Today, the National Partnership marks three years of its Business Working Group for Gender Equity with fourteen leading companies spanning across various industries. The National Partnership will continue to work closely with these businesses on issues of gender...
The Week That Workers Won (At Least a Little) – Demos.com/Huffington Post
If the bills become law, it would mean that more than 300,000 additional workers gain the right to take up to five paid sick days a year, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Feds issue new guidelines to protect pregnant workers – PBS News Hour
Debra Ness, president of National Partnership for Women and Families, also praised the guidelines as “a much-needed interpretation of the nation’s laws banning discrimination based on pregnancy.”
Sen. Hagan pushes paid family leave – patient relationship – McClatchy DC
The United States is one of only two countries that don’t guarantee paid maternity leave. The other one is Papua New Guinea, said Victoria S. Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington.
You Deserve Paid Sick Leave (So How Can You Advocate for It?) – Everyday Feminism
Although everybody needs access to paid sick time, very few actually receive it. According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, about 40% private sector workers in the United States, about 40 million workers, receive no paid sick leave at all.
8 rights of pregnant women at work – CNN Money
“There is still a stigma against hiring younger women for some jobs, where an employer wants to know somebody is going to be on a job for years without interruption,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families.
US the Only Developed Country Without Paid Maternity Leave – teleSUR
Vicki Shabo, Vice President at the National Partnership for Women and Families, the organization that helped create the FMLA, says if the U.S. does not pass a more comprehensive paid maternity leave plan, then it will face many consequences. “It’s not something that each family should be dealing with individually,” said Shabo. “Because it’s got consequences for the nation, it’s got consequences for the economy it’s got consequences for health and families well-being, it has consequences for businesses who are losing talented workers and facing unnecessary retention costs of turnover.”
How The U.S. Can Finally Make Things Better For Working Parents – Fast Company
“A Matter of Basic Fairness,” Schedules That Work Act Would Provide Much-Needed Predictability and Financial Stability for Workers, Businesses and Our Economy
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Commends President Obama for Taking Action to Stop Discrimination Against LGBT Workers
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
How to Love Paid Family Leave – Bloomberg Businessweek
According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, almost half of all workers eligible for FMLA leave have been unable to take time off because they simply can’t afford to go without income.
EEOC Issues New Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Bias – Bloomberg BNA
The EEOC’s guidance is a “long-awaited” and “much needed” measure that clarifies pregnant workers’ rights under the PDA and the ADA, said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families in Washington.
Agency Toughens Protections For Pregnant Workers – Associated Press
Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, called the new guidelines “a powerful tool in the effort to eradicate the unlawful and unequal treatment of pregnant women in the workplace.”
EEOC aims to stop discrimination against pregnant women – Washington Times
“Despite existing protections, pregnancy discrimination remains a serious problem for women and families in this country,” said Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
New EEOC Guidance is a “Powerful Tool in the Effort to Eradicate the Unlawful and Unequal Treatment of Pregnant Women in the Workplace”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Mitch McConnell’s old, new agenda – MSNBC
“In 1985, Congress passed a law that gave state and municipal employees this flexibility, but today still denies that same privilege to the entire private sector. That’s not right.” But that move was to cut costs for government, not provide workers with more freedom, Judith Lichtman of the National Partnership for Women And Families told the AP.
Here Are The Worst States For Working Parents – Huffington Post
Following up on its 2005 and 2012 reports, The National Partnership for Women & Families has released the third edition of “Expecting Better,” a state-by-state analysis of all the laws (or lack thereof) that support working moms and dads during pregnancy and after birth.
Why Paid Parental Leave Is a Huge Economic Benefit – BlogHer
According to a Rutgers report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, “Women who report taking paid leave are more likely to be working 9 to 12 months after a child’s birth than those who report taking no leave at all.” When that leave isn’t available, women are more likely to leave the workforce entirely. But when it is offered, women consistently report a stronger labor force attachment and positive changes in wages.
At 50 Years Old, the Civil Rights Act is a Reminder of Our Nation’s Promise of Equal Rights and Opportunity for All
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
As Successful California and New Jersey Paid Family Leave Programs Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries, Women’s Leader Calls for Further Progress
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
How America ended up with the worst maternity leave laws on Earth – The Week
The idea that women should get paid leave when they have babies started to crop up around World War I and again around World War II. Countries’ populations had been decimated, which meant there was a high premium on women as economic contributors and childbearers, explains Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. She says that in the United States, in part due to fewer casualties and the fact that men returned to the labor force, there weren’t the same incentives to offer women paid maternity leave.