Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Hobby Lobby: Court boosts corporations again – BBC News’ “Echo Chambers”
Meanwhile, Debra L Ness of National Partnership for Women & Families took the opposite view: Today’s US Supreme Court rulings in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. cases are deeply troubling – even shocking, in that the Court is allowing some bosses to deny women coverage for something as basic as birth control.
“Deeply Troubling” Supreme Court Rulings Take Country Backward, Undermine Women’s Health and Sanction Discrimination
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
As Successful California and New Jersey Paid Family Leave Programs Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries, Women’s Leader Calls for Further Progress
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Supreme Court gives some employers more leeway on birth control – Los Angeles Times
“Women who thought, in 2014, that their birth control coverage was secure now have to stop and consider the views of their bosses. That is truly outrageous,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Supreme Court ruling draws passionate reactions in Louisiana, nation – NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune
“Whether it affects 500 or 5 million women, this is a dangerous and appalling intrusion that takes the country backward and undermines women’s health,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families
How America ended up with the worst maternity leave laws on Earth – The Week
The idea that women should get paid leave when they have babies started to crop up around World War I and again around World War II. Countries’ populations had been decimated, which meant there was a high premium on women as economic contributors and childbearers, explains Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. She says that in the United States, in part due to fewer casualties and the fact that men returned to the labor force, there weren’t the same incentives to offer women paid maternity leave.
Leading Women’s Organization Honors House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
When women are stronger, families are stronger and the nation is stronger. That was the message at the National Partnership for Women & Families’ Annual Luncheon, held at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Thursday. The event honored House Democratic Leader...
S.F. abortion protest buffer zone in danger after Supreme Court vote – San Francisco Chronicle
Judith Lichtman of the National Partnership for Women and Families, which supports abortion rights, said the ruling would create new burdens for patients. “Women deserve access to reproductive health care without being intimidated, harassed, threatened, followed or in other ways harmed,” she said.
While Narrow, Supreme Court Ruling in McCullen vs. Coakley Is “Disappointing”
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Critics to High Court: ‘Buffer’ Ruling Extreme – Women’s eNews
“The Court is giving extremists freer rein to intimidate and harass women,” said Judith Lichtman, senior advisor of the National Partnership for Women and Families. She added that the ruling in McCullen vs. Coakley makes it harder for women to safely access the reproductive health care they need.
Approps battles over Obamacare — Will Congress last word on Hobby Lobby? — Nestle goes to Washington – Politico Pulse
The U.S.’s exceptionally bad support for parental leave – Washington Post
A 2012 poll conducted for the National Partnership for Women and Families showed 86 percent support for paid parental leave (that includes the support of 73 percent of Republicans).
Women’s Leader Applauds House Committee for “Putting Fairness Ahead of Anti-Choice Ideology”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families, on the
House Appropriations Committee Vote to Lift the Ban on Abortion Coverage for Peace Corps Volunteers
Senate Committee Passes Pro-Choice Measures in Appropriations Bill – RH Reality Check
“This is a welcome and long overdue step toward fair and equal treatment of women who volunteer for their country in the Peace Corps,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, in a statement about the committee’s action to repeal the restriction. “It would finally give Peace Corps volunteers the same abortion coverage as other women who get their health insurance through the federal government. It’s about time.”
Is paid family leave bad for business? – CNN Opinion
MEDIA ADVISORY: Leading Women’s Organization to Honor House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
National Partnership for Women & Families Annual Luncheon is Thursday, June 26
California Comes Out on Top For Parental Protection Laws – NBC News
The Golden State came out on top in a new state-by-state survey of family-protection laws for new parents, earning an A-minus in the study’s letter-grade ranking. Conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families, the analysis looks at laws in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
FMLA Leave Would Cover Same-Sex Couples Who Are Married No Matter Where They Live – Bloomberg BNA
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, called the proposal “a very welcome pro-family step that makes our country more fair and family friendly.”
The Best States to Be a Working Mom – Bloomberg Businessweek
Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the National Partnership, says federal laws should be considered only a first step and are something states should improve upon, but “change has been slow,” she says. “So many states are failing their families.”
