Women Have Paid the Price for Trump’s Regulatory Agenda
The Trump administration has issued dozens of regulations that have threatened women’s progress and cost them billions—revealing a fundamental disregard for women.
Women’s Health
The Urgent Case for Permanent Paid Leave
Policymakers must consider lessons learned from the emergency paid leave laws passed in response to the coronavirus pandemic in order to design national, permanent paid leave policies that ensure racial, gender, and economic equity and meet the needs of families.
State Actions Undermining Abortion Rights in 2020
Despite wins in the courts, abortion rights remain under attack and out of reach for many in the United States.
Ensuring Domestic Violence Survivors’ Safety
Existing support systems for domestic violence survivors are proving inadequate during the pandemic and point to the need for a stronger nationwide infrastructure connecting survivors to vital supports and services.
The Basic Facts About Women in Poverty
Women, especially women of color, in the United States are more likely to live in poverty than men, and they need robust, targeted solutions to ensure their long-term economic security.
Reproductive Rights at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's decisions this term on reproductive health are a reminder of the need for proactive policies that protect reproductive rights.
Medicare Extra: A Tool To Improve Reproductive Health Care Access
CAP’s Medicare Extra proposal provides an opportunity for the United States to safeguard and improve access to reproductive health care.
Toward Equitable Treatments for Women’s Health During Coronavirus and Beyond
Women, especially women of color, must be included in data and clinical trials during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
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.
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.