Paid family leave movement follows gay rights playbook, bypasses Congress – Fortune
“This past year, in part because of heightened momentum and the emphasis that Obama has put on paid leave, we’ve seen 17 states propose legislation based on this issue,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Planned Parenthood Is Under Attack. What Do We Do? Stand Up, Fight Back! – Ms. Magazine
Planned Parenthood supporters voiced outrage over the hearings, calling them “callous” and “mean-spirited.” Said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, in a statement.
These Fortune 500 Companies Make Billions — but Won’t Pay for Your Maternity Leave – DailyWorth
Since FMLA’s inception in 1993, American men and women have used it more than 200 million times, the National Partnership for Women & Families estimates.
Federal 20-Week Abortion Ban Fails to Proceed Through Senate – Care2.com
“Today, extremists pushed an unconstitutional national 20-week abortion ban, and tomorrow they threaten to continue holding the federal budget hostage to their dangerous agenda,” said Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families, via statement. “It’s past time politicians exit the exam room. Women in this country need and deserve access to comprehensive reproductive health services, including abortion care.”
No One Left Behind: Technology can be used to cut health care disparities – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth, led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, has pushed for minimum standards in electronic health records to ensure they collect enough information on patient ethnicity and other factors to inform care. It’s also demanded that records be made available to patients in multilingual formats that explain jargon in layman’s terms, said Mark Savage, the director of health information technology policy and programs.
30 Years of the 100 Best: Debra L. Ness – Working Mother
Our own Debra L. Ness discusses our changing workplace culture.
The Unexpected News About Women, Men And Retirement – Forbes
New U.S. Census Bureau data released just today determined that women and their families are losing $10,672 in income every year due to the gender-based wage gap, says Debra L. Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Business School Professors Push for Paid Family and Sick Leave Legislation – Bloomberg Business
“The business school community was missing from the debate,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, the advocacy group behind the letter.
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.