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Aug 9, 2017 |
When a woman who wants an abortion is denied one, she is more likely to fall into poverty than a woman who is able to get the health care she needs, according to Sarah Lipton-Lubet, the vice president for reproductive health programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “Access to abortion is fundamental to women’s ability to participate equally in society,” Lipton-Lubet tells Bustle.
Aug 8, 2017 |
Because FMLA leave is unpaid and only applies to some workers, many others are still forced to make the difficult decision between being there for loved ones or returning to work out of financial necessity.
Aug 4, 2017 |
While politicians in Washington, D.C. have started talking about paid family leave, some U.S. businesses have been putting such policies into practice.
Jul 31, 2017 |
The American public overwhelmingly supports policies that guarantee workers paid leave if they have a child, get sick or need to care for a family member. Yet the United States is the only developed nation that lacks a paid family leave mandate.
Jul 29, 2017 |
According to Childbirth Connection’s 2013 Report of the Third National U.S. Survey of Women’s Childbearing Experiences, only 25 percent of moms who undergo C-sections get skin-to-skin contact with their babies immediately after birth.
Jul 28, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 26, 2017 |
Paid family and medical leave is now the law in our state. This great breakthrough will provide workers economic security in times where they need time off to care for themselves or their families, starting in January 2020.
Jul 25, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 25, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 24, 2017 |
“The jump in access is an enormous testament to work of advocates and lawmakers passing common-sense policies that obviously and clearly are shown to increase access to sick time,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
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