who worked full time, year-round in 2020 were paid just 83 cents for every dollar that was paid to a man working full time, year-round. This full-time wage gap, as large as it is, has always left out millions of workers – disproportionately women of color – who...
Black Women-Owned Business in Support of Ketanji Brown Jackson
Black Women-Owned Business Letter to support the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson - A collaboration with The Genius Guild
Speak Up About Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is a superstar. After growing up in Miami, Judge Jackson went on to an incredibly accomplished legal career – attending Harvard and even clerking for retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. She is beyond ready for this lifetime appointment.
Letter to Congress to Reinstate Emergency Paid Sick Days
Letter to Congress to reinstate and expand guaranteed emergency paid sick days and paid family and medical leave.
Housing Justice is Gender Justice
Women in the United States – in particular women who identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) – face additional hurdles when trying to find and secure, safe, stable and affordable housing opportunities. This brief highlights how women are excluded...
Lack of Paid Leave Stifles Economic Recovery and Blocks Women’s Return to Work
A lack of caregiving infrastructure in the U.S. has contributed to labor shortages and undermined worker’s power in the workplace
Testimony of Jocelyn Frye at Joint Economic Committee Hearing: “Building a Better Labor Market: Empowering Older Workers for a Stronger Economy”
Testimony of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families at the United States Joint Economic Committee Hearing: "Building a Better Labor Market: Empowering Older Workers for a Stronger Economy" on February 9, 2022
Spotlight on Success: The Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative
CASE STUDY | The Strong Start for Mothers and Newborns Initiative was a federal five-year, multi-site project to test and evaluate enhanced prenatal care interventions for women enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) who were at risk...
Spotlight on Success: Mercy Birthing Center
CASE STUDY | The Mercy Birthing Center illustrates the potential of a flourishing midwifery-led unit within a hospital. The center is a separate unit operated by CNMs within Mercy Hospital St. Louis. It was established in response to women’s growing interests in...
Recommendations to Increase Access to Midwifery Care
RECOMMENDATIONS | Midwives have a distinctive, dignifying, person-centered, skilled model of care and an exemplary track record. They are an important part of the solution to the nation’s need for a higher-performing maternity care system and shortage of maternity...
Executive Summary: Improving Maternity Care Through Midwifery
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | Research shows that midwifery care provides equal or better care and outcomes compared to physician care on many key indicators, including higher rates of spontaneous vaginal birth, higher rates of breastfeeding, higher birthing person satisfaction...
Bright Spot: Sharing Providers’ Notes
Health systems should enthusiastically embrace and publicly promote their adoption of online notes sharing, drawing upon the overwhelmingly positive reception by diverse patients at hospitals and health systems across the state of New York. In addition to fostering...
HIPAA Fact Sheet: The P is for Portability
FACT SHEET | Key facts about patient requests for electronic health data
HIPAA y Su Derecho a Su Información de Salud
CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS | HIPAA, siglas en inglés de la Ley de Portabilidad y Responsabilidad de los Seguros de Salud de 1996, es una ley federal cuyo objetivo es mantener privada y segura su información de salud. Esta ley regula quién tiene acceso a su información de...
HIPAA and Your Rights to Your Health Information
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS | HIPAA, also called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a federal law that aims to keep your health information private and safe. It gives you the right to get your own health information, and to send it to other...
The New York-Presbyterian Portal Help Desk: Helping Patients Make the Most of Data Access
Patient portals are an opportunity for individuals, their family members and their caregivers to electronically access, download and share their health information. However, providers have struggled to maximize portal registration and use, while patients often have a...
