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Aug 22, 2014 |
“At this time when opponents of women’s health are taking extreme steps to deny women coverage for birth control, we applaud the Obama administration for taking steps to protect this essential coverage,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Aug 22, 2014 |
New Effort is Part of a Growing Call to Improve the Economic Security of Women and Families
Aug 22, 2014 |
Un Nuevo Esfuerzo es Parte de un Llamado Creciente para Mejorar la Seguridad Económica de las Mujeres y las Familias
Aug 22, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 21, 2014 |
Nation’s Leading Experts Produce Tool for Hospitals, Health Systems, Policymakers to Help End Practice That is Linked to Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality
Aug 20, 2014 |
For instance, according to a recent review of state laws conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families, five states require women seeking an abortion to be notified about the false risk of breast cancer; two states force them to learn about the supposed link between abortion and suicide.
Aug 19, 2014 |
“Requiring federal contractors to disclose (salary and demographic data) will be a tremendous step forward in helping close the wage gap,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Aug 18, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Aug 14, 2014 |
However, as the National Partnership for Women and Families explains in its “Guide to the Family and Medical Leave Act,” the law only applies to companies with 50 or more employees.
Aug 13, 2014 |
“In a poll conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families in 2012, 86 percent of Americans wanted some kind of paid parental leave, including 73 percent of Republican voters.”
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