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Nov 17, 2015 |
Leading Consumer Health Advocate Reinforces Importance of Patient- and Family-Centered Care, Health IT in Comments
Nov 17, 2015 |
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, black and Hispanic women are paid 60¢ and 55¢, respectively, for every dollar paid to a white (non-Hispanic) man.
Nov 13, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Nov 10, 2015 |
Comment Letter Details Potential for Regulations to Improve Women’s Health but Warns that Including a Religious Exemption Could Undermine Its Potential
Nov 6, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Nov 5, 2015 |
Therefore, hospitals must work even harder today to be prepared for every patient who walks through the door, says Mark Savage, director of health IT policy and programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group
Oct 23, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Oct 21, 2015 |
“I think it’s very commendable that he’s talking about and recognizing that he needs to spend time with his children,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “Maybe that’s a welcome step towards having a broad national conversation that we need about the policies that all working families need.”
Oct 19, 2015 |
Opinion writer Catherine Rampell discusses the implications of the Politics in the Exam Room: A Growing Threat report.
Oct 17, 2015 |
“It’s an unprecedented coalition, and I think that really speaks to the depth and breadth of this growing problem we’re seeing,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, the director of reproductive health programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, the organization that spearheaded the new report. “We thought it was really important to come together and expose what was happening here.”
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In many ways, Biden has women — and especially women of color — to thank for his victory in the 2020 election. And by selecting the first woman and person of color to serve as Vice President and nominating a record number of women, including nine women of...
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The National Partnership for Women & Families appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the development and implementation of a compensation data collection...
