Bundles of joy? How new payment models for maternal care could deliver lower costs – Modern Healthcare
“We don’t know the best approaches,” said Carol Sakala, director of Childbirth Connection Programs at the not-for-profit National Partnership for Women & Families. “It’s a time of great innovation and creativity.”
An Eye-Opening Look At How The Wage Gap Impacts Latinas – Huffington Post
As noted by the National Partnership For Women And Families in 2015, nearly 3 million family households in the U.S. are headed by Latinas and 40 percent of all Latina-headed family households live below the poverty line.
State’s pay equity bill enters home stretch – Boston Globe
In Massachusetts, women working full time make 82 cents for every $1 men make, earning $11,152 less each year on average, according to a study by the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Only about 2 percent of the nation’s hospitals get 5-star quality rating – CNBC
The president of the advocacy group National Partnership for Women & Families in a blog post called the star ratings “a tool consumers need now.”
Pregnant Women’s Medical Care Too Often Affected by Race – Newsweek
The 2013 Listening to Mothers survey from the National Partnership for Women and Families revealed that almost two-thirds of mothers undergoing their first cesarean indicated the doctor was the decision-maker.
Women, we need to talk about how much we make – Chicago Tribune
According to a new report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, this wage gap is responsible for women in the U.S. losing out on $500 billion per year.
Supreme Court Says ‘Bye’ to Texas’s Strict Abortion Rules – MTV
According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, there have been more than 350 abortion-restriction bills introduced this year, and the group estimates that at least 70 percent of these are based on complete falsehoods.
Abortion rights group faults Philly.com for rejecting its ad – Philly.com
The National Partnership for Women and Families wanted to publicize its “Lies into Laws” campaign against restrictive state abortion laws with a one-day, $17,600 “home-page takeover” ad that would wrap around the top and both rails of Philly.com’s landing page.
How Obama’s Presidency Has Been A Victory For Working Parents – Huffington Post Magazine
“The progress we have seen in recent years is hugely important, not just because of those who have been helped, but also because we now have an irrefutable body of evidence demonstrating that paid sick days policies work well for employers as well as workers,” said Ness, pointing to research showing how paid sick time has little impact on profitability and in some cases has boosted productivity among workers.
Mikulski receives National Partnership’s first Lifetime Achievement Award – WCBC
“For 45 years, she has been blazing a trail for women in Congress,” said National Partnership President Debra L. Ness. “From health care to reproductive rights to fair pay to child care, she has always found ways to win for women. … When she retires, Barbara Mikulski will leave a void that may never truly be filled.”
