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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
Sep 17, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 17, 2015 |
New U.S. Census Bureau data released just today determined that women and their families are losing $10,672 in income every year due to the gender-based wage gap, says Debra L. Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Sep 17, 2015 |
Our own Debra L. Ness discusses our changing workplace culture.
Sep 16, 2015 |
At this time of year, as students return to campus, I always find myself reflecting on why I became a professor and the principles I’m about to teach the business leaders of tomorrow. But this year has been especially exciting, as employers have increasingly announced family-friendly policy changes.
Sep 16, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sep 16, 2015 |
Experts like Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, say universal paid leave could help change this culture. A culture in which, studies show, employers consider mothers to be less competent and less committed to their jobs, and moms receive fewer raises and promotions than childless coworkers.
Sep 16, 2015 |
“The business school community was missing from the debate,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, the advocacy group behind the letter.
Sep 15, 2015 |
Today, 203 professors from 88 business and management schools, including the nation’s most prestigious institutions, sent an unprecedented letter to Congress urging members to pass the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act – legislation that...
Sep 11, 2015 |
On the heels of President Obama’s first-ever call for a national paid family and medical leave law, more than 150 professors from the nation’s most prestigious business schools will send a historic letter to Congress urging members to pass the Family And...
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Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” — Maya AngelouKamala Harris is the first woman, Black, Asian American vice president-elect! I have chills.On this historic day,...
Election day is finally here and election protection teams are standing by across the nation to help you exercise your right to vote free from intimidation. If you have questions before voting ends, if you have problems voting, or if you see others' right to vote...
Chair Berrien and Commissioners, my name is Judith Lichtman, and I am Senior Advisor for the National Partnership for Women & Families. We are pleased that the Commission has convened this public meeting and appreciate the opportunity to offer recommendations to...
This Court and Congress have long made clear that Title VII prohibits both disparate impact and disparate treatment discrimination as coequal and complementary components of the Civil Rights Act’s commitment to equal opportunity in the workplace.
