Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New Labor Department Grants Reflect ‘A Powerful and Impressive Commitment’ by the Obama Administration to Advancing Paid Leave, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Expecting Better: New Study Lauds Advances But Gives 27 States Grades of ‘D’ or ‘F’ for Failing to Support New Parents in the Workplace
New State-by-State Analysis Reinforces the Need for Congress to Advance Paid Leave and Other Family Friendly Policies
An Eye-Opening Look At How The Wage Gap Impacts Latinas – Huffington Post
As noted by the National Partnership For Women And Families in 2015, nearly 3 million family households in the U.S. are headed by Latinas and 40 percent of all Latina-headed family households live below the poverty line.
Paid Sick Days Victories Are Having a ‘Meaningful Impact,’ According to New Federal Data, But 41 Million Workers Still Cannot Earn Paid Sick Time
“The data on access to paid sick time released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics clearly show that the growing number of paid sick days policies in this country is having a meaningful, positive impact. The coast-to-coast efforts of dedicated workers,...
State’s pay equity bill enters home stretch – Boston Globe
In Massachusetts, women working full time make 82 cents for every $1 men make, earning $11,152 less each year on average, according to a study by the National Partnership for Women & Families.
New Polls in 15 Key States Show Strong Public Support for Paid Leave, Policies That Help Working Families – And Officials Who Champion Them
New public opinion survey results from 15 states released today show strong support for new national policies that support working families. By a nearly two-to-one margin, 61 percent of voters in these states support the creation of a national paid family and medical...
Women, we need to talk about how much we make – Chicago Tribune
According to a new report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, this wage gap is responsible for women in the U.S. losing out on $500 billion per year.
Victory: Chicago Becomes Next Major U.S. City to Guarantee Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
How Obama’s Presidency Has Been A Victory For Working Parents – Huffington Post Magazine
“The progress we have seen in recent years is hugely important, not just because of those who have been helped, but also because we now have an irrefutable body of evidence demonstrating that paid sick days policies work well for employers as well as workers,” said Ness, pointing to research showing how paid sick time has little impact on profitability and in some cases has boosted productivity among workers.
Senator Barbara Mikulski Receives First-Ever Lifetime Achievement Award From Leading Women’s Group
Nearly 1,000 activists and supporters from the women’s, congressional, legal, health, labor, civil rights and other communities turned out at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., last night to see the National Partnership for Women & Families...
San Diego Voters Resoundingly Reject Big Business Effort to Block Paid Sick Days, Approving the Nation’s 33rd Law of Its Kind
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Leading Women’s Group Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Senator Barbara Mikulski, Honors Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Robert E. Moritz of PwC LLP
Nearly 1,000 members of the women’s, congressional, legal, health, labor, civil rights and other communities turned out at the Washington Hilton Hotel tonight to help the National Partnership for Women & Families celebrate its 45th anniversary and honor key...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Leading Women’s Group to Give Lifetime Achievement Award to Senator Barbara Mikulski, Honor Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Robert E. Moritz of PwC LLP
45th Anniversary Gala Dinner to be Held on Wednesday, June 8
Give workers much-needed relief: Paid sick time – Chicago Sun-Times Magazine
The National Partnership for Women and Families says workers with sick days are 28 percent less likely to be injured on the job.
Minneapolis Becomes First Midwestern City to Guarantee Paid Sick Days, Joining 30 Other Jurisdictions Nationwide
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Small Ohio Town Passes Progressive Parental Leave Policy – NPR
NPR’s Audie Cornish interviews National Partnership Vice President Vicki Shabo.
Gender Equality in U.S. Jobs Might Not Be as Bad as You Think – Bloomberg
“The U.S. is woefully behind when it comes to family-friendly policies like paid maternity leave, paid parental leave, paid sick leave, when it comes to some measure of recognition about women’s leadership,” said Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “I think that has real consequences for how women are able to get into and advance in the workplace and in the economy.”
An ‘Economic Lifeline for Millions is Finally Restored’ Thanks to Final Overtime Rule
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Final EEOC Rule Sets Limits For Financial Incentives On Wellness Programs – Kaiser Health News
“This could coerce employees into providing information that they would otherwise not provide about their health,” said Sarah Fleisch Fink, senior policy counsel with the National Partnership on Women & Families, which was among dozens of groups that wrote comment letters seeking changes in the draft rule.