“These are two women who have been very clear, over many decades, that our constitutional right that protects women’s most important right of privacy — their right to reproductive rights — is important to them,” said Judith L. Lichtman, former president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Why is this broad definition [of ‘family’] so important [for paid sick days laws], and whom does it most impact? Well, for starters, lots of folks in the LGBTQ+ population.
A new mother in Massachusetts will get paid time off to care for her baby, beginning in 2021. A son will get paid time off to care for his ailing parent.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Parental leave benefits for state employees remain “sparse and uncommon,” but they are part of a trend, said Vicki Shabo, vice president for workplace policies and strategies at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “This is part of the momentum that we’re seeing.”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
One military branch modified their parental leave policy by combining and increasing the current family leave policy late June as one to help new and current members.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Earlier this month, the Trump administration argued in a brief filed in a Texas federal lawsuit, that the ACA provisions protecting people with pre-existing conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer should be struck down.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
In the third Listening to Mothers survey, compiled by the maternity care nonprofit Childbirth Connection, 10 percent of black moms said they were “often” or “always” treated poorly in the hospital due to their race or background, compared to just 3 percent of white moms and 7 percent of Latina mothers.
Workers without paid sick leave are three times more likely to have incomes below the poverty line, two new studies find. Compared to adults who have the employee benefit, those without paid sick leave are also more likely to have difficulty affording food. They’re also more likely to use welfare assistance, the researchers said.
At first, I didn’t take the paid sick leave initiative in San Antonio seriously enough, maybe because I’m fortunate enough to be compensated for days I’m out sick. Call it a failure of empathy.
Though a majority of Americans support paid family leave (though they may disagree over how to provide it), new research out in time for Father’s Day suggests insufficient paid leave as well as social expectations prevent fathers from caring for their children as much as they’d like.
According to Vicki Shabo, vice president for the National Partnership for Women & Families, explicit and implicit messages that young and teen girls receive from parents and employers about girls going the extra mile without complaining or asking for compensation can create a troubling lifelong pattern.
Challenges, Progress on Health, Reproductive Rights and
Fair and Family Friendly Workplaces are Focus
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership for Women & Families Annual Dinner to be Held on Thursday, June 7
“These are folks who are struggling,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “Without income when they need to take time off of work, they face falling deeper into a financial hole. They may need to rely on public assistance. They may need to go into debt.”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families