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Dec 6, 2017 |
In comments submitted last night, the National Partnership for Women & Families calls on the Trump administration to rescind its interim final rules rolling back the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) guarantee of contraceptive coverage in health insurance because...
Dec 6, 2017 |
Sexual harassment “often involves an imbalance of power between a perpetrator and the person who is harassed,” said Sarah Fleisch Fink, director of workplace policy and senior counsel for the National Partnership.
Dec 6, 2017 |
Many fathers who take on roles stereotypically reserved for mothers find themselves fighting the same battles working mothers have fought going back decades, including the legal ones: in December 2016, Carlson sued CVS, claiming it had violated federal family leave law and demanding back pay, damages and attorneys’ fees.
Dec 4, 2017 |
The minimum wage in Washington will go up once again and all employees will be able to receive paid sick leave by the beginning of next year.
Dec 2, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Nov 29, 2017 |
The question of whether parents should spend time bonding with their newborns was answered experimentally, through neuroscience and psychology. Likewise, the question of whether businesses and societies should provide paid parental leave is being answered experimentally, through an economic experiment in California.
Nov 28, 2017 |
“Men are doubling down on their daddy duties,” said Karyn Twaronite, global diversity and inclusiveness officer at Ernst & Young. “They want to have impact at home as well as at work.”
Nov 22, 2017 |
An overflow crowd cheered on Tuesday when the Morristown council voted against tweaking an ordinance that requires local employers to provide paid sick days to workers who earn them.
Nov 20, 2017 |
National Partnership President Debra Ness and Dr. Salil Deshpande, Chief Medical Officer at UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas, discuss five common pregnancy myths that, when taken as fact, could affect new mothers’ health and their pregnancy, and even prevent babies from having the best possible start in life.
Nov 17, 2017 |
Less than 24 hours before passing its tax overhaul through the House, the GOP revised the legislation to include a paid family leave tax credit. Why aren’t paid leave advocates celebrating?
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“This evening, we saw the House of Representatives flip in favor of candidates who ran on real family values, advancing victory in the fight to ensure equality for women and our families. We saw voters reject leaders who used racism and bigotry to motivate...
“Forty years ago today, the United States took an important step forward for women’s safety and equality in the workplace by passing the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). The PDA makes it illegal for employers with 15 or more employees to discriminate on...
“The recent news that the Trump Administration is planning to ignore science, medicine and law in order to erase the identity of transgender people is another sad reminder of the cruel and narrow-minded leadership holding our country hostage. We know that trans...
Appeals Court Upholds Legality of Abortion Pill but With Significant Restrictions New York Times, August 16, 2023 A federal appeals court panel said on Wednesday that the abortion pill mifepristone should remain legal in the United States but with significant...
For many, summer is the season of blockbuster movies, with fast-paced action films and nostalgic rom-coms taking over theaters and their stars taking over red carpets across the country. However, this summer, the movie season looks a little different. On May 2nd, the...
When my family emigrated from the Philippines in 2003, my mother lost everything. Our home – modest, yet comfy – was abandoned in favor of a singular bedroom at my grandma’s house on the Southside of Milwaukee. Perpetually bothered by our lack of privacy...
This fact sheet by Justice in Aging and the National Partnership outlines the negative impact of cuts to Medicaid on older women.
The National Partnership comments on provisions in the proposed rule that concern, among other topics, the annual open enrollment period, network adequacy standards and requirements for contracting with essential community providers.
This fact sheet makes the case for protecting Planned Parenthood's role as a critical health care provider.
