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Apr 11, 2013 |
New York was seen as a “tipping point,” says Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, which has been leading campaigns supporting their passage.
Apr 10, 2013 |
“We are the hub of both coordination and activity on this,” said Vicki Shabo, the group’s director of work and family programs. “We help to connect grass-roots and national organizations.”
Apr 9, 2013 |
“African-American women and Latinas fare worse, being paid 64 cents and just 55 cents, respectively, for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men,” added Ness.
Apr 9, 2013 |
“The point we’re trying to make here is there’s a significant wage gap no matter where you’re at in the country,” says Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at NWPF.
Apr 9, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Apr 8, 2013 |
Analysis Looks at Income Loss for Women, as Measured by Food, Housing and Gas
Apr 6, 2013 |
To reduce the burden on providers, the work group discussed consolidation of quality measures in an effort to “simplify things but advance them at the same time,” said Christine Bechtel, VP of the National Partnership for Women & Families, who led the subgroup on consolidation.
Apr 4, 2013 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Apr 3, 2013 |
Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women and Families said that if the proposal is like previous ones, it would be “misguided.”
Apr 3, 2013 |
More than 1.5 million Michigan workers — or about 46 percent of the state’s private sector workforce — cannot take paid sick leave, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families, a nonprofit group advocating for workplace fairness.
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