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Jun 25, 2015 |
“If you look at median wages for full-time earners, it’s higher for fathers than it is for mothers,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families in Washington, D.C., tells Yahoo Parenting.
Jun 25, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jun 25, 2015 |
“Women are 54 percent of those purchasing coverage through the federal marketplace and would have been hurt the most by an adverse ruling … Roughly 76 million people are benefiting from access to covered preventive care, including contraceptive services,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Jun 25, 2015 |
“This week, extremists in the House of Representatives seem to be firmly in charge as their fiscal year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) funding bill advances quickly,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Jun 24, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jun 24, 2015 |
Mark Savage, Director of Health Information Technology Policy and Programs at National Partnership for Women & Families, spoke with EHRIntelligence.com about his organization’s disappointment with the proposed meaningful use modifications as well as the near- and long-term disadvantages of limiting patient access to health information.
Jun 23, 2015 |
That’s the upshot of a new survey from the National Partnership for Women & Families, which interviewed consumer assistance experts and insurance navigators from California, Colorado, Florida and Illinois
Jun 23, 2015 |
The Montgomery County law is the country’s twenty-third paid sick days law, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, a group of advocates for paid sick days.
Jun 23, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jun 22, 2015 |
New Study Identifies Strategies to Help Women and Families Navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace More Easily and Effectively
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“Two bills introduced today by Sen. Deb Fischer (R – Neb.) are being sold as measures that would help America’s women and families by addressing the gender wage gap and our nation’s lack of paid family and medical leave. In reality, the...
“The U.S. Senate’s vote tonight to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions as attorney general of the United States is an appalling demonstration of how misguided and out-of-touch too many senators are when it comes to the needs of this country. It also shows just...
Co-authored by Jamille Fields Allsbrook, the director of women’s health and rights for the Women’s Initiative at the Center for American Progress, and cross-posted here. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees women critically important consumer...
Sexual assault, stalking and other forms of domestic violence are tragically common in the United States, and women of color and the LGBTQ community are disproportionately affected. Due to a history of racial discrimination, and structural disadvantages intertwined...
Latinx Heritage Month (LHM) is among us! This month we celebrated Latinx culture, roots, and independence. For many, LHM is a time to showcase identity and pride. For others, LHM provides a platform for Latinx education and awareness. However, in the midst of...
FACT SHEET | A fact sheet on the need for and benefits of a national paid family and medical leave insurance program.
2013 is the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – the first and only national law that enables workers to care for themselves and their loved ones without jeopardizing their jobs or economic security.
Grandparents are the glue that holds many families together - yet our workplace laws don't honor their critical role.
