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Mar 30, 2015 |
The exchange websites should further improve their navigation features. The National Partnership for Women & Families recently investigated and highlighted the best aspects of each exchange. States should work to upgrade their exchanges based on those findings.
Mar 30, 2015 |
“This unmistakably says that pregnant women have equal protection in the workplace under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. She also highlights the significance of Justice Kennedy’s dissent.
Mar 29, 2015 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families estimates that the inequality costs women across California $37 billion annually.
Mar 27, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 27, 2015 |
Mar 27, 2015 |
A clear nationwide standard, according to Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women & Families, would protect all women at work, “eliminating the need for workers to go to court to determine whether an employer must provide accommodations for pregnancy,” thus ensuring their rights at work aren’t dependent on an employer’s whim.
Mar 27, 2015 |
“To see 61 senators—Democrats and Republicans—go on record in support of paid sick days is a clear sign that elected officials are hearing from their constituents and taking note of the many cities and states that are adopting paid sick days laws, which are working well for businesses, economies, workers and families,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Mar 26, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 26, 2015 |
“This is one way of changing culture, and changing business practices, and ultimately changing public policy,” said Vicki Shabo, who oversees workplace programs at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Mar 25, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Tens of thousands of women throughout the United States continue to experience pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, according to a new analysis. The National Partnership for Women & Families conducted the study using the most recent data available from the U.S....
Forty percent of women in the fast-food industry report facing sexual harassment on the job, according to a national survey conducted by Hart Research Associates for three of the country’s top women’s and anti-violence advocacy organizations. Previous...
Sometimes the world changes in a moment. One of those moments came last week, when Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement.It had already been a very bad week with the Supreme Court. We'd had some horrendous decisions. The Court said states can't prevent fake...
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As the nation begins to reform our health care system, it is clear that Health Information Technology (HIT) is a critical and foundational element for change. References to HIT were woven throughout the recently enacted health reform law as a foundational component of...
As the nation begins to reform our health care system, it is clear that Health Information Technology (HIT) is a critical and foundational element for change. References to HIT were woven throughout the recently enacted health reform law as a foundational component of...
Wow! What a thrill it is to look out on this sea of pro-choice faces, to know that hundreds of thousands of people have come from all over the country – all over the world – to stand up for women’s lives. It’s been a long time since America’s pro-choice majority has...
