Access to Contraception for Women Serving in the Armed Forces
Fact Sheet
The Access to Contraception for Women Servicemembers and Dependents Act and other policy changes are critical to address the reproductive health care inequities that women serving in the armed forces face.
Men, Fathers, and Work-Family Balance
Issue Brief
While most the current research focuses on women and mother’s experiences balancing family life and paid employment, addressing the issues facing men and fathers is equally important to promoting greater equity at home and at work.
Infographic: How Many Women Are Benefiting from the Affordable Care Act?
This infographic is a compilation of data from multiple sources to highlight how women are benefiting from the Affordable Care Act. It will be updated at least monthly to reflect the most recent data available.
5 Reasons Why Social Security Matters for Women’s Economic Security
The Social Security program should be strengthened to support working women as they age and face the realities of caring for their families.
Infographic: To Promote Women’s Leadership, We Need Public Policy
Public policy is an essential tool for promoting women’s workforce participation and leadership.
Can Public Policy Break the Glass Ceiling?
Report
There are lessons to learn from other countries, such as Canada and Norway, where public policy has been used to help women stay in the workforce and succeed.
For Women to Lead, They Have to Stay in the Game
Report
If women can’t work, they can’t rise. Only public policy can ensure that all women have the chance to participate fully and thrive.
Key Features of a Paid Family and Medical Leave Program that Meets the Needs of Working Families
Fact Sheet
To update the nation’s public policies to effectively meet the needs of workers and their families, the United States should adopt a paid family and medical leave policy that covers all workers and is comprehensive, affordable, accessible, and inclusive.
Ensuring Access to Family Planning Services for All
Issue Brief
While women have access to family planning services at a multitude of health care facilities—and while a wide spectrum of funding sources covers contraceptives and those services—we are not doing enough to ensure access for all women.
Ensuring Access to Sexually Transmitted Infection Care for All
Issue Brief
Increased funding and a wide variety of health care facilities and providers that can prevent, detect, and treat sexually transmitted infections are keys to reducing this underappreciated public health problem.
A Quick Guide on the Human Rights of Women
Fact Sheet
Health, rights, and justice promote gender equality.
7 Actions that Could Shrink the Gender Wage Gap
Fact Sheet
The gender wage gap has not seen real movement since 2007, but seven actions could help change that.
The Top 3 Things You Need to Know About the 2013 Poverty and Income Data
Charts
New poverty and income data from the U.S. Bureau of the Census underscore that it is time to enact policies to create jobs, raise wages, and invest in family economic security.
Wise as Serpents but Harmless as Doves
The Obama administration’s new birth control rules are generous and strategically smart, but some opponents still aren’t happy.
Infographic: The Ripple Effect of the Hobby Lobby Decision
Allowing corporate religious liberty to trump employees’ religious liberty can lead to a cascade of poor health outcomes for the nation.
