NEWS: Trump nominates abortion opponent as FDA head
by Repro Health Watch | Aug 20, 2026 | Repro Health Watch
Donald Trump nominated Dr Heidi Overton – an abortion opponent who stood next to the president as he made false claims about vaccines – to be commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Knowing Your Workforce Was Never About the Form
by Jesse Matton | Aug 19, 2026 | Fair Pay
The EEOC may end EEO-1 reporting, but knowing your workforce was never just about compliance. Here’s why employers should keep collecting and using workforce data to make better decisions, understand their systems and maintain visibility into their workforce.
How the Trump Administration’s Actions Are Silencing the Next Generation of Black Women Advocates
by Zania Taylor | Aug 17, 2026 | Other
Programs designed to expand opportunities for Black women advocates in government and the workplace have helped build a generation of leaders. Recent actions by the Trump administration threaten these pathways and the progress they helped create.
HIPAA Turns 30, but Its Protections Fall Short
by Ashley Kurzweil, Erin Mackay, Lorena Bonet Velazquez | Aug 17, 2026 | Reproductive Rights
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), we’re breaking down 30 ways that health privacy is being threatened.
NEWS: Massachusetts expands abortion access to any point during pregnancy
by Repro Health Watch | Aug 13, 2026 | Repro Health Watch
Massachusetts eliminated its cutoff for when someone can get an abortion, making it the tenth state — along with Washington, D.C. — to allow the procedure at any point in pregnancy.
Oral Testimony of NPWF President Jocelyn C. Frye Hearing of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
by Jocelyn Frye | Aug 12, 2026 | Fair Pay
For more than 60 years, the EEOC has required employers with at least 100 employees to report workforce demographic data annually using the EEO-1 form. This requirement has proven to be a reliable and powerful enforcement tool used consistently by every administration. The National Partnership strongly opposes the proposed rule to rescind requirements for filing EEO demographic data collection reports, including the EEO-1 form.
Women Are Losing Jobs – and the Stock Market Loves It | Jobs Day August 2026
by Katherine Gallagher Robbins | Aug 7, 2026 | Fair Pay
Women lost 32,000 jobs in July, prompting a stock market rally in the face of workers’ pain.
NEWS: Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’ per Todd Blanche
by Repro Health Watch | Aug 6, 2026 | Repro Health Watch
As his confirmation to lead the Justice Department hung by a thread last week, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told faith leaders on a private call that he was preparing to take action to roll back abortion access nationwide.
When women succeed, America succeeds – Honoring Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
by Jordan Sanchez | Aug 4, 2026 | Other
For nearly fifty years, Nancy Pelosi demonstrated what is possible when women lead. Her career transformed the halls of Congress as well as the lives of millions of women and families across the country.
SCOTUS Let Us Down Again in its 2025-2026 Term
by Maria Ortiz Pineda, Jamie Floyd | Aug 3, 2026 | Supreme Court and Judicial Nominations
During its 2025-2026 term, the Supreme Court expanded the President’s power over independent agencies, weakened protections against racially discriminatory voting maps and upheld state bans on transgender students in school sports.
NEWS: Judge rules FDA restrictions on mifepristone are arbitrary and capricious
by Repro Health Watch | Jul 30, 2026 | Repro Health Watch
A federal judge upheld the safety of the abortion medication mifepristone and ordered the Trump administration to examine and consider overturning restrictions on the drug as barriers to abortion access mount across the country.
What Disability Pride Taught Me This Year
by Taryn Williams | Jul 30, 2026 | Choosing Health Equity
This Disability Pride Month arrives at a moment of profound uncertainty for disabled Americans. The promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) feels increasingly fragile as the systems that support it – from the federal government to Medicaid access – face constant attack.