Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Planned Parenthood Is Under Attack. What Do We Do? Stand Up, Fight Back! – Ms. Magazine
Sep 29, 2015 |
Planned Parenthood supporters voiced outrage over the hearings, calling them “callous” and “mean-spirited.” Said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, in a statement.
Women’s Leader Commends Labor Department for Awarding Six States and Two Other Jurisdictions a Total of $1.55 Million to Study Paid Leave Programs
Sep 29, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
These Fortune 500 Companies Make Billions — but Won’t Pay for Your Maternity Leave – DailyWorth
Sep 28, 2015 |
Since FMLA’s inception in 1993, American men and women have used it more than 200 million times, the National Partnership for Women & Families estimates.
Anti-Choice Extremists in Senate Pursue ‘Dangerous Anti-Woman Agenda’ by Attempting to Defund Planned Parenthood Yet Again
Sep 24, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Health Leader Says Country is Better Off Because Senate Defeated Callous Abortion Ban
Sep 22, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Federal 20-Week Abortion Ban Fails to Proceed Through Senate – Care2.com
Sep 22, 2015 |
“Today, extremists pushed an unconstitutional national 20-week abortion ban, and tomorrow they threaten to continue holding the federal budget hostage to their dangerous agenda,” said Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families, via statement. “It’s past time politicians exit the exam room. Women in this country need and deserve access to comprehensive reproductive health services, including abortion care.”
Women’s Health Leader Commends Federal Health IT Strategic Plan For Emphasizing Patient and Family Engagement
Sep 21, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
No One Left Behind: Technology can be used to cut health care disparities – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sep 19, 2015 |
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth, led by the National Partnership for Women & Families, has pushed for minimum standards in electronic health records to ensure they collect enough information on patient ethnicity and other factors to inform care. It’s also demanded that records be made available to patients in multilingual formats that explain jargon in layman’s terms, said Mark Savage, the director of health information technology policy and programs.
Gender-Based Wage Gap is Costing America’s Women and Families Greatly, New State-by-State Study Finds
Sep 18, 2015 |
Analysis of Just-Released Census Data Looks at Income Loss for Women Nationally and in All 50 States, as Measured by Food, Housing and Gas
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