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.
Domestic Workers’ Rights Are Part of Black History – So of Course Trump Wants Them Gone
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.
After Years of Progress, Black Women’s Union Gains Decline Under Trump in 2025
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.
Weak job market leaves Black women behind | Jobs Day February 2026
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.
Paid Leave at a Crossroads: Business Leadership, Caregiving, and the Power of Story
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.
One Year In, 53 Ways the Second Trump Administration Is Harming Women and Families
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.
Indigenous and Black women are especially suffering in the Trump economy | Jobs Day January 2026
New data for 2025 reveals the Trump economy is weakening the job market – especially for Indigenous and Black women.
The Trump Administration is Weaponizing the EEOC to Attack Civil Rights
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is abandoning its core mission under the Trump Administration.
The economy sheds 35,000 jobs for women as Black women’s unemployment remains high | Jobs Day December 2025
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...
The economy lurches towards disaster as Black women’s unemployment skyrockets | Jobs Day November 2025
Chaotic economic policies have dramatically slowed the economy – and additional damage looms.
Why We All Need Paid Sick Leave (Yes, Really, All of Us)
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.
Six things we could have for the price of the government shutdown
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.
5 Ways the Government Shutdown Hurts Women Financially
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.
Voices from the 2025 MAPP Advocacy Summit: Restaurants, Workers, and the Fight for Paid Leave
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.
Delayed Jobs Data Especially Harms Black Women – And that Hurts All of Us
The delay in today’s jobs report is just the tip of the iceberg on the harms from the government shutdown.
As Voters Demand It, Paid Sick Days Access Expands But 25 Million Workers Still Left Out
Just over 25 million workers still can’t earn a single paid sick day to stay home when they’re battling the flu or take their kid to a doctor’s appointment. This is unsustainable for working caregivers amid and the Trump administration’s attacks on women in our economy.
Women’s Community Open Letter in Support of Dr. Lisa Cook
We, the undersigned organizations representing the interests of women across the country, write to oppose President Trump’s unprecedented attempted firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook and his further attempts to politicize the country’s central bank.
The 60th Anniversary of This Landmark Civil Rights Order Reminds Us That Progress Is Possible
The 60th anniversary of Executive Order 11246 reminds of the progress it made possible and the urgent need for Congress to restore and strengthen its protections.
Congress Keeps Shortchanging the EEOC – And Workers Are Shouldering the Consequences
For decades, Congress has underfunded the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and workers – especially women workers – have paid the price.
Puerto Rico Deserves High-Quality, Locally-Driven Data for Gender Equity
As we fight to preserve data from the Trump administration’s campaign to erase women, people of color and LGBTQI+ people, it’s important to remember that the status quo before 2025 was never good enough. A particularly stark example of data inequity is Puerto Rico.
