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 emergency. The post NEWS: The Supreme Court’s likely to make it more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

Which states have the most to gain from investments like paid leave? We crunched the numbers in our Paid Leave Means A Stronger Nation fact sheet series – a state-by-state look at the growing need for paid family and medical leave laws. The post What States Stand to Gain From a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

Shortly after having a little boy, my partner and I got to dive into the scary, competitive, expensive and overwhelming process of finding childcare. Fast forward to now, a year and half later, we have only managed to stay afloat as a family because of the flexibility, support, and policies in place that met me exactly when and where I needed them. The post Dear Boss: I didn’t know what life was going to throw my way appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

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 post NEWS: How women at one Arizona clinic are grappling with abortion ruling appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

To tell the story of reproductive justice without the long history of the labor of Black women’s bodies is to do a disservice to the reproductive justice movement. The post Black Maternal Health Week 2024: The Legacy of Black Maternal Wisdom appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

Arizona’s highest court upheld an 1864 law that bans nearly all abortions, a decision that could have far-reaching consequences for women’s health care and election-year politics in a critical battleground state. The post NEWS: What we know about the Arizona abortion ban appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

Recent budget proposals by the Biden administration and Republicans in Congress show how the two parties plan to support – or not – women and families. The post It’s Tax Season. Who’s Budgeting for Women’s Futures? appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

In September 2023, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services proposed a rule updating disability discrimination regulations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for the first time in almost 40 years. The post HHS Must Finalize Updated 504 Regulations appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

For Care Workers Recognition Month, we look at how caregiving jobs are faring in today's economy – and why care work is personal for so many people. The post What Does the Jobs Report – and My Grandmother’s Cookbook – Tell Us About the Care Economy? | #JobsDay April 2024 appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more

Businesses play a key role in reducing the gender wage gap. The post Bridging the Divide: How Businesses are Investing in Equal Pay and Gender Equity appeared first on National Partnership for Women & Families ..read more