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Aug 27, 2015 |
When speaking in support of the measure, Assemblywoman Nora Campos (D-San Jose) cited a study by the National Partnership for Women and Families, which found that working women in California lose $33.6 billion each year due to the wage gap.
Aug 26, 2015 |
This blog post by National Partnership President Debra L. Ness reminds parents and caregivers about the value of health data access especially during back-to-school season.
Aug 24, 2015 |
Health information technology plays a critical role in national efforts to reform health care, says Mark Savage, director of health information technology policy and programs at the National Partnership of Women and Families, a nonprofit advocacy organization in the District of Columbia that leads the Consumer Partnership for eHealth.
“These systems can lead to better health, better care and better value for people across the country,” says Savage, noting that many consumers want online access to their records.
Aug 21, 2015 |
“If somebody gets access to your checking account, the bank will reimburse you. If somebody gets access to your health information, there’s a broader range of things that can happen and it doesn’t necessarily un-ring that bell,” says Mark Savage, director of health IT policy and programs with the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Aug 21, 2015 |
The National Partnership’s Debra L. Ness authored this blog post about the U.S. Department of Labor proposed updates to the rules that determine who qualifies for overtime pay.
Aug 10, 2015 |
At some point in your career, you will probably need to take time off from your job to care for yourself or a family member, or to welcome a tiny new human into your life. But because the federal government doesn’t require your workplace to offer paid family leave, it’s possible that you will have to choose between earning money and looking after a loved one – the latter which, yes, is pretty darn hard to do without an income.
Aug 5, 2015 |
“An executive order that requires contractors to provide paid sick days is a substantial step in the right direction,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said in a phone interview.
Aug 5, 2015 |
“Having a set amount of time crates a more tangible expectation or norm. Unlimited policies can seem amorphous,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Aug 5, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 4, 2015 |
“It would absolutely catastrophic for women’s health – that’s not an overstatement,” says Sarah Lipton-Lubet, the director of reproductive health programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that focuses on access to health care and reproductive rights. “There’s nothing about this legislation that’s actually about protecting or enhancing or even maintaining health care services for women,” she says. “It’s about playing politics with women’s health.”
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