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Apr 9, 2014 |
“Los salarios injustos provocan un daño real y duradero a las mujeres, a las familias y a nuestra economía. Con las mujeres que constituyen casi la mitad de la fuerza de trabajo y sirven como sostén de la familia en dos tercios de los hogares, es el momento para finalmente poner fin a políticas salariales del pasado,” dijo Debra L. Ness, presidenta de la National Partnership for Women & Families.
Apr 9, 2014 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families said in a statement after the vote, “It is inexcusable that partisanship and baseless attacks have blocked this common sense bill.”
Apr 8, 2014 |
“Unfair wages cause real and lasting harm to women, the families they support, and to our economy,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Woman and Families.
Apr 8, 2014 |
In the Golden State, a woman who works a full-time job earns, on average, $41,956 a year, compared with $50,139 for a man who works full time, according to an analysis from the nonprofit advocacy group the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Apr 8, 2014 |
“The wage gap is simply unacceptable. We must do much more to end discrimination so we no longer deny millions of women the fair pay they need and deserve,” Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families said in a statement.
Apr 8, 2014 |
A recent state-by-state analysis by the National Partnership for Women and Families found that women in the United States earn an average of 77 cents to every dollar men make. The study, which is based on data from the U.S. Census, found even larger gaps in pay for African-American and Latina women.
Apr 7, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Apr 7, 2014 |
“With women making up nearly half the workforce and serving as essential breadwinners in two-thirds of households, it’s time to finally put ‘Mad Men’-era wage policies in the past,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Apr 7, 2014 |
As Senate Prepares to Vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, New Analysis Shows Size of the Wage Gap for Women and Families in Each State
Apr 4, 2014 |
Statement by William Kramer and Debra L. Ness, co-chairs of the Consumer-Purchaser Alliance
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