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Apr 1, 2014 |
“Stand for Quality commends Congress for extending funding for quality measurement as part of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (H.R. 4302). H.R. 4302 provides crucial funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection — work that...
Apr 1, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 27, 2014 |
According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, victims of severe domestic violence miss nearly eight million days of paid work each year, with between 25 and 50 percent of survivors reporting losing employment “at least in part due to domestic violence.”
Mar 27, 2014 |
The national average is 77 cents for women nationally, but 92 cents in Los Angeles and 85 cents in California, according to census data compiled by the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Mar 26, 2014 |
What had us chanting and dancing in the snowfall for hours? Our “Not My Boss’s Business” rally outside of the Supreme Court! We rallied outside while justices heard oral arguments for a case that would give bosses the right to deny their employees birth control coverage just because they oppose it.
Mar 25, 2014 |
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 21, 2014 |
“A National Partnership for Women & Families report says if that disparity was eliminated, a working Austin woman could pay for 73 more weeks of food, or buy nearly 2,400 additional gallons of gas.”
Mar 20, 2014 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mar 18, 2014 |
“The consensus statement has the potential to be a game-changer in ongoing efforts to improve the quality of maternal health care, and maternal and child health outcomes,” the National Partnership for Women and Families said in a statement.
Mar 14, 2014 |
Vicki Shabo, Director of Work and Family Programs at the National Partnership for Women & Families, says the same factors–non-linear careers, greater responsibilities at home, and outright discrimination–that maintain the wage gap in lower-earning professions are shaping the conversation around compensation in top-tier professions as well.
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“New data from the U.S. Census Bureau today reveal that America’s women and their families are losing $10,762 in income every year due to a punishing gender-based wage gap that has plagued our country for too long. These new data are a painful reminder...
Today, 203 professors from 88 business and management schools, including the nation’s most prestigious institutions, sent an unprecedented letter to Congress urging members to pass the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act – legislation that...
Cross posted from the Huffington PostIn the United States today, whether you can take a few paid sick days or a few weeks of paid family or medical leave, and whether your employer must make reasonable accommodations that allow you to continue working through your...
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that the tireless work of paid sick days advocates and thoughtful lawmakers across the country is making a real difference for workers. Sixty-four percent of private sector workers now have access to at least...
Two weeks after Dr. George Tiller was assassinated at his church, I told his wife I was going to re-establish abortion services in Wichita, Kansas. The city, because of my mentor’s murder, had become the largest in the country without a provider.“Are you...
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Many immigrants are denied access to health care, leaving moms and babies at risk.
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: Our climate is getting hotter and it risks the health of moms and babies.
MOMS & BABIES | The Problem: The lack of national paid leave compromises the health and well-being of pregnant people and their infants.
