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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...

National Partnership Commends Rule Finalizing Strong Protections for 2.8 Million Pregnant Workers

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 15, 2024 – Today, the Biden Administration published a final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), landmark legislation...

National Partnership Has Harsh Criticism for Virginia Governor Following Veto of Paid Leave Legislation

Statement of Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 8, 2024 – “Today, we join with our friends and allies in Virginia vowing to continue the fight for paid leave, following the disappointing...

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...

NEWS: How women at one Arizona clinic are grappling with abortion ruling

How Women at One Arizona Clinic Are Grappling With the Abortion Ruling The New York Times, April 14, 2024 Leah found out she was five weeks pregnant on the same day that the Arizona Supreme Court upheld an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions in the state. The law is...

Black Maternal Health Week 2024: The Legacy of Black Maternal Wisdom

In March, a month before the beginning of Black Maternal Health Week, the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published a disparaging study claiming that maternal deaths have been overestimated. Let’s make one thing clear: Black women are dying at...

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.

The Patient Trust Act: Model Legislation for Getting Politics out of the Exam Room

by Analytics | Feb 26, 2023

The Patient Trust Act addresses the serious and growing problem of laws that impose politics and ideology on clinical care. This dangerous trend threatens evidence-based, patient-centered medicine, the delivery of quality care, and public health.

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

National Partnership Commends Rule Finalizing Strong Protections for 2.8 Million Pregnant Workers

National Partnership Has Harsh Criticism for Virginia Governor Following Veto of Paid Leave Legislation

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

NEWS: How women at one Arizona clinic are grappling with abortion ruling

Black Maternal Health Week 2024: The Legacy of Black Maternal Wisdom

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

The Patient Trust Act: Model Legislation for Getting Politics out of the Exam Room

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