Miami-Dade Moms Among The Highest In C-Section Rates – WLRN
According to research from the National Partnership for Women and Families, more than half of mothers feel frightened during a C-section.
Latinas and their Families Can’t Afford Unequal Pay for Equal Work (Para Latinas la Desigualdad Salarial Cuesta Mucho) – U.S. Department of Labor’s “(Work in Progress)”
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families (NPWF), in 2013 we made a whopping 55 cents to every dollar a white male makes last year — the lowest amount of any other ethnic group of women.
New California health information exchange names two board members – Modern Healthcare
Mark Savage, director of health information technology policy and programs for the National Partnership for Women & Families, has been named to represent the public sector and serve as the consumer representative to the California Integrated Data Exchange’s board.
More paid leave coming to states? Four get $500K to figure it out – Washington Post
“These grants signal a real commitment from the Labor Department, and state and local leaders and advocates to find concrete, innovative ways to ensure more people in this country have access to the paid family and medical leave they need,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Paid Sick Leave – Ideastream’s “Sound of Ideas”/The Ohio Channel
“Even employers that do have policies, about 40% of workers say they have penalties, demerits, for taking a sick day,” Vice President of the National Partnership for Women & Families, Vicki Shabo said.
Eight Strategies to Drive Patient Engagement and Improve Healthcare Delivery – AJMC.com
“Partnering with patients and their families can lead to improvements in patient safety and quality, better patient experience and satisfaction, healthcare workforce satisfaction and retention, better health outcomes, and lower healthcare costs,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said in a statement.
This Supreme Court Case Will Decide Whether Companies Can Treat Pregnant Women Like Crap – Mother Jones
“Every single women in America ought to be paying attention to how the Supreme Court views the treatment of pregnant women in the workplace,” Judith Lichtman, the former longtime president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, which helped fight to pass the PDA, observed in a recent joint press call featuring pro-choice women’s groups and anti-abortion activists.
A push for paid family leave – The Baltimore Sun
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said paid family leave is “good for families, good for businesses and good for the economy.”
Senate Republicans Block Paycheck Fairness Act – RH Reality Check
Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said the vote “makes painfully clear that, despite claims to the contrary, many lawmakers are not serious about ensuring women and men are paid equally in this country.”
Brown Signs Bill Guaranteeing Paid Sick Leave for California Workers – California Healthline
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said the law’s passage represents “a pivotal moment for the country and a historic first step for California.”
