The National Partnership for Women & Families just released an exit poll showing that three-quarters of voters struggle to meet both work and family responsibilities. Nearly four in ten said it’s a hardship “all the time” or “very often”—shockingly high.
The Nation. (blog) A new poll, out this week from Lake Research Partners and The Tarrance Group for the National Partnership for Women & Families, found …
Three in Four Americans Struggle with Work and Family Conflict, Think Congress and the President Should Take Up Paid Sick Days, Paid Family and Medical Leave
The Atlantic Why Paid Leave Could Pass in Obama’s Second Term: Americans Want It The Atlantic … new Congress and the president consider laws that help secure working families, such as paid family leave and paid sick days, according to an exit …
According to Vicki Shabo of the National Partnership for Women and Families, a few members of Congress are currently building a movement around paid family leave that could find its way to Obama’s desk at some point in the next four years.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in an important workplace harassment case, Maetta Vance v. Ball State University. The Court’s decision will determine the extent to which employers can be held accountable for harassment by supervisors. At...
Indiana Public Media US Supreme Court examines role of supervisor in workplace suits CNN The AARP and National Partnership for Women & Families are backing Vance. Those groups worry restricting who qualifies as a supervisor would allow business …
Election won’t end abortion/contraception debate Huffington Post “It was not long ago that issues like fair pay, abortion rights, health reform, and family and medical leave had bipartisan support, said Debra Ness, president of the National …
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Analysis of New Census Data Looks at the Wage Gap in Every Congressional District
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
… need to do their part by putting in place the paid sick time and paid family and medical leave policies the country and its workers so urgently need. Debra L. Ness. Washington, Sept. 4. The …
Amicus Brief Calls on the Court to Follow Precedent and Common Sense in Considering the Definition of “Supervisor”
“These new data confirm that women work during their pregnancies. That is no surprise given the economic struggles so many families are facing. But it makes it even more unacceptable that, nearly 35 years after the Pregnancy Discrimination Act became law, so many pregnant women are reporting pregnancy discrimination,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership of Women & Families.
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Unprecedented Analysis Provides Further Evidence: Curbing Unfair Treatment of Pregnant Workers Is Essential
The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued 2011 data from the American Time Use Survey this morning. Highlights include: Workers at the low end of the wage ladder have both considerably less access to paid leave and considerably less access to schedule and location...
Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Adviser, National Partnership for Women & Families
“We hope that Yahoo!, with (Mayer) at the helm, will be a pacesetter for family friendly policies,” said Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families.
