White House and Labor Advocates Praise Move by Facebook for Higher Wages – New York Times’ “Bits”
Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, called the announcement “groundbreaking.” She wrote: “The company won’t be party to poverty wages and practices that force workers to choose between job and family. This may well be what a tipping point looks like.”
Facebook raises minimum pay for contractors to $15 per hour – Reuters
“Corporate America is beginning to step forward to adopt these policies – in Facebook’s case, by saying the company won’t be party to poverty wages and practices that force workers to choose between job and family,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said in a statement.
Quinn: Facebook embraces its contract workers – San Jose Mercury News
Facebook’s plan “goes beyond anything we have seen,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit advocacy group. “This is corporate responsibility in the 21st century at its best.”
Civil rights groups urge USPS to change policies for pregnant workers – The Hill
In a letter to Postmaster General and CEO Megan Brennan, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the National Partnership for Women & Families called the current requirements “outdated, unfair and potentially illegal.”
More than two dozen organizations join call by internists and others for policies to reduce firearm injuries and deaths in U.S. – American College of Physicians
(Document and recommendations endorsed by the National Partnership for Women & Families)
‘Consent in childbirth is a joke’: How British women are silenced in the delivery room – The Telegraph
(Statistics provided by Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership for Women & Families)
Budget plan calls for $194 billion in unidentified cuts to federal workforce – Washington Post’s “The Fed Page”
In a letter to Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the National Partnership for Women & Families said, “The Postal Service continues to maintain a legally indefensible position that allows for discriminatory treatment against its own employees.”
Which companies offer the best paternity perks? – CNBC/TODAY
“There’s definitely stigma that’s still involved,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “Cultures where employers look less favorably, or employees think they’ll be looked on less favorably, if they take [parental] leave.”
Nguyen: Care based on politics is not good medicine – Houston Chronicle
Too often the Texas Legislature inserts politics into the exam room. Both patients and providers suffer as a result. Unfortunately, Texas is not alone – a 2014 report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, “Bad Medicine: How a Political Agenda is Undermining Women’s Health Care,” finds that a majority of states have one or more laws like these.
Is This ‘Meaningful Use’? Docs Say Yes, Patients Unsure – Medpage Today
“The proposed modification to Meaningful Use … is a startling and unwelcome departure from the administration’s commitment to healthcare transformation that produces higher value, more patient- and family-centered care,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families here, said in a statement.