The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Women’s Bureau and Employment and Training Administration today announced that the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Montana and Rhode Island will receive one-time, competitive grants to study the feasibility of...
“Every single women in America ought to be paying attention to how the Supreme Court views the treatment of pregnant women in the workplace,” Judith Lichtman, the former longtime president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, which helped fight to pass the PDA, observed in a recent joint press call featuring pro-choice women’s groups and anti-abortion activists.
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said paid family leave is “good for families, good for businesses and good for the economy.”
Analysis of New Census Data Looks at Income Loss for Women, as Measured by Food, Housing and Gas
Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said the vote “makes painfully clear that, despite claims to the contrary, many lawmakers are not serious about ensuring women and men are paid equally in this country.”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Amicus Brief Calls on the Court to Affirm the Intent of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, said the law’s passage represents “a pivotal moment for the country and a historic first step for California.”
An April report by the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that advocates for such policies, said that at least five other U.S. cities had passed laws requiring paid sick leave.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership President Debra L. Ness Calls Bill an “Important First Step,” Urges Expansion to Include Home Health Care Workers
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“It’s something we had been asking for. We were told it wouldn’t happen,” says Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the partnership. “It’s a testament to the administration’s ability to figure out what it can do legally.”
“This is a broad-based response to what we’ve seen as growing momentum over the last months and years in support of public policies that address these critical issues for families,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, one of the many organizations behind the #WEmatter campaign. “We’re optimistic that this is going to cause public officials and traditional media to sit up and take notice, and that’s a critical first step in bringing the policy changes that we need.”
New Effort is Part of a Growing Call to Improve the Economic Security of Women and Families
Un Nuevo Esfuerzo es Parte de un Llamado Creciente para Mejorar la Seguridad Económica de las Mujeres y las Familias
Nationwide, the National Partnership for Women & Families reports that adults without paid sick leave are 1.5 times more likely than workers with paid sick leave to go to work with a contagious disease.
“Requiring federal contractors to disclose (salary and demographic data) will be a tremendous step forward in helping close the wage gap,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president at the National Partnership for Women and Families.