“Servers in restaurants and home health workers are the least likely to have paid sick time and the most likely to have contact with the public,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
The Drive To Ban Mandated Paid Sick Days – Al Jazeera America
Eleven states have enacted paid-sick-day pre-emption laws since 2011. New research from the National Partnership for Women and Families shows that six more states are considering kill-shot bills. The NPWF has found that some of these bills have even more extreme consequences than just banning paid-sick-day requirements…
Best & Worst States for Working Moms – Wallet Hub
While women now comprise roughly half of the American workforce, they make about two-thirds as much as men and have far less upward mobility, as evidenced by the fact that less than 5% of Fortune 500 companies have female chief executives. Even the new crop of high-profile female CEOs seems to be drastically underpaid relative to their peers.
Working Families Will Suffer Because Senate Failed to Advance a Minimum Wage Increase, Says Women’s Leader
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
19 Facts That Will Make You Think Differently About Race – MTV News
For nearly the last year, MTV has been closely studying millennials’ perceptions of subjects like fairness, equality, privilege and discrimination — with a special emphasis on race. And in response to the results, the channel is prescribing new on-air programming, social media reach, innovative digital tools, celebrity engagement and much more with its “Look Different” campaign.
White House Steps Up Effort to Confirm Federal Judges – New York Times
“One just has to be awake and aware to be worried,” said Judith L. Lichtman, a senior adviser to the National Partnership for Women and Families, one of several liberal organizations dedicated to issues like women’s rights, gay rights and the environment that are trying to refocus Democrats’ attention on the courts.
Gender wage gap for federal workers is shrinking, OPM reports – The Baltimore Sun
“Any wage gap between men and women has impacts for families,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington-based advocacy group. “It’s dollars and cents. It’s putting food on the table. It’s being able to afford mortgage and rent payments.”
Too sick to work? – Safety+Health
“If that person must go to work to put food on their table, that means they are risking their own health and the health of their co-workers,” said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the Washington-based National Partnership for Women and Families.
How Medicare Data Could Revolutionize Health Care – Yahoo! News
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, told USA Today the new data may trigger a sea change in health care. “I think this is very exciting and it has been a long time coming,” she said. “I think it’s part of a much larger cultural change in health care… There are a lot of times people think they’re doing the right thing, but until they step back and see the data and compare to others, they may not realize they are consistent with best practices or their peers.”
Low pay a source of worker stress – Australian Associated Press/Yahoo! News Australia
“Mothers and fathers are trying to put food on the table and give their children a better life,” says Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for National Partnership for Women & Families.
“Secretary Sebelius Served the Nation Extraordinarily Well”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Labor Department Kicks Off Series of Regional Forums on Working Families’ Needs in Denver
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret? – The Nation
The Paycheck Fairness Act would have shielded workers from retaliation if they discuss their salaries with coworkers. Employers would have had to “prove that pay disparities exist for legitimate, job-related reasons,” according to the National Partnership for Women & Families. In addition, the bill would have closed disparities in the legal remedies available for violations of the Equal Pay Act, so workers could claim the same kinds of damages provided under other wage discrimination laws.
First look at Medicare data in 35 years – USA Today
“I think this is very exciting and it has been a long time coming,” Ness said. “I think it’s part of a much larger cultural change in health care.”
Senate’s Paycheck Fairness Act Vote is a “Deeply Disappointing Missed Opportunity” to Advance Fair Pay for America’s Women and Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Florida: menos salario para las mujeres – Telemundo 51
“Los salarios injustos provocan un daño real y duradero a las mujeres, a las familias y a nuestra economía. Con las mujeres que constituyen casi la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo y sirven como sostén de la familia en dos tercios de los hogares, es el momento para finalmente poner fin a políticas salariales del pasado,” dijo Debra L. Ness, presidenta de la National Partnership for Women & Families.
Senate GOP blocks equal pay bill – MSNBC
The National Partnership for Women and Families said in a statement after the vote, “It is inexcusable that partisanship and baseless attacks have blocked this common sense bill.”
Equal pay for US women taken up by Senate as study highlights gender gap – The Guardian
“Unfair wages cause real and lasting harm to women, the families they support, and to our economy,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Woman and Families.
California women make 84 cents for every $1 men do, report says – Los Angeles Times
In the Golden State, a woman who works a full-time job earns, on average, $41,956 a year, compared with $50,139 for a man who works full time, according to an analysis from the nonprofit advocacy group the National Partnership for Women & Families.
This Is Why We’re Still Talking About Equal Pay – Huffington Post
“The wage gap is simply unacceptable. We must do much more to end discrimination so we no longer deny millions of women the fair pay they need and deserve,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families said in a statement.
