CBO Confirms: When It Comes to ‘Better Care,’ GOP Senators Don’t Count Reproductive Care – Rewire – CONCARE –
“By gutting Medicaid, repealing significant insurance protections, defunding Planned Parenthood, and expanding harmful abortion coverage restrictions, it would devastate women and families,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
The Senate’s New Health Care Bill Makes It More Expensive to Be a Woman – TIME Money – SENTIM
According to Stephanie Glover, a senior health policy analyst at the National Partnership for Women & Families, waiving Essential Health Benefits is an “attack” on the guaranteed coverage of maternity care in the individual market. “Women need access to maternity coverage, it’s an essential part of their health care,” says Glover.
Parental leaves are great, but what about aging-parent leaves? – Kansas City Star –
“More than three in four people who take leave in this country do so to recover from serious illness or injuries, or to care for a seriously ill or injured parent, spouse, child or relative,” said National Partnership President Debra Ness.
Family Leave Advocates Not Impressed by ‘Pro-Family’ Policies Pitched by Rubio, Ivanka – ILYRUBIO,
Ivanka Trump and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) are teaming up for a private forum with members of Congress on “pro-family tax reform initiatives.”
Real workers need a real paid leave solution – The Hill – LWOT
“We are thrilled that the country has moved on to this new chapter in the national paid leave debate. Consensus about the problem creates a historic opportunity to advance solutions … The country will benefit if this is the beginning of real dialogue among people and organizations that care about finding a real solution,” write National Partnership President Debra Ness and Vice President Vicki Shabo.
How to Fight For Paternity Leave When Your Company Doesn’t Offer It – Fatherly – Fatherly
“The best workplaces — like Deloitte — will ask their employees what their workforce needs to be happier and more productive,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Hospitals Are Becoming The Biggest Risk Factor For Unnecessary C-Sections – Reports Healthcare – PITALSARE BECOMING THE BIGGEST RISK FACTOR FOR UNNECESSARY C-SECTREPORTS HEA
The report by Childbirth Connection also revealed a number of factors how a C-section can be harmful to the mother and ranked them on a scale from very small to very large.
Why does American work feel so bad? – USA Today – USA Today
“You end up with this perfect storm where workplace and public policies are mismatched to what the workforce and families need,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the non-partisan National Partnership for Women & Families.
Why does American work feel so bad? – USATODAY
MacKenzie Nicholson was pregnant with her second baby when she found out her mother had a brain tumor. She was forced to take time off to care for her, which cut into the vacation and sick time she was saving to supplement the three weeks of paid maternity her company offers.
4 Organizations Doing Great Things for Mothers – Huffington Post – Huffington Post
The [National Partnership] is a heavy lifter when it comes to campaigning for more substantial health care coverage including workplace benefits like paid sick leave, eliminating the gender pay gap and ending discrimination against pregnant women and new moms in the office.

