National Partnership for Women & Families Action Fund

10/30/2024

Tonight, NP President Jocelyn Frye and Nevada Assemblywoman Selena for Nevada will be hosting a live conversation about what’s at stake for Nevada women & families in this election-- especially on paid leave and abortion rights. Join us tonight at 4 PM PDT/7 PM EDT!

10/30/2024

Tomorrow at 4 p.m., I will be joined by President Jocelyn Frye of the National Partnership for Women & Families Action Fund to discuss ways we can improve the lives of women and families. Follow both our pages to get notified when we go live!

11/02/2018

Check out this interesting Good Morning America piece on paid leave champion Lauren Underwood: "...the black registered nurse said she assumed she would experience racism. But she was unprepared for the sexism and ageism she said she's faced."

Lauren Underwood, who is running in Illinois' 14th Congressional District, hopes to become the first woman and black candidate to win there.

11/01/2018

Nearly all of us will need time away from work to recover from a serious illness or medical condition, get treatment, or care for a sick loved one or new child.

Case in point: "Paid family leave would have meant the world to me and our son because having to worry about money is the most horrible thing when you’re trying to care for someone."

An emotional plea by Kurt Sundstrom is front and center in New Hampshire’s race for governor. The widower from Concord, who appears to fight back tears as he discusses the 2015 death of his wife from terminal brain cancer, is featured in the latest...

10/31/2018

Yes! "'Women are the driving force behind the midterm elections and drive Leonard Lance right out of Congress we will,' said Elizabeth Meyer, founder of Women’s March New Jersey."

Women Unite to Unseat Leonard Lance The We Win When Women Vote campaign plans outreach to women voters to help flip the New Jersey 7th Congressional District New Providence– Local women and grassroots leaders gathered today to rally and urge women of the 7th Congressional District to unseat Republ...

10/25/2018

“The National Partnership for Women & Families Action Fund is proud and excited to support candidates who are fighting for working families to have paid leave. Our paid leave champions understand that no matter where they live or work or what job they hold, America’s workers should be able to take the time they need to bond with a newborn, care for a dying parent, or address their own serious health issues.”

The National Partnership for Women & Families Action Fund launched its first-ever election ads , backing congressional candidates in the upcoming midterm elections. All of the candidates the Action Fund is highlighting — more than 200 “ paid leave champions ” — have publicly suppor

10/19/2018

We are ready to write the next chapter in our country’s history — and that starts in a just few weeks when we go to the polls!

By voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, a slim majority of U.S. Senators turned their backs on America’s women — and on workers, people of color, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and people with disabilities. They failed in one of the Senate’s most essential duties by putting a nominee who is un...