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Oct 6, 2016 |
“This is appalling,” said Sarah Fleisch Fink, director of workplace policy and senior counsel at the organization. “Women in the fast food industry struggle to pay their rent, feed their kids, [and] buy warm clothes in the winter. We must do more to protect them from sexual harassment and ensure their employers take appropriate action when it does occur.”
Oct 5, 2016 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Oct 5, 2016 |
Forty-Two Percent Feel Forced to Accept Abuse Because They Can’t Afford to Lose Their Job
Sep 29, 2016 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 29, 2016 |
“When a woman who was denied abortion coverage cannot keep her job because her employer refuses to make reasonable accommodations for her pregnancy–when she has no paid sick days for prenatal appointments or well-baby care–no paid family and medical leave to use after giving birth–the deck is truly stacked against her,” Debra L. Ness, president of National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement released with the analysis.
Sep 29, 2016 |
The success of those efforts demonstrated “a significant change in our culture of healthcare,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a not-for-profit that counts promoting quality healthcare as part of its work, during a call with reporters.
Sep 27, 2016 |
Analysis Identifies Worst States for Low-Income Women, Marks 40 Years of Hyde Amendment
Sep 25, 2016 |
All of the jokes about parenthood are true: You stumble through life bleary-eyed, eager to spend every moment with your child yet desperate for the next break. If you intend to throw your life into real chaos, however, try pulling off parenthood without paid leave and affordable child care.
Sep 21, 2016 |
While D.C. has historically had one of the lowest pay wage gaps in the nation, it remains stark: women make 90 cents to the dollar for men, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Sep 17, 2016 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families says that the gender pay gap in Connecticut is 83 cents, while in Mississippi, it’s 77 cents.
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“The failure of the damaging and dangerous Graham-Cassidy health care repeal bill in the Senate today is a huge victory for women’s health, for families and for the country. The bill would have created chaos in our health care system and caused grave and...
“The analysis released this evening by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) raises even more concerns about the Graham-Cassidy health care repeal bill, which would create chaos across our nation’s health care system and cause grave harm to tens of...
“It is very disappointing yet not surprising that there is so little progress reflected in the new paid leave data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today. Just 15 percent of all workers now have access to paid family leave through their employers...
Long before this summer's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, people of color working to make ends meet have encountered numerous obstacles to abortion access. Decades of restrictions – including insurance coverage bans, bans on medication abortion,...
Abortion Looms Over 2022 State Ballots Axios, September 22, 2022 Five forthcoming state ballot initiatives on abortion rights could add fissures to the fractured post-Roe landscape and the evolving patchwork of reproductive health policies. The big picture: The U.S....
Democrats Urge Biden Administration to Use HIPPAA to Protect Abortion Rights and Privacy The 19th News, September 13, 2022 Thirty Democratic senators led by Washington’s Patty Murray are calling on the Biden administration to use health care privacy laws to protect...
A key goal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was to create an insurance market in which consumers would have the ability to compare coverage options across standardized criteria and identify the plan that best meets their families’ health care needs.
The Campaign for Better Care (CBC) (led by the National Partnership for Women & Families) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) proposed rule.
2015 is the 22nd anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). It is time to advance the FMLA’s promise of a family friendly America.
