Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mike Pence gets ‘Working for Women’ award; women’s groups respond: ‘How ironic’ – USA Today – USA Today
“When I saw the announcement, I thought it was quite ironic given Pence’s record on restricting women’s access to reproductive rights and healthcare services, which diminishes their economic opportunities and autonomy,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
FAMILY Act could benefit small businesses, Heitkamp says
Heitkamp believes [the FAMILY Act] will benefit… small business owners who sometimes struggle to provide paid family leave to their employees… Linda Steve, a semi-retired certified public accountant, said… “This is not a gender-specific issue, this is a person issue…[whether it’s] the birth of the child or the health condition of a parent or a child or a spouse, [having paid leave] makes them a much better employee.”
‘Our Laws, Our Lives Will Be Damaged If Senate Confirms Gorsuch,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Paid family leave: Looking to the states
The key lesson from the states that have taken the bold step of implementing paid family leave is that the evidence is clear: paid leave is a good thing not just for families, but also for businesses and the economy as a whole. Building on existing social insurance systems has worked well for the states, and represents a promising model for expanding access to paid leave to all Americans.
How Trump’s budget proposals could impact millions of women – Market Watch – Market Watch
The reduction in resources for the Labor and Justice Departments could lead to less enforcement of equal pay laws and progress toward family leave, said Debra Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. “This should be a time when we’re trying to improve opportunities for women in the workplace, making it more family-friendly, eradicating pay discrimination and sexual assault and harassment,” she said.
Trump’s Budget a ‘Dangerous Blueprint’ that Would Undermine Our Country’s Priorities, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Maryland Senate Makes History, Paves the Way for Nation’s Eighth Statewide Paid Sick Days Law
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Healthy Families Act is a ‘Pro-Worker, Pro-Women Policy the Country Truly Needs,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Families To Pay Price If Maternity Care Coverage Is Cut By GOP – Kaiser Health News – Kaiser Health News
“Anytime you allow people to pick and choose, you’re making the [health] care they don’t pick more expensive,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Democrats get ahead of Trump with family leave plan
Senate Democrats have reintroduced the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, a bill that would pay for universal paid leave with a 0.2 percent surtax on wages, asking President Trump to make good on a campaign promise.
Congressional Budget Office Score of House Republicans’ Health Bill ‘Proves Plan is a Sham,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The GOP’s Obamacare Replacement Is Just a Gigantic Tax on Women – Daily Beast – The Daily Beast
Stephanie Glover, senior policy analyst at the National Partnership for Women & Families, lays out the AHCA’s one-two-three-four punch to women’s health thusly: “One by one this would be really bad for women’s health. Packaged in a single bill is pretty alarming.”
CMS’ Proposed Health Marketplaces Rule Would Make Health Care More Expensive and Harder to Access, Consumer Advocate Says
In Comments Submitted Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families Urges CMS to Retain Network Adequacy, Essential Community Provider Requirements for Consumers Seeking Health Insurance in the Marketplace
House Republicans’ Repeal Bill is ‘an Affront to Women and Families,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
At ‘People’s Hearing’ in Texas State Capitol, Reproductive Rights Advocates Condemn ‘Bad Medicine’ Laws that Undermine Women’s Health Care
National Partnership for Women & Families Releases ‘Bad Medicine’ Report on Harmful Effects of Texas Abortion Restrictions Tied to Hearing
At ‘People’s Hearing’ in Texas State Capitol, Reproductive Rights Advocates Condemn ‘Bad Medicine’ Laws that Undermine Women’s Health Care – PR Newswire – PR Newswire
“When abortion opponents turn lies into law as they have in Texas, women pay the price. Doctors are forced to lie to their patients, trusted health care clinics are shut down and women are denied care,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
What do men get that women don’t? Here are a few things – USA TODAY – USA Today
“There is a lot of work to be done before culture and policy can align toward progress,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Why I Called Out Jason Chaffetz on Planned Parenthood – TIME – TIME
As the presidents of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the National Partnership for Women & Families wrote in Annals of Internal Medicine, “Proponents of Planned Parenthood defunding often assert that other providers will fill the gap. They are wrong.”
What’s Changed–and What Hasn’t–Since Both Presidential Candidates Said We Need Paid Leave – Inc. – Inc.
The Trump proposal, says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, “would do more harm than good. It reinforces sex stereotypes and creates perceptions that women are the ones who need to stay home with children. Plus, the way they want to pay for it is completely untenable.”
