Every day, millions of workers in the United States are forced to jeopardize their wages and their jobs when they become sick or need to care for a sick child or loved one. For women – and particularly for women of color – the inability to earn paid sick days can have...
Working Women Need Paid Sick Days
Every day, millions of workers in the United States are forced to jeopardize their wages and their jobs when they become sick or need to care for a sick child or loved one. For women, the inability to earn paid sick days can have particularly devastating consequences.
Supporting State Investment in Paid Family and Medical Leave
FACT SHEET | Details on federally proposed funding to support states considering paid family and medical leave programs.
Standing Up for Women & Families in 2013
The National Partnership for Women & Families is dedicated to expanding opportunities for women and improving the well-being of our nation’s families. For more than 40 years, we have worked to promote fairness in the workplace, reproductive health and rights,...
Top Ten Consumer Benefits of Health Information Technology
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (e.g. “Meaningful Use”) is an essential catalyst for improving the quality, safety and efficiency of care. Patients and families have already begun to experience early benefits, which will grow exponentially in...
Addressing the Latina Wage Gap: A Necessary Step for Our Nation’s Economic Prosperity
FACT SHEET | Even as Latinas have entered the workforce in record numbers totaling some 12.6 million, they continue to face the largest wage gap among women. Latinas in the United States are typically paid just 54 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.
Paid Sick Days Improve Public Health
FACT SHEET | Every day, millions of U.S. workers face an impossible choice when they are sick: stay home and risk their economic security or go to work and risk their health and the public’s health.
Black Women and the Wage Gap
FACT SHEET | A look at what the wage gap means for Black women, especially in the 25 states with the largest populations of employed Black women.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools: The Case for a National Paid Sick Days Standard
FACT SHEET | Both parents and educators know firsthand the importance of keeping children healthy, and access to paid sick days for parents can make a real difference.
Reasonable Accommodations for Pregnant Workers: State and Local Laws
A summary of existing state and local laws that require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers.
Paid Sick Days Lead to Cost Savings for All
FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on how paid sick days lead to reduced government spending, savings for employers, economic security for families and a stronger economy.
Latinos and Their Families Need Paid Sick Days
FACT SHEET | More than half of Latino workers—an estimated 15 million people—are unable to earn a single paid sick day.
Legislative Proposals for Updating the Family and Medical Leave Act
FACT SHEET | An assessment of the historic Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) that includes an explanation of the law and reasons and opportunities for amending it.
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: A Section-by-Section Summary
A section-by-section summary of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for pregnant women who need them.
The Child Development Case for a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
FACT SHEET | In the first months and years of life, babies discover the world through experiences with their parents and other caregivers.
Nationwide Ban on Abortion at 20 Weeks: Unconstitutional and Dangerous
Since 1973, the United States Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision has protected a woman’s right to abortion. Yet, the so-called "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" would directly violate Roe by imposing a nationwide ban on abortion care at 20 weeks.
Family Caregivers Need Paid Sick Days
FACT SHEET | Many family caregivers are struggling to manage both their caregiving responsibilities and the jobs they need to support their families because they lack access to basic workplace supports.
African Americans and Their Families Need Paid Sick Days
FACT SHEET | Everyone gets sick, and everyone needs time to recover. Yet more than 7.3 million black workers – nearly 40 percent of black workers – in the United States cannot earn a single paid sick day.
Lies Memo on 251 Anti-Abortion Restrictions Introduced in 37 States
MEMO | Over the past five years, anti-abortion legislators have quietly passed hundreds of restrictive abortion laws. These laws try to prevent a woman from getting abortion care, even when that means lying to her, delaying her care, requiring unnecessary tests,...
Overdue: Medicaid and Private Insurance Coverage of Doula Care to Strengthen Maternal and Infant Health
ISSUE BRIEF | Doula care, which includes non-clinical emotional, physical and informational support before, during and after birth, is a proven key strategy to improve maternal and infant health.
