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More than 65 million women provide unpaid care in the form of child care, family care and eldercare during 2020. A majority of these women did so while holding full- or part-time jobs.

"I am honored to be here today to share our thoughts and concerns about ensuring that the broader implementation of telehealth works to reduce long-standing health inequities, and does not unintentionally exacerbate them."

FAQ | Answers to frequently asked questions about the Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).

The Problem: Violence against pregnant people inflicts lasting harm on them and their babies

The Problem: Our climate is getting hotter and it risks the health of moms and babies

The Problem: The lack of national paid leave compromises the health and well-being of pregnant people and their infants

The Problem: The homelessness crisis is worsening and imperils pregnant people and their infants

A guide to assessing whether research and policy advances health equity

FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on legislation that would establish a national paid family and medical leave insurance program: the Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act).

Systemic racism is a fundamental, multilevel driver of pervasive health inequities in the United States. Racism threatens our nation’s health so deeply that the American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association, and a growing list of U.S. cities, counties, and states have declared racism a public health crisis.

Systemic racism is a fundamental, multilevel driver of pervasive health inequities in the United States. Racism threatens our nation’s health so deeply that the American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association, and a growing list of U.S. cities, counties, and states have declared racism a public health crisis.

A section-by-section summary of the Healthy Families Act, which would establish a national paid sick days standard.

FACT SHEET | A look at what the wage gap means for Latinas, especially in the 25 states with the largest populations of employed Latina women.

FACT SHEET | The wage gap illustrates the high cost women are paying for our nation’s policy failure, including our lack of paid family and medical leave to support family caregiving, which is still most often performed by women.

Despite being prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, workplace sexual harassment remains pervasive and pernicious. Sexual harassment is one of many manifestations of power imbalances in the workplace.

FACT SHEET | Women of color in the United States experience the nation's persistent and pervasive gender wage gap most severely. U.S. Census Bureau data reveal the size of that gap by race. (March 2021)

FACT SHEET | A look at what the wage gap means for Black women, especially in the 25 states with the largest populations of employed Black women.

FACT SHEET | An analysis of the Gender Wage Gap by Congressional District (2021)

Too often in our country’s history, the ability to take time to care for yourself and others while maintaining your economic security has been predominantly reserved for the white and wealthy few. Yet, it is through providing care for one another that we knit together the bonds of our families and communities.

A section-by-section legislative summary of the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would combat pay discrimination that contributes to the gender wage gap.