The F.M.L.A. was introduced in Congress, in some version, regularly between 1984 and 1993, according to an advocacy group that worked closely on the bill, only to be felled by two vetoes by President George H.
Three Ways to Tell If Your Company Supports Women of Color – Fast Company
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, black and Hispanic women are paid 60¢ and 55¢, respectively, for every dollar paid to a white (non-Hispanic) man.
Women’s Health and Lives at Stake as U.S. Supreme Court Decides to Hear Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole (Hellerstedt)
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Commends Robust Sex Discrimination Protections in ‘Landmark’ ACA Section 1557 Proposed Rule
Comment Letter Details Potential for Regulations to Improve Women’s Health but Warns that Including a Religious Exemption Could Undermine Its Potential
Women’s Contraceptive Coverage at Stake as U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Seven Cases
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Video remote interpreting: Bridging the communication barrier – Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review
Therefore, hospitals must work even harder today to be prepared for every patient who walks through the door, says Mark Savage, director of health IT policy and programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group
House Passage of Reconciliation Bill Another ‘Outrageous Attack on Women’s Health,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Paul Ryan prizes family time, opposes family leave – Politico
“I think it’s very commendable that he’s talking about and recognizing that he needs to spend time with his children,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “Maybe that’s a welcome step towards having a broad national conversation that we need about the policies that all working families need.”
Politicians are invading our medical exam rooms – Washington Post
Opinion writer Catherine Rampell discusses the implications of the Politics in the Exam Room: A Growing Threat report.
State Laws Are Reaching Into The Exam Room To Interfere With Doctors And Their Patients – Think Progress
“It’s an unprecedented coalition, and I think that really speaks to the depth and breadth of this growing problem we’re seeing,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, the director of reproductive health programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, the organization that spearheaded the new report. “We thought it was really important to come together and expose what was happening here.”
The Strange Laws That Dictate What Your Doctor Tells You – The Atlantic
According to the report, written jointly by the National Partnership for Women & Families, National Physicians Alliance, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, more than 15 million Americans live within a mile of a fracking well that was recently drilled.
Paid family leave movement follows gay rights playbook, bypasses Congress – Fortune
“This past year, in part because of heightened momentum and the emphasis that Obama has put on paid leave, we’ve seen 17 states propose legislation based on this issue,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Women’s Health Leader Denounces Formation of House Select Investigative Panel As ‘Another Callous Attempt To Block Women’s Access to Abortion Care’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
D.C. City Council Has a Chance to Show ‘Exceptional Leadership in Supporting Working Families’ By Passing New Paid Leave Proposal
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
California’s Fair Pay Act is a ‘Major Advance for Fair Wages for Women’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
ONC’s Interoperability Roadmap Is a ‘Welcome, Powerful and Badly Needed New Plan’ that Can Help Patients and Providers Harness the Power of Data for Shared Decision-Making, Women’s Health Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Health Leader Urges Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Pass Patient Trust Act, Calling It ‘Model Women’s Health Legislation’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Planned Parenthood Hearing Is Another ‘Callous, Calculated Tactic’ By Anti-Abortion Extremists in Congress
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Commends Labor Department for Awarding Six States and Two Other Jurisdictions a Total of $1.55 Million to Study Paid Leave Programs
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
House Passes Another Dangerous Bill Designed to Eliminate Women’s Access to Abortion Care
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families