What Women Need in Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Women need policy solutions for their immediate health and economic needs during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as long-term systemic change.
Women’s Health
Valuing Women’s Caregiving During and After the Coronavirus Crisis
Working women face new caregiving challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and need structural policy change that mitigates long-term impacts on their earnings and employment, including resources to stabilize the child care industry.
Protecting and Promoting Women’s Rights Is Key to Defeating the Coronavirus at Home and Abroad
It is critical that the United States, and other countries around the world, recognize that prioritizing women and families in coronavirus responses is key to a successful long-term recovery.
States Must Expand Telehealth To Improve Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Care
As states grapple with the coronavirus pandemic, they must leverage telehealth technology to protect and expand access to sexual and reproductive health services, now and into the future.
Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity
Alleviating stark disparities in health coverage, chronic health conditions, mental health, and mortality across racial and ethnic groups in the United States will require deliberate and long-term efforts.
On the Frontlines at Work and at Home: The Disproportionate Economic Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Women of Color
Too little attention has been paid to the consequences of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic for women of color, even as it exacerbates existing disparities and further undermines their families’ economic stability and survival.
The Coronavirus Crisis Confirms That the U.S. Health Care System Fails Women
The U.S. health care system has never integrated or centered the health care needs of women, and the COVID-19 crisis is exposing these failures and harming women in the process.
Community-Based Doulas and Midwives
The coronavirus pandemic further emphasizes the need for a range of accessible, affordable options for pregnancy-related care and support.
Community-Based Doulas and Midwives on Addressing the U.S. Maternal Health Crisis
Midwives and doulas discuss their important role in addressing the U.S. maternal health crisis.
10 Ways the ACA Has Improved Health Care in the Past Decade
The health care law provides coverage for millions of Americans and protects people with preexisting conditions, but it remains under threat from a Trump administration-backed lawsuit.
Lack of Paid Leave Risks Public Health During the Coronavirus Outbreak
To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, workers need paid leave so that they are able to stay home to recover from an illness or provide care to a sick family member without risking their economic security.
Integrating a Reproductive Justice Framework in Climate Research
As the connection between climate change and women’s health and well-being is better elucidated, it is important that researchers also utilize a reproductive justice framework.
June Medical Services v. Russo
Meaningful access to abortion care, as well as the ability to enforce abortion and other civil and human rights in court, are at stake in the upcoming Supreme Court case.
The Equal Rights Amendment: What You Need To Know
Adopting the long-overdue Equal Rights Amendment could help bolster existing statutory protections under attack, making it a key element in the fight for gender equality.
The Rising Cost of Inaction on Work-Family Policies
Continued inaction from Congress on work-family policies, including the current lack of access to affordable child care and comprehensive paid family and medical leave, costs workers $31.9 billion in lost wages annually.