Elena Kagan’s role on Supreme Court: defender of ‘ordinary people’? – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor … time in history – three women will serve together on our highest court,” said Debra Ness, president of the National …
Health insurers may soon offer contraceptives at no extra cost – Washington Post
“It’s basic preventive health care,” says Laura Hessburg, a senior health policy adviser at the National Partnership for Women and Families. Among other health benefits, women who plan their pregnancies are more likely to get necessary prenatal care and avoid closely spaced births, which can put a strain on their bodies and their parenting skills, and may result in low-birth-weight babies.
Sebelius: Health Care Reform Puts Women Back In Control – Huffington Post
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke Thursday afternoon at the annual luncheon for the National Partnership for Women and Families about how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will benefit women.
President Obama unveils Patient’s Bill of Rights – The Hill (blog)
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said the new regulations promised better health for American families. …
Survey: Working Sick is Wrong – Public News Service
Debra Ness, who is president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, says there’s growing recognition that paid sick leave benefits employers, as well as employees.
Shattering Glass Ceilings – Newsweek
Newsweek “It’s more cost effective for companies to discriminate,” says Portia Wu, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. …
Why unpaid maternity leave isn’t enough – Washington Post
“This money is really important. Already, about half of the states are doing something to move toward paid leave — holding hearings or introducing legislation,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “This could be the push that would enable them to take that next step.”
Is the US Waging a ‘War on Moms’? – Wall Street Journal’s “The Juggle”
The pressure on lower and lower-middle class families trying to raise children has been well-documented by Jody Heymann, a prominent researcher at McGill University in Canada, and advocacy groups such as the National Partnership for Women and Families and MomsRising.org have fought for changes.
What We Learned from Health Care – Huffington Post
“The task ahead,” writes Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women and Families, “is to do nothing less than transform the way our health care system delivers care. There are many who say it can’t be done, that you can’t improve quality and get costs under control. But that’s exactly what we need to do — and we can do it if we apply the lessons of the fight for reform, and refuse to give up until we realize the law’s promise.”
Kagan’s Nomination Is Sweet Smell of Progress – Women’s eNews
A few years later, I became executive director of the Women’s Legal Defense Fund (now the National Partnership for Women and Families). In that post I fought to increase the number of female judges on the federal bench.