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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...

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NEWS: The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state

The Supreme Court’s Likely to Make it More Dangerous to be Pregnant in a Red State Vox, April 24, 2024 A federal law requires most US hospitals to provide an abortion to patients experiencing a medical emergency if an abortion is the proper medical treatment for that...

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...

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Systems Transformation Guide to Disability Economic Justice: Income, Wealth Building and Basic Necessities

REPORT | This report addresses the barriers that disabled women face to building wealth, as well as put forth policy proposals that will help address these concerns.

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.

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Why we’re launching the Women 2024 Action Fund this Giving Tuesday

by Sharita Gruberg | Nov 28, 2023 | Other

We’re launching our new Women 2024 Action Fund this Giving Tuesday because women cannot continue bearing the brunt of Congress’ dysfunction and inaction.

Airbnb Takes a Strong Stand Against Discrimination

by Judith L. Lichtman | Sep 8, 2016 | Other

Those of us who have spent our careers fighting discrimination in all its forms have been deeply concerned by reports of bias by Airbnb hosts, and allegations that Airbnb’s platform might have helped facilitate some of the discrimination.

Extraordinary: Facebook Says ‘Not On Our Watch’ to Poverty Wages, Family Unfriendly Policies

by Debra L. Ness | May 13, 2015 | Fair Pay

The move makes for an extraordinary moment in the effort to establish more fair and family friendly workplaces in this country.

Messages That Matter This Mother’s Day

by Debra L. Ness | May 12, 2013 | Fair Pay

“For everything you’ve taught me…” “For always being there…” “For all the sacrifices you’ve made… thanks, Mom.” These and messages like them are what mothers across the country will be reading in greeting cards and hearing from loved ones this weekend. But, for mothers who hold jobs, one reality is missing from these heartfelt sentiments.

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