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Oct 1, 2018 |
“November will be an important time for change,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, in regards to the upcoming midterm elections next month.
Sep 28, 2018 |
After Flake announced his surprise move to tie an FBI probe to his final vote on the nominee, Amalya Smith, with the National Partnership for Women and Families, who was addressing the crowd, announced that Flake is “manning up,” triggering wild cheering. Then she added, “or, womaning up.”
Sep 27, 2018 |
Researchers say Hoosiers are ready for a government program that ensures all workers have access to paid family and medical leave.
Sep 27, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 26, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 25, 2018 |
Another contributor, Carol Sakala, the project’s standard practices could rein in the hospitals that perform too many C-sections. But she worries about the focus on hospitals.
Sep 25, 2018 |
A split is growing between cities that want to require private companies to give workers paid sick days and states that are determined to stop them.
Sep 24, 2018 |
“I think as a country we value hard work, supporting our family and being there for them, yet the policies to do both are not there,” Vasu Reddy, senior policy counsel for workplace programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, said.
Sep 23, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 22, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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FACT SHEET | The people of New Jersey urgently need a national paid family and medical leave program
FACT SHEET | The people of New Hampshire urgently need a national paid family and medical leave program
FACT SHEET | The people of Nevada urgently need a national paid family and medical leave program
