Here’s How Much the Royal Baby’s Birth Cost, Compared to the Average American’s – MONEY
“It’s mostly healthy moms and healthy babies, so these costs are pretty shocking from that point of view,” Carol Sakala, director of Childbirth Connection Programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, told MONEY.
The Republican plan for family leave would destroy your Social Security benefits – Los Angeles Times
[D]elaying Social Security translates into a real financial loss; the authors [of the Urban Institute analysis] reckon that parents who took a single 12-week leave would lose about 3% of their future retirement benefits, and those who took four leaves would lose 10%.
Meet the Activists Leading the Fight for Paid Family Leave – Fortune
Few in the audience had blue-collar jobs like [Carolyn] Davis’s; she spends her workdays tracking inventory and stocking shelves. Still, as a shareholder, Davis, who goes by Cat, had a right to speak. She’s also a mother of two, and she had come to deliver a petition—signed by more than 100,000 associates—to urge Walmart to give workers like her the same family-leave benefits that executives get.
The food industry’s food stamps problem – The New Food Economy
Workers aren’t scheduled for as many hours as they’d like, sick-day policies are unforgiving, and shifts are inconsistent, meaning paychecks vary considerably from week to week. All these factors lead to high turnover rates in jobs that are typically part-time and low-paying to begin with.
Child care doesn’t need to break the bank – The Hill
[W]e need to support parents. Parents need paid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act so that they can care for their children; currently the law provides unpaid leave only for employees of companies with 50 or more employees. Additionally, some families need subsidies for child care so that they can thrive in those first years that are often the hardest and most expensive.
Union Coalition Fighting to Get Paid Sick Time on the Ballot in SA – San Antonio Current
A coalition of labor and community groups including the Texas AFL-CIO wants San Antonio voters to decide whether the city should require businesses to give workers paid sick leave.
The U.S. used to be a world leader in women working. Not anymore. – Washington Post
The U.S. used to be a world leader in women working. Not anymore.
Equal Pay Day: How does your state stack up on pay equity for women? – USA Today
Overall, it amounts to $10,000 in lost wages a year, says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. That chunk of cash could pay for 14 more months of child care, 74 more weeks of groceries and an additional 10 months of rent for the average woman.
1 in 3 Americans Don’t Know That a Gender Wage Gap Exists, Survey Says – TIME
Nearly 75% of adults in the United States say losing 20% of their salary would be a major problem or crisis. Twenty percent is a big deal. Yet right now, women as a whole are paid 20% less than men. Women of color are paid even less.
Fighting for America’s Health – Conversations on Health Care
Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Debra Ness, President and CEO of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a non-profit organization fighting for access to quality health care for all Americans, especially women and children. She discusses the [National Partnership’s] advocacy efforts that have informed policies such as the Family Leave Act, the HITECH Act and the Affordable Care Act.
