Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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FAMILY Act is an investment in infants, toddlers and families – Des Moines Register
Sep 1, 2018 |
While preparing to welcome our second child, Karter, my family faced a difficult choice. I could keep my job, earning barely enough to get by and missing out on critical time to nurture my baby, or I could stay home with him, giving up my job to live in poverty.
How schools are failing working parents — and how some are helping – Washington Post
Aug 31, 2018 |
When it comes to schools providing care, the problem is largely one of funding, says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. The federal government, she says, should do more to help. A cohesive federal policy to fund after-school care, rather than what she calls today’s “patchwork” of programs, would “ease the burden on local school districts.”
25% of Women Have Turned Down a Job Because of the Benefits Package. Here’s How Employers Can Fix That. – Medium
Aug 23, 2018 |
[M]any employers aren’t making it easy for [women] with their limited family leave policies, rigid cultures and business models that, in practice, often really don’t support working parents.
Does Your Company Offer Paid Sick Leave? Here’s Why It Should – The Journal Times
Aug 22, 2018 |
The problem with policies that don’t distinguish between leisure time and sick time, however, is that workers often will go to great lengths to avoid taking off for the latter. As such, many have a tendency to come to work sick, which pretty much benefits no one.
Pushing for paid sick leave in the workplace – Spectrum News
Aug 22, 2018 |
The county legislature is considering a bill to require all employers provide some sick time, even for part-time workers – although the smallest businesses would be able to make it unpaid. [Includes video.]
Kavanaugh’s Misleading Statement on Abortion and Cohen’s Guilty Plea Should Halt Confirmation
Aug 22, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Teachers donating sick days is a symptom of a wretched system – CNN
Aug 18, 2018 |
Donating sick and vacation days may seem like a thoughtful way to have a colleague’s back, but it’s also a spotlight on a gaping need to fix an utterly broken system.
Amaya Smith Is New Vice President for Marketing and Communications at National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 14, 2018 |
Washington, D.C. — The National Partnership for Women & Families — which advocates for fairness in the workplace, access to quality, affordable health care, reproductive health and rights, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work...
‘No Integrity, No Respect for the Constitution, No Regard for Our Rights’
Aug 10, 2018 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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