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Aug 16, 2012 |
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued 2011 data from the American Time Use Survey this morning. Highlights include: Workers at the low end of the wage ladder have both considerably less access to paid leave and considerably less access to schedule and location...
Aug 6, 2012 |
Kaiser Health News Some Plans Deny Pregnancy Coverage For Dependent Children Kaiser Health News “For young girls, this is a basic health benefit that they need,” says Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “Why …
Aug 6, 2012 |
The National Partnership for Women & Families calls the ACA “the greatest advance for women’s health in a generation.” Unquestionably, the law helps women in five key ways …
Aug 1, 2012 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 31, 2012 |
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Adviser, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 27, 2012 |
“We hope that Yahoo!, with (Mayer) at the helm, will be a pacesetter for family friendly policies,” said Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Jul 27, 2012 |
Moreover, the past 10 years has seen a 35 percent increase in the number of complaints to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission arising from discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families, told AFP.
Jul 26, 2012 |
“It’s natural that if you’re worrying about the size of a soda,” says Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs at Washington DC’s National Partnership of Women & Families, “you’re also worrying whether the person serving it to you had no choice but to sneeze in it.”
Jul 18, 2012 |
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Jul 17, 2012 |
TIME “Her challenges are the kinds that many, if not all, working moms face,” says Judith Lichtman, senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “But she …
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New and updated fact sheets written by experts at the National Partnership for Women & Families guide women and consumers on how best to navigate state health insurance marketplaces. The fact sheets use plain language to explain upcoming deadlines and what to...
“We are deeply saddened to learn that Marge Roukema, the enormously effective, longtime congresswoman from New Jersey, has passed. Marge was a powerhouse — a tremendously effective lawmaker who knew how to bring together policymakers from both sides of the...
In recognition of National Family Caregivers Month in November, the broad-based coalition of organizations pushing for the Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act are rallying online to call attention to family caregivers’ need for supportive workplace...
It’s November – a month many associate with Thanksgiving, the day next week when families and friends across the country will come together to celebrate the things they’re grateful for. But November is also National Family Caregivers Month, and tens...
Open enrollment for the health insurance marketplace begins today and runs until February 15, 2015. Whether you are enrolling for the first time or already have coverage through the marketplace, now is the time to take full advantage of open enrollment.Some people may...
FACT SHEET | Women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce and are the primary or co-breadwinners in two-thirds of families. But our nation’s public policies don’t reflect this reality.
ISSUE BRIEF | Community-based maternal care models can help to narrow the disparities in maternal health outcomes by providing expanded prenatal, childbirth and postpartum support that is respectful and culturally relevant to at-risk women.
FACT SHEET | Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that, despite significant health insurance gains since the Affordable Care Act was implemented, pervasive coverage disparities remain for American Indian and Alaska Native women.
