A Win on and off the Court: the WNBA Union’s New CBA
On the heels of Equal Pay Day, we’re joining fans around the world in celebrating the WNBA union’s new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) – a historic step forward from decades of pay inequality for the league’s athletes. Here’s what you should know.
Women Are Back in the Labor Force. The Good News Ends There. | Jobs Day April 2026
Prime-age women’s labor force participation rate hit an all-time high this month – but higher unemployment rates and growth in low-paid industries are leaving women behind.
NEWS: Trump’s ICE crackdown is forcing immigrant women to ‘choose between their freedom or their health’
Reproductive health care providers told HuffPost they’re seeing patients miss prenatal appointments and not pick up prescriptions when they need them.
State Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance Laws
Paid family and medical leave insurance laws have been enacted in fourteen states, including in the District of Columbia.
Where would we be without women’s history and why should it be taught?
An AP U.S. Women’s History course is especially important right now as the Trump administration, state governments, and local school boards seek to erase this history altogether.
NEWS: Number of abortions holds steady despite state bans and restrictions
Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, anti-abortion rights advocates have continuously pursued laws and court cases to make access to abortion more difficult.
We’re Listening Even if the EEOC Isn’t
On January 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its workplace harassment guidance, a resource that helped protect millions of people from harassment at work, without a public comment period. The 75 Million Project – a national campaign co-led by National Partnership for Women and Families – collected public comments telling the EEOC why this guidance is critical.
Once Again, Trump and Congressional Republicans Want to Undermine 60 Years of Wage and Hour Protections for Women
For more than 60 years, federal law has evolved to better protect working women’s time and pay. But the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans are trying to make it so fewer workers – particularly women workers – are treated like employees and protected under these laws.
What’s the Wage Gap in the States?
Overall, women in the United States are paid 75 cents for every dollar paid to men, and that gap is widest for women of color. This persistent, pervasive wage gap is driven in part by gender and racial discrimination, workplace harassment, job segregation and a lack of workplace policies that support family caregiving, which is still most often performed by women.
The FAIR Leave Act could help almost five million married people access FMLA leave
An unfair limitation in the Family and Medical Leave Act means that married couples who happen to work for the same employer have to share their allotment of FMLA leave. The FAIR Leave Act would fix this marriage penalty for the nearly 5 million people who are affected.
