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Overtime Rule Would Put More Money in the Pockets of Working Women

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 23, 2024 – Today, the Biden administration published a final rule to support higher pay and better work-family balance for workers by...

HHS Expands Important Protections for Reproductive Health Privacy

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 22, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a regulation that would strengthen the Health Insurance...

National Partnership Welcomes Jennifer M. Ng’andu to Board of Directors, Announces Shreya Jani as Board Chair

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 17, 2024 – The National Partnership for Women & Families today announced the addition of Jennifer M. Ng'andu to the Board of Directors and...

What States Stand to Gain From a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

This Care Workers Recognition Month, advocates across the country are calling for action on policies that support our paid and unpaid caregivers – including paid family and medical leave. 14 states, including the District of Columbia, have already stepped up to...

Lawsuits Seek to Weaken Protections for Abortion Access in Emergencies

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) has recently come to the forefront in the abortion fight. Enacted by Congress in 1986, EMTALA requires U.S. hospitals that receive Medicare funding to give “necessary stabilizing treatment” to people in...

Dear Boss: I didn’t know what life was going to throw my way

Dear Boss, I didn’t think that we could make this work. Shortly after having a little boy, my partner and I got to dive into the scary, competitive, expensive and overwhelming process of finding child care. Fast forward to now, a year and half later, we have only...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap

FACT SHEET | A look at the wage gap for Asian American and Pacific Islander women by ethnic subgroup, and what that gap means for them and their families.

Dobbs’ Erosion of the Health Care Workforce: Harms to Providers and Patients

ISSUE BRIEF | The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and extreme abortion bans and restrictions passed by states even prior to then, have had far reaching impacts on health care providers and the communities they care for.

2024 Legislative Agenda

We call on Congressional champions for women's health and economic security to cosponsor and push for passage of the following priority bills in 2024.

Listening to Asian and Pacific Islander Mothers in California

by Analytics | Feb 26, 2023

This issue brief highlights results from Asian and Pacific Islander (API) women survey respondents. It underscores many social and economic issues affecting pregnant and parenting API women, including their mental health, experiences with discrimination, postpartum experience and issues related to paid work.

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Overtime Rule Would Put More Money in the Pockets of Working Women

HHS Expands Important Protections for Reproductive Health Privacy

National Partnership Welcomes Jennifer M. Ng’andu to Board of Directors, Announces Shreya Jani as Board Chair

What States Stand to Gain From a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

Lawsuits Seek to Weaken Protections for Abortion Access in Emergencies

Dear Boss: I didn’t know what life was going to throw my way

Asian American and Pacific Islander Women and the Wage Gap

Dobbs’ Erosion of the Health Care Workforce: Harms to Providers and Patients

2024 Legislative Agenda

Listening to Asian and Pacific Islander Mothers in California

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