Jan 29Celebrate the Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act by Confirming Kalpana Kotagal to the EEOCBy Jocelyn C. Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a historic law that helped victims of pay discrimination finally have their day in court. The law was a major victory in the…Eeoc4 min readEeoc4 min read
Dec 1, 2022The Road We’ve Traveled — and the Path AheadBy Jocelyn C. Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families Today marks one year since I started my tenure as President of the National Partnership for Women & Families. The year has flown by, as time often does. In many ways, my one-year mark feels like an imperfect moment…5 min read5 min read
Nov 15, 2022Pregnancy kindness is a myth. We need laws to protect pregnant workers.By Lelaine Bigelow, Vice President for Social Impact and Congressional Relations at the National Partnership for Women & Families Before I became pregnant, I had just assumed those around me would take extra care since I was expecting. My employer didn’t disappoint: when they learned that I needed to go…Pregnancy3 min readPregnancy3 min read
Nov 4, 2022Reproductive Freedom and Economic Freedom are Inextricably LinkedBy Jocelyn C. Frye, President, National Partnership for Women & Families “The ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives.” These words from the Supreme Court’s landmark 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood…Reproductive Rights4 min readReproductive Rights4 min read
Mar 23, 2022Black Women Aren’t InterchangeableBy Jocelyn Frye We are opening on the third day of nomination hearings to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and among the random issues raised by lawmakers over the past two days, the complaints about the DC Circuit Court of Appeals nomination of Janice Rogers Brown…Supreme Court3 min readSupreme Court3 min read
Mar 15, 20225 Ways the Wage Gap Costs Women a Pretty Penny!There are a lot of fun calendar days over the course of the year. Fourth of July? Sure. Halloween? Definitely. Equal Pay Day? Not so much. Equal Pay Day is the day that symbolizes how much longer women typically have to work into the next year just to make the…Fair Pay3 min readFair Pay3 min read
Nov 2, 2021Letter from Health and Caregiving Advocates to President Biden, Congress on Paid LeaveDear President Biden and Members of Congress, We applaud the work and effort Congress and the Administration are doing to put together the Build Back Better Act, but it would be a missed opportunity to not include a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program in the final legislative package. …Paid Leave2 min readPaid Leave2 min read
Aug 13, 2020Five cents-less facts behind Black women NOT being paid fairly in 2020Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is more than a moment to count the cents on the dollar left out of Black women’s checks. Spoiler alert: it’s $0.62 for every white man’s whole dollar based on our analysis. It’s also an important opportunity to explore the depths of the systemic racism…Equal Pay4 min readEqual Pay4 min read
Aug 6, 2020Pro Tips: How Employers Can Offer Equitable Support to Teleworkers During the PandemicPrior to the pandemic, telework was an option only available to a small segment of the workforce, particularly those who were highly compensated. Yet over the past several months, telework has provided an essential way for millions of people to maintain their jobs while prioritizing public health — and has…4 min read4 min read
Jul 30, 2020MEDICAID-AWESOME AT 55Medicaid has been a lifeline for millions of women with low income and children who would not get the health care coverage they need without it. Our nation’s essential public health safety net, 75 million people currently get coverage and women are a majority of all adults enrolled in Medicaid. …Medicaid4 min readMedicaid4 min read
