White House Steps Up Effort to Confirm Federal Judges – New York Times
“One just has to be awake and aware to be worried,” said Judith L. Lichtman, a senior adviser to the National Partnership for Women and Families, one of several liberal organizations dedicated to issues like women’s rights, gay rights and the environment that are trying to refocus Democrats’ attention on the courts.
Gender wage gap for federal workers is shrinking, OPM reports – The Baltimore Sun
“Any wage gap between men and women has impacts for families,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington-based advocacy group. “It’s dollars and cents. It’s putting food on the table. It’s being able to afford mortgage and rent payments.”
Too sick to work? – Safety+Health
“If that person must go to work to put food on their table, that means they are risking their own health and the health of their co-workers,” said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the Washington-based National Partnership for Women and Families.
How Medicare Data Could Revolutionize Health Care – Yahoo! News
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, told USA Today the new data may trigger a sea change in health care. “I think this is very exciting and it has been a long time coming,” she said. “I think it’s part of a much larger cultural change in health care… There are a lot of times people think they’re doing the right thing, but until they step back and see the data and compare to others, they may not realize they are consistent with best practices or their peers.”
Low pay a source of worker stress – Australian Associated Press/Yahoo! News Australia
“Mothers and fathers are trying to put food on the table and give their children a better life,” says Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for National Partnership for Women & Families.
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret? – The Nation
The Paycheck Fairness Act would have shielded workers from retaliation if they discuss their salaries with coworkers. Employers would have had to “prove that pay disparities exist for legitimate, job-related reasons,” according to the National Partnership for Women & Families. In addition, the bill would have closed disparities in the legal remedies available for violations of the Equal Pay Act, so workers could claim the same kinds of damages provided under other wage discrimination laws.
First look at Medicare data in 35 years – USA Today
“I think this is very exciting and it has been a long time coming,” Ness said. “I think it’s part of a much larger cultural change in health care.”
Senate GOP blocks equal pay bill – MSNBC
The National Partnership for Women and Families said in a statement after the vote, “It is inexcusable that partisanship and baseless attacks have blocked this common sense bill.”
Florida: menos salario para las mujeres – Telemundo 51
“Los salarios injustos provocan un daño real y duradero a las mujeres, a las familias y a nuestra economía. Con las mujeres que constituyen casi la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo y sirven como sostén de la familia en dos tercios de los hogares, es el momento para finalmente poner fin a políticas salariales del pasado,” dijo Debra L. Ness, presidenta de la National Partnership for Women & Families.
This Is Why We’re Still Talking About Equal Pay – Huffington Post
“The wage gap is simply unacceptable. We must do much more to end discrimination so we no longer deny millions of women the fair pay they need and deserve,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families said in a statement.
