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Women’s Leader Lauds Senators Harris, Murkowski for Introducing EMPOWER Act
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
MEDIA ADVISORY: Actors Gabrielle Union and Kerry Washington, Facebook/Lean In Leader Sheryl Sandberg and Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer to Speak at Leading Women’s Group’s Gala
National Partnership for Women & Families Annual Dinner to be Held on Thursday, June 7
Women’s Leader Says U.S. Supreme Court Ruling In ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ Case Affirms Core Anti-Discrimination Principles
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Double duty: Caregivers take on a second shift in an aging America – Star Tribune
“These are folks who are struggling,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “Without income when they need to take time off of work, they face falling deeper into a financial hole. They may need to rely on public assistance. They may need to go into debt.”
Nonpartisan report finds biggest barriers to women’s health are from Wisconsin politicians – Milwaukee Independent
According to the National Partnership’s report, Bad Medicine: How a Political Agenda Is Undermining Abortion Care and Access in Wisconsin, Wisconsin has a number of abortion restrictions that bear no relationship to medical standards; undermining health care providers’ efforts to provide the highest quality, patient-centered care; and taking decision-making away from women.
Tackling the ‘Motherhood Penalty’? Start With Benefits – Bloomberg
Women in the workplace often suffer great consequences for taking large amounts of leave, as opposed to their male counterparts, Sarah Fleisch Fink, general counsel and director of workplace policy for the National Partnership for Women & Families, told Bloomberg Law.
Women’s Health Leader Urges Congress to Pass Bill that Promotes Health Equity
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘Shameful’ Gag Rule Will Deny Millions Essential Care and Information, Women’s Health Expert Warns
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Oh baby! This had to be the cutest Statehouse rally ever. – NJ.com
Parents, clergy and lawmakers participating in the “Think Babies” demonstration in Trenton spoke broadly about the need for more affordable child care and a more generous paid family leave law that would double time off from six weeks to 12 weeks after a child is born or adopted.
Workers rally for paid sick leave in Westchester – News 12 Westchester
Workers in Westchester rallied Monday afternoon in support of paid sick leave. Labor leaders say 125,000 employees in the county do not have it.
New study boosts local campaign for paid sick leave – San Antonio Express-News
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) has released a new study which finds that approximately 39 percent of San Antonio workers lack paid sick leave, a figure which puts San Antonio above the estimated national average of 36 percent.
For more US parents, paid family leave becomes reality – The Christian Science Monitor
With a growing sense that the US is being left behind by a lack of family-friendly policies, and as more evidence shows that there are advantages to families when such programs are in place, there’s some movement at the federal and local levels, but states are driving change
Should Texas Workers Be Guaranteed Paid Sick Leave? – Texas Standard
Ale Tierra-Williams, a San Antonio-based cook, says the issue is not only a professional concern but also a matter of public health. “The thing is that I work in the service industry so I cannot be at work if I’m sick,” she says. “So that will be, for me, it’s losing hours, losing money and possibly getting fired. It’s that serious.”
Honor our mothers by giving them the paid family leave they deserve – The Hill
The U.S. can’t afford outdated policies that reduce the growth of the economy; working mothers can no longer accept a situation that creates stress and leads to lost income.
America can be a difficult place to be a mother – The Hill
We are one of the few countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are rising, rather than falling, and black mothers die at three times the rate of white mothers. We are the only high-income country without any provision for paid family and medical leave.
Here’s Who Paid Sick Leave in Dallas Would Help – Dallas Observer
This spring, as workers’ rights advocates began their push for mandatory paid sick leave for every worker employed in Dallas, one of the biggest questions that bubbled to the surface is just how many people in the city need paid sick leave.
Babies took over Capitol Hill to rally for paid family leave and affordable childcare – Quartz
“We want to be the voice for babies that aren’t able to speak for themselves,” [Jessica] Tolbert said. Like many of the parents at the rally, Tolbert mentioned paid family leave, health care, and affordable childcare as some of the major reasons they had come to lobby members of Congress.
Sen. Duckworth’s victory can mean big things for families, if Congress acts – The Hill
As Americans, we like to think every opportunity should be available to everyone, no matter where you live or who you are. Unfortunately, that’s not true when it comes to the supports our country provides for babies.
Have questions about how N.J.’s new paid sick leave law will work? Here’s what you need to know. – NJ.com
While there will be some cost to employers, research shows that the benefits of paid sick leave laws far outweigh the costs. Benefits include reduced employee turnover (and the subsequent reduced cost of hiring and training new employees), higher productivity and morale, and better public health.
