Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Calls on Congress to Pass the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
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Jan 19, 2015 |
Instead of reading tea leaves about the elections, ask voters what they think. The National Partnership and the Rockefeller Family Fund did just that, commissioning a nationwide election night poll of 2014 voters. Eighty-one percent said it’s important for lawmakers to consider new laws that help keep families economically secure such as paid sick days and family and medical leave insurance. Seventy-four percent of independents, 73 percent of Republicans, 75 percent of men, 95 percent of voters under 30, 97 percent of African-Americans and 95 percent of Latinos agreed.
Obama Urges Congress To Make Paid Sick Leave Mandatory – NPR
Jan 16, 2015 |
“What businesses find is that workers are better able to take care of the family responsibilities they might have, come back to work, be more productive, be more engaged and less likely to drop out of the workforce,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families.
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Jan 16, 2015 |
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, called Connecticut’s law “a great first step” and predicted that several other states, notably Oregon and Vermont, will soon follow suit.
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Jan 15, 2015 |
“As a large and growing body of research, and the experiences of millions of workers and businesses show, policies that enable workers to care for themselves and their families without risking their jobs or economic security are good for workers, families, businesses and our economy,” said National Partnership President Debra Ness.
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