Don’t Despair. Here’s Why Working Mothers Should Feel Hopeful About 2017 – Working Mother – Working Mother
“We know that people are more likely to go to work sick or send a sick child to school if they don’t have access to paid sick days,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership of Women & Families, explains. “So it’s an economic security issue for women, and it’s also a public health and a personal health issue for everyone.”
Anti-abortion groups expect quick action from Trump – The Hill – The Hill
“I think we need to watch everything the administration does with respect to women,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “[Trump’s] stacking the cabinet with really the most virulent opponents of abortion and women’s health.”
D.C. Council votes for expansive paid family and medical leave for private-sector workers. – Washington Post
The D.C. Council gave final approval to a plan that will provide private-sector workers some of the nation’s most generous family and medical leave benefits, fighting off a last-minute revolt by the city’s business establishment and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser.
Family-centered Utah needs paid parental leave – The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah is a state that emphasizes strengthening families. However, our current treatment of working mothers does not reflect this community value.
American Express Is Giving Workers 20 Weeks of Parental Leave and $35,000 for Infertility Treatment – Fortune – Fortune
Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, says that whenever companies “recognize that employees have personal lives that should be rich and fulfilling…it’s a positive thing.”
Paid family & medical leave: A support for small businesses and working Vermonters – Rutland Herald
My name is Cecile Johnston, and I am the owner of Jumping Raindrops Sewing and Design in Montpelier. I’m writing to address the importance of a statewide family and medical leave insurance program and shine a light on the very real implications such a program would have for families throughout the state of Vermont.
Congressional leaders should reject Trump’s maternity leave scheme – The Hill
We were glad to hear the President-elect talk about the need for relief for working women. But those of us who have fought for decades for affordable leave cannot support his flawed proposal for paid maternity leave, and members of Congress who believe in real policy change for working families should not support it either.
Exelon Commits to White House Equal Pay Pledge to Promote Gender Equity in the Workplace – Business Wire – Business Wire
“We commend Exelon’s dedication to promoting pay equity in the workplace by signing the White House Equal Pay Pledge, and we urge others to follow in the company’s footsteps to strengthen workplace protections for women and advance fair and family friendly policies,” said National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra Ness.
Is Donald Trump’s Cabinet Anti-Woman? – New York Times – The New York Times
“They will frame this as flexibility, but it’s about the federal government paying less or making it easier for states to cut back on services,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Ikea Is Giving All U.S. Employees Paid Parental Leave No Matter How Many Hours They Work – Fortune
Starting Jan. 1, Ikea’s 14,000 salaried and hourly workers in the U.S. will receive up to four months of paid parental leave. Lars Petersson, head of Ikea’s U.S. operations, told the Wall Street Journal that the company expects the program to improve productivity and reduce turnover.