Today, the National Partnership for Women & Families announced a major gift from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. "This is an extraordinary honor. We’re thrilled and grateful to receive this gift," said Jocelyn Frye, president of National Partnership...
Reminder To Progressives: Abortion Is An Economic Issue – Huffington Post – Huffington Post
“Having a baby is the most expensive health event that families face during their childbearing years. At the same time, a lack of workplace supports for many women during this critical time means a woman may not have paid sick days for prenatal appointments or well-baby care, or paid family and medical leave to use after giving birth,” said Sarah Lipton-Lubet, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Obama’s Sick Leave Order Survives Under Trump, for Now – Bloomberg BNA – Bloomberg Law
“We were glad to see that it’s still in place, and we would hope that if and when Acosta is confirmed he will continue to maintain and enforce the executive order and won’t advocate for rescission,” Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, told Bloomberg BNA.
Cities are finally banning employers from asking everyone’s least-favorite interview question – Business Insider – Business Insider
Sarah Fleisch Fink, director of workplace policy and senior counsel at the National Partnership for Women & Families, says the bans are an important step in the ongoing fight for equal pay.
Congress Mulls Comp Time for Private Employers – HR Daily Advisor – HR Daily Advisor
“What we’re doing here is providing an out for employers that don’t want to take the high road and pay their employees the money that they’re owed at the time that they are owed it,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Equal Pay Day Should be a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Congress to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Here’s Why Equal Pay Day Matters Most To Millennials – Forbes – Forbes
“This analysis shows just how damaging that lost income can be for women and their families, as well as the economy and the businesses that depend on women’s purchasing power,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Women Face A Pay Gap In Every Single State. Here’s Where It’s Worst. – Huffington Post – Huffington Post
“Equal Pay Day is a painful reminder that women in this country have had to work more than three months into this year just to catch up with what men were paid last year,” National Partnership President Debra L. Ness said in a statement with the analysis.
For Equal Pay Day, New State-by-State Analysis Shows Terrible Toll Gender Wage Gap Takes on America’s Women and Families
If the Gap Were Closed, Women Could Afford Food for 1.5 More Years, Seven More Months of Mortgage Payments, 11 More Months of Rent, or 15 More Months of Child Care
On ‘Equal Pay Day,’ fight over gender wage gap rages on – McClatchy – DC Bureau – McClatchy DC
For Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, the issue of equal pay affects nearly every aspect of women’s lives. The gender wage gap “makes it hard to pay mortgage and rent, and has real practical implications for women’s ability to take care of themselves and their families,” Shabo said.
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Paid Leave, But Don’t Agree on How to Pay for It – Working Mother – Working Mother
“That’s likely a result of American individualism and a greater familiarity with employers providing–or, more often, not providing–this kind of support. That’s the framework most people are used to in this country,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Confirmation Hearing Shows Gorsuch is an ‘Ideologue Who Will be Hostile to Women’s Health and Rights,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘Our Laws, Our Lives Will Be Damaged If Senate Confirms Gorsuch,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
How Trump’s budget proposals could impact millions of women – Market Watch – Market Watch
The reduction in resources for the Labor and Justice Departments could lead to less enforcement of equal pay laws and progress toward family leave, said Debra Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. “This should be a time when we’re trying to improve opportunities for women in the workplace, making it more family-friendly, eradicating pay discrimination and sexual assault and harassment,” she said.
Wrong for the Court, Wrong for the Country
Senate Confirmation of Gorsuch Would Put Women, Workers at Grave Risk, Report Warns
Trump’s Budget a ‘Dangerous Blueprint’ that Would Undermine Our Country’s Priorities, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Maryland Senate Makes History, Paves the Way for Nation’s Eighth Statewide Paid Sick Days Law
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Healthy Families Act is a ‘Pro-Worker, Pro-Women Policy the Country Truly Needs,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
What do men get that women don’t? Here are a few things – USA TODAY – USA Today
“There is a lot of work to be done before culture and policy can align toward progress,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
An Agenda the Nation Rejects
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
What’s Changed–and What Hasn’t–Since Both Presidential Candidates Said We Need Paid Leave – Inc. – Inc.
The Trump proposal, says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, “would do more harm than good. It reinforces sex stereotypes and creates perceptions that women are the ones who need to stay home with children. Plus, the way they want to pay for it is completely untenable.”