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Sep 5, 2016 |
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, writes about the progress that has been made during Barack Obama’s presidency to obtain equal opportunity for women in the workplace. “In recent years, the Obama administration has used Labor Days – and many of the days in between – to advance the fair and family friendly workplace policies the country needs,” she writes.
Aug 30, 2016 |
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families and a task force member, said patients are the ones who are present at every aspect of healthcare treatment, so their opinions should be valued. “If you really want to create a system that is creating health, then you need to engage with and co-create with the very people you’re trying to help,” she said.
Aug 24, 2016 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 15, 2016 |
“We have an incredibly dysfunctional, fragmented system that is not very responsive to consumers or family caregivers trying to navigate the system,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a consumer advocacy group based in Washington, D.C. “It’s incredibly challenging for women when you consider the lost time, financial cost, and emotional burden it places on them.”
Aug 14, 2016 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 13, 2016 |
“We don’t know the best approaches,” said Carol Sakala, director of Childbirth Connection Programs at the not-for-profit National Partnership for Women & Families. “It’s a time of great innovation and creativity.”
Aug 9, 2016 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 3, 2016 |
New State-by-State Analysis Reinforces the Need for Congress to Advance Paid Leave and Other Family Friendly Policies
Jul 27, 2016 |
As noted by the National Partnership For Women And Families in 2015, nearly 3 million family households in the U.S. are headed by Latinas and 40 percent of all Latina-headed family households live below the poverty line.
Jul 27, 2016 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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November 2014 poll results confirm that, by an overwhelmingly majority, voters nationwide support policies that promote their economic security such as paid sick days and paid family and medical leave.
