Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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User experience better on exchange websites, but more improvement needed – FierceHealthPayer
May 12, 2016 |
It is becoming easier for consumers to evaluate Affordable Care Act health insurance plans online, though more could be done to enhance the user experience on the exchange websites, according to a report from the National Partnership for Women & Families.
HealthCare.gov, State Health Insurance Websites Becoming More Consumer-Friendly, But Further Improvements Needed
May 11, 2016 |
During the third open enrollment period, the health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) added tools to help consumers make informed decisions about which health plans to choose, according to Supporting Informed Decision-Making in the Health...
Every Office Needs a 79 Percent Clock – The Daily Best
May 6, 2016 |
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, advised MTV on the policy issues and research studies relevant to the issue of gender-based pay quality. “The 79 percent number is known, but people don’t always consider the consequences. Reducing the median American income by $10,700 for women translates into 83 weeks of food, or 11 months of rent, or nine years of birth control,” she told The Daily Beast.
These Are The Best And Worst Places In The U.S. To Be A Working Mother – FastCompany
May 6, 2016 |
Data for these metrics was drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Child Care Aware of America, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Council for Community and Economic Research, National Partnership for Women & Families, and WalletHub’s own research.
‘New Federal Grants Will Help Advance a More Prosperous and Family Friendly America’
May 5, 2016 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Best Mother’s Day gift: paid maternity leave – Miami Herald Magazine
May 2, 2016 |
When Yalimar Panell gave birth to twin daughters, she felt sore from her Cesarean section, exhausted from running back and forth to the neonatal unit, and oddly grateful that her husband was unemployed and able to help. Yet, if it wasn’t for her employer offering 16 weeks of paid parental leave, Panell says she would have been less grateful and more frantic about the financial stress on her family.
10 inspiring moms changing the world for other moms and children – SheKnows.com
May 2, 2016 |
Making progress for women and families is at the heart of Vicki Shabo’s inspiration. As the vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, she’s doing just that as she works to create a more family-friendly and fair America.
How Our Country Fails Black Women and Girls – Elle
Apr 28, 2016 |
Black women work more than all other women, but reap fewer economic rewards. According to a December 2015 report by the National Partnership for Women and Families, a state by state analysis shows black women’s wages range from 48 to 69 cents for every dollar paid to white men.
The Pay Gap Is Costing Women $500 Billion Per Year – Mother Jones
Apr 12, 2016 |
“It is unacceptable that the wage gap has persisted, punishing the country’s women and families for decades,” wrote Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership, in a press release. “At a time when women’s wages are so critical to the economic well-being of families, the country is counting on lawmakers to work together to advance strong, fair and family friendly workplace policies that would promote equal pay.”
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