With so much on the line right now when it comes to the economic security, health and safety of our nation’s women and families, the National Partnership for Women & Families will host a congressional briefing on Thursday to discuss the specific legislative and...
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“This is a gender equality issue, an economic security issue, a competitiveness issue and—at the most basic level—a human issue. We all have families. We all get sick. We live in the wealthiest country in the world and there is no reason whatsoever that we should not have a basic paid leave standard,” said National Partnership Vice President Vicki Shabo in a Q & A interview for Goop.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“This latest attempt to repeal the ACA is full of broken promises and deceptive rhetoric,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. “While President Trump and leaders in Congress promised to protect health coverage for those with preexisting conditions, this new plan undermines this critically important and wildly popular ACA provision.”
“Having a baby is the most expensive health event that families face during their childbearing years. At the same time, a lack of workplace supports for many women during this critical time means a woman may not have paid sick days for prenatal appointments or well-baby care, or paid family and medical leave to use after giving birth,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
“We were glad to see that it’s still in place, and we would hope that if and when Acosta is confirmed he will continue to maintain and enforce the executive order and won’t advocate for rescission,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, told Bloomberg BNA.
According to industry sources, beginning this year, members of the Iron Workers union will be given six months of paid maternity leave. This female ironworkers’ paid maternity leave policy is an important win for women in the workforce, especially since this is occurring in such a male-dominated industry.
Sarah Fleisch Fink, director of workplace policy and senior counsel at the National Partnership for Women & Families, says the bans are an important step in the ongoing fight for equal pay.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership for Women & Families Vice President Sarah Lipton-Lubet said, “Millions of women rely on Medicaid for health coverage and access to care–from family planning to maternity care to nursing home care.”
“What we’re doing here is providing an out for employers that don’t want to take the high road and pay their employees the money that they’re owed at the time that they are owed it,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
In 2015, tech giants Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon all announced paid family leave programs for their employees. Many speculated that this would start a paid leave arms race among top employers. It didn’t… the move was more flash in the pan than watershed.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The online poll, conducted by Lake Research Partners on behalf of Small Business Majority and the Center for American Progress, found that a vast 7 in 10 owners and operators of small businesses support the recently reintroduced Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The birth control benefit warrants a closer look because HHS doesn’t merely need to write it out of the HRSA guidelines. As National Partnership for Women & Families Vice President Sarah Lipton-Lubet warned, the administration could pull “multiple levers” to get rid of it.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“This analysis shows just how damaging that lost income can be for women and their families, as well as the economy and the businesses that depend on women’s purchasing power,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.