Politico Rep. Miller (D-Calif.) is senior Democratic member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Debra L. Ness is the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. Denmark’s …
New Mother’s Day Report Recognizes Some Advances But Gives Most States Poor Grades for Failing to Adopt Policies that Help New Parents in the Workforce
No State Earns an “A” and 18 States Earn Grades of “F;” America’s Families Expect and Deserve Better, Experts Say
Gender-based wage gaps persist in state and nation – Baltimore Sun
Windsor Mill resident Alison Assanah-Carroll was not surprised by the finding from the National Partnership for Women & Families, which showed that nearly a half-century after the …
Pay Gap Persists in Female-Dominated Career Fields – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Women with professional degrees are paid just 67 cents for every dollar paid to men with professional degrees, according to the National Partnership for Women & …
Off the clock: Employees fighting for overtime pay – msnbc.com (blog)
msnbc.com (blog) “There’s been more pressure on workers to work more hours,” said Letty Mederos, vice president of work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women …
Supreme Court voids part of medical leave act – Los Angeles Times
The National Partnership for Women and Families condemned the high court’s decision as “appalling and dangerous.” It “effectively puts state workers and their families at risk when workers become pregnant or illness strikes,” said Debra Ness, the group’s president.
Shining Shoes Best Way Wall Street Women Outearn Men – Bloomberg
Bloomberg Shining Shoes Best Way Wall Street Women Outearn Men Bloomberg The wage gap among all job categories has been narrowing by one-half of a cent every year since 1963, according to a study released last April by the National Partnership for …
Enforcing Pregnancy Bias Law of 1978? Long Overdue – Women’s eNews
Women’s eNews Enforcing Pregnancy Bias Law of 1978? Long Overdue Women’s eNews … senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women and Familiesin Washington, DC “Many employers continue to defy their legal obligations with impunity, leaving …
Leticia Mederos is New Vice President at National Partnership for Women & Families
The National Partnership for Women & Families, one of the nation’s most effective advocates for fairness in the workplace, access to quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family, announced today that senior...
Stakeholders React to Proposed Rule on Meaningful Use Stage 2 – iHealthBeat
Christine Bechtel — vice president for the National Partnership for Women & Families and a Health IT Policy Committee member — said in a statement that the proposed rule …
White House loosens contraception coverage mandate – American Medical News
White House loosens contraception coverage mandate American Medical News Groups that advocate for contraception access, such as the National Partnership for Women & Families, supported the decision. “We commend President Obama for standing with …
Written Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Public Meeting on Discrimination Against Pregnant Women and Caregivers
Pregnancy bias is alive and well in America – msnbc.com
HULIQ Pregnancy bias is alive and well in America msnbc.com Judy Lichtman, senior advisor to the National Partnership for Women and Families, who spoke at the hearing, said it was all about long-standing stereotypes, and not just regarding …
Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives Decision – BusinessWeek
USA TODAY Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives Decision BusinessWeek Judith L. Lichtman, a senior adviser with the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington, among the groups that favored minimizing religious …
The Wage Gap Between Moms, Other Working Women – NPR
The Wage Gap Between Moms, Other Working Women NPR And a recent study out of Rutgers, which was commissioned by the National Partnership for Women and Families, shows that paid family leave increases wages for women and increases their attachment …
Women say Abilene firms are supportive during, after pregnancies – ReporterNews.com
Women say Abilene firms are supportive during, after pregnancies ReporterNews.com By Jaime Adame According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, before the law was enacted, employers would sometimes fire women workers who became …
Germ warfare at work – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Germ warfare at work Chicago Tribune To put that in slightly more stomach-turning terms, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, paid sick leave is unavailable to nearly 80 percent of food service and hotel …
Obama Administration Action Means More Women Will Have Access to the Contraception They Need, Women & Families Will Be Healthier
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Rutgers Study: Paid Family Leave Leads to Positive Economic Outcomes for … – News from Rutgers
News from Rutgers The Center for Women and Work (CWW) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and the National Partnership for Women & Families, based in …
Maryland man’s lawsuit over sick leave is being considered by the US Supreme Court – Associated Press/Washington Post
The National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit that supports Coleman, says the outcome of the case could affect more than five million employees who work for state governments nationwide.