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The Pregnancy Discrimination Act: Where We Stand 30 Years Later

by Analytics | Oct 26, 2008 |

REPORT | Pregnancy discrimination complaints are on the rise – and have been for a very long time...

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

by Analytics | Feb 5, 1993 |

The FMLA was the first national policy designed to help working Americans meet the dual demands of work and family. It was the first bill signed by President Clinton in 1993.

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Doula using a rebozo shawl to relieve the lower back pressure of a pregnant woman.

NEW: Improving Our Maternity Care
Through Doula Support

Memo Re: The 2024 Election: Women and Family Issues on the Ballot

Memo October 31, 2024 To: Interested reporters Re: The 2024 Election: Women and family issues on the ballot Contact: Amaya Smith asmith@nationalpartnership.org Overview Across the country women are heading to the polls to vote in one of the most pivotal elections of...

New Poll Finds Strong Small Business Support for Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies

Nearly 80% of small employers favor a national program funded by both employee and employer contributions; small business support for these programs has grown in recent years WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 24, 2024 – A scientific opinion poll released today...

National Partnership for Women & Families’ Staff Ratify First Collective Bargaining Agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 17, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families (NPWF) and the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union (NPEU), IFPTE Local 70, are proud to announce the ratification of their first collective bargaining agreement....

More Than a Plus: The Vital Role of Nonbinary Voices in Reproductive Rights

Recently, the use of "Women’s+" has become increasingly common in activist spaces. In advocacy and health care spaces, terms like 'women+' or 'non-men' are often used to be more inclusive. While these terms intend solidarity, they can be imperfect solutions that also...

The labor market faces enormous risks in 2025 | #JobsDay December 2024

Today marks the last jobs data release of 2024. The data show the economy grew steadily last month, building on years of strong gains. But while November’s numbers are largely good, they aren’t as impressive as they were a year ago: compared to November 2023, the...

NEWS: Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules

Idaho’s ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Law Mostly Can Be Enforced as Lawsuit Proceeds, Court Rules ABC News, December 2, 2024 A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that most of Idaho's first-in-the-nation law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without the...

Innovations in Women’s Behavioral Health: The Promise of the IBH Model

REPORT | The new Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) model from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) offers significant potential to improve the way care is provided to people with BH conditions. The model tests a new payment-and-delivery approach...

Current Paid Sick Days Laws

FACT SHEET | A list of all the paid sick days laws that are or will soon be in effect in the United States.

Native American Women and the Wage Gap

FACT SHEET | The wages of Native women are driven down by a number of factors that they are likely to encounter in the workplace and labor market, including gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that...

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act: Where We Stand 30 Years Later

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993

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