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Mar 16, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 16, 2015 |
“It adds insult to injury to hold up the vote to confirm Lynch until that bill passes,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Mar 12, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 12, 2015 |
“At this moment in history, when we have had so many reminders that discrimination still pervades our workplaces and communities, confirmation of Lynch to serve as attorney general would send a powerful and badly needed message that lawmakers can put aside partisanship and petty squabbling when so much is at stake'” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Mar 11, 2015 |
According to a recent report from the National Partnership for Women & Families, 33 states currently have at least one of those “bad medicine” laws on the books.
Mar 5, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 4, 2015 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 4, 2015 |
“Pennsylvania doesn’t really do much beyond what federal law requires, and beyond extended benefits for some state workers,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. Her organization gave Pennsylvania a grade of D on its report about the 50 states’ family-leave policies.
Mar 4, 2015 |
One group applauding the new regulations is the National Partnership for Women & Families. Christine Bechtel, vice president of the NPWF, said in a statement that the rule “recognizes the essential role that providers and their staff play encouraging patients to use this online access.”
Mar 3, 2015 |
Childbirth Connection, the group behind the report (and now part of the National Partnership for Women and Families) organized the publication in such a way that you can read the meaty executive summary in under an hour, send the Pathway to a Healthy Birth booklet to your pregnant friend, or geek out on the full report.
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