Paid sick time is about dignity. We all get sick sometimes. When we do, we shouldn’t have to risk losing our jobs or forgoing needed wages because we must stay home.
Do All Doctors Perform VBACs? Here’s What You Should Know – Romper – Romper
Currently, the United States has the lowest rate of VBAC of any industrialized country. In 2013 (the most recently updated year for stats), only 10 percent of all live births were VBACs, reported Childbirth Connection.
Wealth, not just wages, is the way to measure women’s equality –
To address these inequities, we need a broad menu of solutions that addresses income and wealth. On the income side, that means pushing for pay equity, affordable childcare and paid family leave.
How much bonding time you get with your baby is determined by how many co-workers you have. Is that fair? – How much bonding time you get with your baby is determined by how many co-workers you have. Is that fair?
“Family lives have changed dramatically in recent decades but our policies have remained frozen in a Leave-it-to-Beaver 1950s world which no longer exists,” said Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara).
Dr. Dipesh Navsaria: U.S. needs to catch up on paid family leave –
The United States is one of the only industrialized nations that does not offer paid leave to new parents. This flies in the face of extensive, long-standing research on the importance of the first thousand days of life.
Events in Charlottesville an ‘Affront to Our Country;’ Trump’s Response ‘Disgracefully Inadequate’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Senator King supports new paid family, medical leave legislation – ATORKING SUPPORTS NEW PAID FAMILY, LEAVE LEGI
Senator Angus King is standing with local business owners and showing his support for new paid family and medical leave legislation.
Here’s Another Way Working Mothers Are Penalized – ES ARE PE
No matter what strides individual working mothers make, the country’s lack of a paid family leave policy remains a burden to women and parents, in ways both big and small.
Sheryl Sandberg’s Endorsement Gives ‘Major Boost’ to the FAMILY Act at a Critical Time, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sheryl Sandberg Says Strong Policy Needed for Paid Leave –
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg discusses paid family and medical leave during an interview with Bloomberg’s Emily Chang.
If Democrats Compromise On Abortion, Women Will Pay An Enormous Price – Bustle – Bustle
When a woman who wants an abortion is denied one, she is more likely to fall into poverty than a woman who is able to get the health care she needs, according to Sarah Lipton-Lubet, the vice president for reproductive health programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “Access to abortion is fundamental to women’s ability to participate equally in society,” Lipton-Lubet tells Bustle.
The price is right: Paid leave strengthens our families –
Because FMLA leave is unpaid and only applies to some workers, many others are still forced to make the difficult decision between being there for loved ones or returning to work out of financial necessity.
The Dollars And Sense Of Paid Family Leave – FORBES.COM/FORBES/WELCOME/?TOURL=HTTPS://WWW
While politicians in Washington, D.C. have started talking about paid family leave, some U.S. businesses have been putting such policies into practice.
Is it time for universal paid family leave? – CNN
The American public overwhelmingly supports policies that guarantee workers paid leave if they have a child, get sick or need to care for a family member. Yet the United States is the only developed nation that lacks a paid family leave mandate.
This Amazing New Wrap Could Make Skin-To-Skin Contact After C-Section Much Easier – Romper – Romp Er.Co M/P/This
According to Childbirth Connection’s 2013 Report of the Third National U.S. Survey of Women’s Childbearing Experiences, only 25 percent of moms who undergo C-sections get skin-to-skin contact with their babies immediately after birth.
‘Huge and Meaningful Victory for Women and Families’ as Senate Rejects ‘Appalling’ Bill that Would Have Jeopardized Health and Economic Security of Millions
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Burbank: Paid leave will be a boon when workers sick, injured –
Paid family and medical leave is now the law in our state. This great breakthrough will provide workers economic security in times where they need time off to care for themselves or their families, starting in January 2020.
Women’s Health Leader Urges Senators to Vote Down ‘Irresponsible, Politically Motivated’ Motion to Proceed on ACA Repeal
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘Cynical, Misguided Senate Vote’ Puts Nation One Step Closer to Crisis
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Why More Americans Are Getting Paid Sick Days – Huffington Post –
“The jump in access is an enormous testament to work of advocates and lawmakers passing common-sense policies that obviously and clearly are shown to increase access to sick time,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
