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May 23, 2017 |
Most people who need time off from work won’t be covered. Meanwhile, the plan’s reliance on the unemployment insurance system almost certainly dooms it to fail — meaning very few parents would even get paid leave anyway.
May 23, 2017 |
“The Trump administration’s paid parental-leave proposal would do more harm than good by, among other things, offering only six weeks of paid leave and only to new parents.” – Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
May 23, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
May 22, 2017 |
“A paid leave plan that continues the current state-by-state patchwork, only provides six weeks of leave when we have a clearly established 12-week national standard, guarantees leave only for new parents and is not funded responsibly would do more harm than good,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement.
May 19, 2017 |
National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra L. Ness on Friday issued the following statement in response to reports that President Trump’s FY2018 budget proposal will require states to provide paid parental leave: “The news that paid...
May 16, 2017 |
Less than 1 percent of women actually asked for a C-section without a medical reason for it, according to a survey of 1,314 new mothers conducted by Childbirth Connection, part of the nonprofit National Partnership for Women & Families.
May 11, 2017 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
May 11, 2017 |
“Abortion is one of the safest medical procedures in the United States and an integral part of women’s health care. Our laws should reflect that reality,” write National Partnership Vice President Sarah Lipton-Lubet and Texas Freedom Network Education Fund President Kathy Miller.
May 9, 2017 |
In a speech on gender inequality at Brown University, Yellen praised workplace policies such as paid family leave and tax-relief for child and elder care. She said such policies increase women’s numbers in the workforce and raise productivity, which boosts the economy.
May 8, 2017 |
Paid family leave is proven to reduce stress, increase child survival rates, improve chances of successful breastfeeding, and give mothers time to physically recover after having a baby. Yet, America is the only developed country in the world without a national policy, forcing many women to return to work before they are ready.
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This is the Spanish language version of Pathway to a Healthy Birth: How to Help Your Hormones Do Their Wonderful Work
This survey was carried out in January-February 2006 in partnership with Lamaze International. It surveyed women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2005. This document summarizes how data were weighted by key demographic variables to more accurately reflect the...
This survey was carried out in January-February 2006 in partnership with Lamaze International. It surveyed women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2005. This is the survey methodology.
