The National Partnership for Women & Families, in collaboration with HealthConnect One, the National Health Law Program, and Tewa Women United, released today a new report, Improving Our Maternity Care Now Through Doula Support, highlighting how doula support can make...
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Engaging Young Texans to Call Out Politicians Who Turn Lies into Laws
by Lauren Paulk | Dec 13, 2017 | Reproductive Rights
Last month, our friends at Texas Freedom Network Education Fund’s Texas Rising hosted a series of Lies into Laws Forums on college campuses to call out lawmakers who are turning lies into harmful laws.
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New Federal Proposal Would Take Away Hard-Fought Paid Sick Days Protections
by Vicki Shabo | Nov 3, 2017 | Paid Sick Days
Federal lawmakers seek to thwart paid sick days progress and undermine state and local victories through a new bill introduced this week. Contrary to proponents’ claims, the so-called Workflex in the 21st Century Act – H.R. 4219 – would not guarantee paid sick days and could actually make it less certain that working people have the sick time they need.
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This Should Never Happen – Not Here
by Debra L. Ness | Oct 25, 2017 | Reproductive Rights
Trump’s Office of Refugee Resettlement must not be allowed to prevent undocumented immigrant minors from getting the health care they need.
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Sexual Harassment: When Laws Aren’t Nearly Enough
by Judith L. Lichtman | Oct 24, 2017 | Sexual Harassment
If we want to make sexual harassment a rarity, changing the law is important, but not sufficient. We also have to change the culture.
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Paid Sick Days are Critical for Workers’ Mental Health Too
by Vicki Shabo | Oct 10, 2017 | Paid Sick Days
World Mental Health Day offers an opportunity to break down the stigma surrounding mental illness. It is also a reminder of the need to promote policies, such as paid sick days, that would help those living with a mental illness.
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9 Million Reasons Congress Must Act Now to Save CHIP
by Debra L. Ness | Oct 6, 2017 | Choosing Health Equity
Congress: Act now and fund CHIP fully. More than 9 million kids, and millions of families, are depending on you.
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A Marketing Plan Designed to Fail
by Katie Martin | Oct 4, 2017 | ACA
This open enrollment period, we have an obligation to help the more than 28 million people in this country without health insurance sign up.
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The Hyde Amendment Continues to Punish Our Country’s Most Vulnerable Women
by Debra L. Ness | Sep 29, 2017 | Reproductive Rights
For 41 long years, the Hyde amendment has penalized low-income women by withholding coverage for abortion care from those enrolled in Medicaid.
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Rhode Island Becomes Eighth State With a Paid Sick Days Law
by Vicki Shabo | Sep 28, 2017 | Paid Sick Days
Gov. Gina Raimondo signed the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act today, making Rhode Island the eighth state to enact a paid sick days law and bringing the national total to 40 jurisdictions with such laws nationwide. Some 100,000 Rhode Islanders will gain the right to earn paid sick time when the law takes effect in July.
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15 Years, Five Key Lessons: California Continues to Lead the Nation Toward Paid Leave for All
by Vicki Shabo | Sep 28, 2017 | Paid Leave
With recent attention to the country’s dismal record of making paid leave available to workers, and growing consensus around the need for a national solution, it’s easy to forget the decades of work and milestone victories that have made this moment possible. One of the first happened 15 years ago this week, when California created the nation’s first state paid family leave program.
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Don’t Just Tell Grandparents You Care, Fight for Their Ability to Care and Be Cared For
by Debra L. Ness | Sep 8, 2017 | Paid Leave
Sunday is National Grandparents Day, a time to celebrate the millions of grandparents who provide so much for our families and our country. Our nation’s grandparents are not only treasured members of our families; they also take on significant caregiving and breadwinning responsibilities.
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New School Year, Same Uncertainty for Parents Without Paid Sick Days
by Vicki Shabo | Sep 7, 2017 | Paid Sick Days
For kids, heading back to school can be an anxious and exciting time – figuring out new routines, adjusting to different teachers and classmates and navigating changes in social and academic environments… Employed parents stress about changes too, but the millions of moms, dads and caregivers without paid sick time also have to worry about cold and flu season and what will happen if their kids get sick.