Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
A Victory for Home Care Workers and the Nation
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What Do Career Women Want? – Forbes
Sep 16, 2013 |
Women are paid less than men—on average, 77 cents on the male dollar, according, most recently, to a 2013 report from the National Partnership for Women & Families.
CEO Salaries Rose 2% in 2011, Says Study – The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Sep 16, 2013 |
Board members, who often hire chief executives, need to do a better job of making sure women are not shortchanged, says Judith Lichtman, senior adviser to the Partnership for Women and Families.
Pa. proposal pushes for time off to assist children’s educations – Tribune-Review
Sep 16, 2013 |
“It’s past time we update our standards to reflect the realities of the way we work and live in the 21st century,” said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women and Families.
7 Surprising Things About the Affordable Care Act – WebMD
Sep 13, 2013 |
“So now we’ll have a new world in which women will not have to pay more than men for the same insurance policies,” says Lauren Birchfield Kennedy. She is senior health policy council for the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Jersey City Takes a “Great First Step” Toward Giving Workers the Right to Earn Sick Days
Sep 11, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
What’s up with the US and maternity leave? – Boston.com
Sep 3, 2013 |
Katherine also told me about legislation that’s been drafted by the National Partnership for Women and Families that would give workers up to 12 weeks of paid leave at very little cost to workers or employers.
Consumer Groups Call for Meaningful Use Program to Address Health Disparities – Bloomberg BNA
Aug 28, 2013 |
The Consumer Partnership for eHealth (CPeH), a partnership of nearly 50 organizations, and the National Partnership for Women & Families, a patient advocacy group, released a joint Disparities Action Plan, a strategy for using health information technologies, such as electronic health records, and consumer technologies to identify and highlight race- and economic status-related health disparities.
Will Stage 3 Meaningful Use help reduce health disparities? – EHR Intelligence
Aug 27, 2013 |
Are the requirements for eligible hospitals and professionals doing enough to help reduce disparities in healthcare? The answer to that question is no although the EHR Incentive Programs do have the potential to do so, claim the authors of a new action plan issued by the Consumer Partnership for eHealth (CPeH).
Health Insurance for Women: How to Pick the Best Plan – U.S. News & World Report
Aug 26, 2013 |
The National Partnership for Women and Families cautions that pregnancy-related counseling, prenatal care, midwifery services, enhanced coverage for high-risk pregnancies, labor and delivery services outside of a hospital setting and neonatal care may not be included in every plan.
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