“This money is really important. Already, about half of the states are doing something to move toward paid leave — holding hearings or introducing legislation,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “This could be the push that would enable them to take that next step.”
The pressure on lower and lower-middle class families trying to raise children has been well-documented by Jody Heymann, a prominent researcher at McGill University in Canada, and advocacy groups such as the National Partnership for Women and Families and MomsRising.org have fought for changes.
A few years later, I became executive director of the Women’s Legal Defense Fund (now the National Partnership for Women and Families). In that post I fought to increase the number of female judges on the federal bench.
USA Today Debra L. Ness, president, National Partnership for Women & Families: She has a proud history of public service, a fair and thoughtful approach to legal … Obama …
“Health reform was a giant step forward, but working people need to be able to access health care,” said Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “The best system in the world does no good to a worker who can’t take time off to visit a doctor or get a test.”
Nearly half of all non-government workers — and 79% of low-income workers — don’t get paid sick days, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families.
The National Partnership for Women and Families suggests the following resources for those seeking information on the new law and suggestions of how to implement a lactation policy in their workplace.
Washington Post Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families “The civil liberties legacy of Justice Stevens is deep and broad. … Media, Groups Reflect On …
Nueva Campaña Intenta Enfocar la Reforma de Salud en el Mejoramiento y la Coordinacion del Cuidado de Personas Vulnerables Mayores de Edad
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth, which includes the National Partnership for Women and Families, and the Pacific Business Group on Health, a coalition of companies and public sector groups that work to improve quality of care and reduce costs, also urged CMS to keep the proposed rules, arguing they will reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.
Committee member Christine Bechtel, VP of the National Partnership for Women and Families, suggested that a better approach might be to require pursuit of all measures, but lower the percentage of compliance required within individual areas.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families
Women could face discrimination in the workplace if certain wellness provisions in the Senate health reform bill go into effect, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
“Today, the United States Senate put women’s health ahead of the anti-choice agenda by rejecting efforts to use health care reform to deny women the coverage for abortion services that most now have,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, based in Washington, D.C., said in a release late Tuesday
Debra Ness: It puts to rest finally many of the claims that are repeatedly made that putting in place family friendly workplace policies will …
“You can really see those numbers growing,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families told me of the women threatened by the …
“The flu epidemic really brings into sharp relief the kind of strain that this is putting on families,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families
“On the one hand, you have all of our top officials saying, ‘Do the responsible thing: If you’re sick, stay home,'” Debra Ness told CNNMoney.com.
Hearing on H.R. 1740, 1691, 2279, and 995 (regarding the prevention and treatment of breast cancer)