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.
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.
On January 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) rescinded its workplace harassment guidance, a resource that helped protect millions of people from harassment at work, without a public comment period.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.
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.
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.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month and commemorate Equal Pay Day – our country faces anti-LGBTQ+ attacks that jeopardize our basic rights. Among these attacks is the refusal to include LGBTQ+ information in the federal data that helps us understand economic disparities. These attacks are pushing us farther from a future where gender and sexual orientation do not determine a person’s economic well-being.
In true nerdy fashion, we’re bringing you a Women’s History Month x Pi Day mash up featuring five pie charts that show how historical policy choices shape women’s reality today.
This Black History Month, we celebrate the progress achieved for Black communities, including Black women workers. Black women’s labor has historically been undervalued and underpaid. And the fight to ensure our laws protect and promote economic security for Black women workers is a story marked by progress and setbacks.
Recent growth in Black women’s unionization rates was reversed in 2025, echoing a larger overall trend in declining employment opportunities for Black women during the first year of the second Trump administration.
To mark Black History Month, we’re taking a look at how Black women are faring in the economy – and the situation is not good. The first year of the Trump administration undercut protections for workers, with particular impacts for Black women workers.
Every day, working people across the country wake up already making tradeoffs. They plan their commutes around childcare drop-offs, take calls from doctors’ offices during lunch breaks, and quietly calculate how many sick days they have left if something goes wrong. For millions of caregivers, work and care are not separate parts of life – they are deeply intertwined, often in ways that leave little margin for error.
Amidst a nonstop, chaotic whirlwind of daily breaking news, court decisions and more, the Administration is abusing its power to turn back the clock on rights and protections for hundreds of millions of people. We highlight some ways this administration has been particularly harmful for women and their families.
New data for 2025 reveals the Trump economy is weakening the job market – especially for Indigenous and Black women.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is abandoning its core mission under the Trump Administration.
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released vital economic data for the month of November. The numbers show a continuation of the trend we’ve seen throughout the year – dramatically slow job growth beginning to turn into losses, particularly in industries...
Chaotic economic policies have dramatically slowed the economy – and additional damage looms.
At some point, everyone gets sick – but no one chooses to get sick. And no one should have to decide between recovering or caring for their loved ones and being able to make ends meet. But as of 2024, nearly 27 million workers lacked paid sick days through their employer.
The longest government shutdown in history is not only wreaking havoc on women’s and families’ economic security, it is harming the country’s economy. New research from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that if the shut down lasts through the end of November it could cost the economy up to $14 billion. That’s a lot of money – but exactly how much? Here are 6 things that you could have for $14 billion.
On October 1, the federal government shut down because Republicans were unable to pass a funding bill, despite having control over all three branches of government. As the shutdown enters its fifth week, women and families across the country continue to feel the devastating economic impact.
Behind every meal served in America’s restaurants is a workforce of women, immigrants, and small business owners whose livelihoods are directly shaped by public policy. This issue was put front and center when chefs and lawmakers came together for the annual MAPP Advocacy Summit on Capitol Hill.
