Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, called the proposal “a very welcome pro-family step that makes our country more fair and family friendly.”
Expecting Better: Most States Get Poor Grades for Failing to Adopt Workplace Policies that Support New Parents in New Study; 31 States Get Grades of “D” or “F”
In Advance of Monday’s White House Summit on Working Families, New State-by-State Analysis Reinforces Compelling Need for Congress to Act
What are the best states for working parents? – Washington Post
In the third edition of the National Partnership for Women and Families report, which was first done in 2005 and then in 2012, the partnership found there has been more progress when it comes to policies that help working parents.
Wage Discrimination: What Women Can Do To Beat It – Forbes
“We know that millions of women in virtually every occupation are paid less than men,” says Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the National Partnership for Women and Families. “The gender pay gap wage differential is a tremendous and enduring problem, not just for women being paid less but for families’ economic security. This has lasting impacts throughout the year.”
California lawmakers advance bill to mandate paid sick leave – Reuters
Worker rights groups and others are campaigning for an expansion of paid sick leave rights in the private sector. So far, mandates on paid sick days have primarily been taken up by local governments, with San Francisco in 2006 becoming the first U.S. city to require it, according to the Washington-based National Partnership for Women and Families.
Seattle Women Earn Less Than Men. The City Wants To Change That – KUOW
A 2013 report from the National Partnership for Women & Families found that Seattle has the largest gender wage gap among big U.S. cities.
Labor Department Forum in San Francisco Continues Critically Important Dialogue on Working Families’ Needs
Statement of Vicki Shabo, Vice President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Applauds Senate Hearing on Women’s Economic Security
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
TTC Extra: Mothers, Babies, & Paid Leave – PBS’ “To The Contrary”
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand & Rep. Rose DeLauro spoke in support of paid family leave at the Best for Babies event, organized by Zero To Three, MomsRising, and National Partnership for Women & Families.
Are black women MIA in the equal pay debate? – Washington Post
Nevertheless, African-American women are heads of households in larger numbers than any other group. Some 4,078,457 U.S. households are headed by black women, and 38.1 percent, or 1,553,892, of those families live below the poverty level, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Advocates Back Paid Sick Leave, But Opponents Won’t Cough It Up – NPR
“Servers in restaurants and home health workers are the least likely to have paid sick time and the most likely to have contact with the public,” says Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
The Drive To Ban Mandated Paid Sick Days – Al Jazeera America
Eleven states have enacted paid-sick-day pre-emption laws since 2011. New research from the National Partnership for Women and Families shows that six more states are considering kill-shot bills. The NPWF has found that some of these bills have even more extreme consequences than just banning paid-sick-day requirements…
Best & Worst States for Working Moms – Wallet Hub
While women now comprise roughly half of the American workforce, they make about two-thirds as much as men and have far less upward mobility, as evidenced by the fact that less than 5% of Fortune 500 companies have female chief executives. Even the new crop of high-profile female CEOs seems to be drastically underpaid relative to their peers.
Working Families Will Suffer Because Senate Failed to Advance a Minimum Wage Increase, Says Women’s Leader
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
19 Facts That Will Make You Think Differently About Race – MTV News
For nearly the last year, MTV has been closely studying millennials’ perceptions of subjects like fairness, equality, privilege and discrimination — with a special emphasis on race. And in response to the results, the channel is prescribing new on-air programming, social media reach, innovative digital tools, celebrity engagement and much more with its “Look Different” campaign.
Gender wage gap for federal workers is shrinking, OPM reports – The Baltimore Sun
“Any wage gap between men and women has impacts for families,” said Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington-based advocacy group. “It’s dollars and cents. It’s putting food on the table. It’s being able to afford mortgage and rent payments.”
Too sick to work? – Safety+Health
“If that person must go to work to put food on their table, that means they are risking their own health and the health of their co-workers,” said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the Washington-based National Partnership for Women and Families.
Low pay a source of worker stress – Australian Associated Press/Yahoo! News Australia
“Mothers and fathers are trying to put food on the table and give their children a better life,” says Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for National Partnership for Women & Families.
Labor Department Kicks Off Series of Regional Forums on Working Families’ Needs in Denver
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret? – The Nation
The Paycheck Fairness Act would have shielded workers from retaliation if they discuss their salaries with coworkers. Employers would have had to “prove that pay disparities exist for legitimate, job-related reasons,” according to the National Partnership for Women & Families. In addition, the bill would have closed disparities in the legal remedies available for violations of the Equal Pay Act, so workers could claim the same kinds of damages provided under other wage discrimination laws.