Why Paid Leave Matters for the Future of Business – Harvard Business Review
At this time of year, as students return to campus, I always find myself reflecting on why I became a professor and the principles I’m about to teach the business leaders of tomorrow. But this year has been especially exciting, as employers have increasingly announced family-friendly policy changes.
Hey, Politicians: Let’s Stop Treating Working Mothers Like Second-Class Citizens – Women’s Health
Experts like Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, say universal paid leave could help change this culture. A culture in which, studies show, employers consider mothers to be less competent and less committed to their jobs, and moms receive fewer raises and promotions than childless coworkers.
DOL rule lets federally contracted workers openly discuss pay – The Hill
“This harmful gap has remained largely unchanged for the past decade,” the partnership’s president, Debra Ness, said in a statement. “Coupled with the president’s paid sick days and paid family and medical leave announcement earlier this week, this rule is further evidence that the progress working families urgently need is possible.”
We Need Paid Family and Medical Leave for Life’s Happy, Sad and Scary Times – Working Mother
“The FAMILY Act would mean we could take the time we need to recover from a serious illness, take care of a loved one or welcome a new child,” writes National Partnership Vice President Vicki Shabo in this piece for Working Mother magazine.
Boosting Family Leave Is Often About Getting Workers To Stay – NPR
Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women and Families, says today’s leave policies have a socioeconomic divide. “As we saw with Netflix, sometimes companies have one set of policies for their most highly compensated … white-collar workers and then a different set of policies or no policies at all for their hourly workers or lower-skilled workers,” Shabo says
Paycheck parity: Assembly backs equal pay for women – L.A. Times
When speaking in support of the measure, Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D-San Jose) cited a study by the National Partnership for Women and Families, which found that working women in California lose $33.6 billion each year due to the wage gap.
Being Able to Get My Heath Data Helps Parents and All Caregivers – MomsRising
This blog post by National Partnership President Debra L. Ness reminds parents and caregivers about the value of health data access especially during back-to-school season.
Understanding Your Electronic Medical Records – U.S News & World Report
Health information technology plays a critical role in national efforts to reform health care, says Mark Savage, director of health information technology policy and programs at the National Partnership of Women and Families, a nonprofit advocacy organization in the District of Columbia that leads the Consumer Partnership for eHealth.
“These systems can lead to better health, better care and better value for people across the country,” says Savage, noting that many consumers want online access to their records.
Who else has accessed your medical data? – L.A. Times
“If somebody gets access to your checking account, the bank will reimburse you. If somebody gets access to your health information, there’s a broader range of things that can happen and it doesn’t necessarily un-ring that bell,” says Mark Savage, director of health IT policy and programs with the National Partnership for Women & Families.
What the Overtime Proposal Is Really About – Huffington Post
The National Partnership’s Debra L. Ness authored this blog post about the U.S. Department of Labor proposed updates to the rules that determine who qualifies for overtime pay.
