I Liked My Epidural, Before I Read this Report – Women’s eNews
“We have come to use interventions that were developed to meet very specific needs in a very casual way,” said Carol Sakala, director of programs at Childbirth Connection, a program of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Five Lessons as the 114th Congress Gets Started | Commentary – Roll Call
Instead of reading tea leaves about the elections, ask voters what they think. The National Partnership and the Rockefeller Family Fund did just that, commissioning a nationwide election night poll of 2014 voters. Eighty-one percent said it’s important for lawmakers to consider new laws that help keep families economically secure such as paid sick days and family and medical leave insurance. Seventy-four percent of independents, 73 percent of Republicans, 75 percent of men, 95 percent of voters under 30, 97 percent of African-Americans and 95 percent of Latinos agreed.
Obama Urges Congress To Make Paid Sick Leave Mandatory – NPR
“What businesses find is that workers are better able to take care of the family responsibilities they might have, come back to work, be more productive, be more engaged and less likely to drop out of the workforce,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Efforts Brewing To Bolster State’s First-In-Nation Paid Sick Days Law – Hartford Courant
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, called Connecticut’s law “a great first step” and predicted that several other states, notably Oregon and Vermont, will soon follow suit.
Groups hail Obama’s paid leave order – The Hill
“As a large and growing body of research, and the experiences of millions of workers and businesses show, policies that enable workers to care for themselves and their families without risking their jobs or economic security are good for workers, families, businesses and our economy,” said National Partnership President Debra Ness.
Why Obama’s Paid Family and Sick Leave Plan Is Awesome For You – Yahoo! Parenting
The way families live and work today is full of impossible choices, Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, tells Yahoo! Parenting. “For workers paid hourly, without a single paid sick day, they’re having to choose between earning a paycheck to pay their rent or to take care of a sick child.”
Medicaid expansion in doubt — Obama says no need for King contingency plan — Bipartisan senators introduce medical device repeal bill – Politico Pulse
Common interventions in labor and delivery don’t always improve outcomes, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Obama to Renew Push for Paid Leave for Working Parents – Associated Press/New York Times
“This is fantastic news for workers, families and our economy,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Obama to press for paid sick days and paid family leave – CNN
In 2006, San Francisco became the first city in the nation to guarantee access to earned sick days, and in 2011, Connecticut became the first state to mandate the benefit, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
New Report Urges Less Intervention in Births – New York Times’ “Motherlode”
“It’s important for both clinicians and women to understand that common interventions, that we have come to view quite casually, are actually quite consequential,” said Carol Sakala, director of Childbirth Connection Programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
