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.
NEWS: Tens of thousands of new mothers have been flagged to police over unreliable drug tests
In at least 70,000 cases in 21 states, parents were referred to law enforcement agencies over allegations of substance use during pregnancy, according to six years of state and federal data obtained and published for the first time by the Marshall Project.
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.
NEWS: Bills advancing that crack down on abortion pills
According to an estimate by the Guttmacher Institute, nearly 200 anti-abortion bills have been introduced in 29 states.
Disrespected and Ignored: Black Pregnant Women Demand Congressional Action
Black women face a maternal mortality rate 3.5 times higher than their white counterparts and are twice as likely as white mothers to experience severe maternal morbidity. While we see these stories unfold time and time again, this crisis is preventable.
NEWS: AG Ken Paxton sues another out-of-state provider for sending abortion-inducing pills
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against a Delaware nurse practitioner for allegedly mailing abortion medication into Texas, violating the state’s abortion ban.
NEWS: Women with high-risk pregnancies have limited options
ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of pregnant women living in states with abortion bans found that abortion bans generally do not include exceptions that cover high-risk pregnancies based on underlying health issues, and if they do, doctors do not use them.
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.
NEWS: Louisiana wants a California doctor extradited to face abortion charges. Newsom isn’t having it.
After Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill sought to extradite a California doctor accused of violating Louisiana’s abortion laws on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom refused to extradite the California doctor.
Indigenous and Black women are especially suffering in the Trump economy | #JobsDay January 2026
New data for 2025 reveals the Trump economy is weakening the job market – especially for Indigenous and Black women.
NEWS: Abortion pill access under fire: lawsuits and regulatory battles to watch in 2026
The increased use of abortion medication following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade fueled a new wave of legal battles involving the regulation of Mifepristone.
