Moreover, the past 10 years has seen a 35 percent increase in the number of complaints to the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission arising from discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness at the National Partnership for Women and Families, told AFP.
“It’s natural that if you’re worrying about the size of a soda,” says Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs at Washington DC’s National Partnership of Women & Families, “you’re also worrying whether the person serving it to you had no choice but to sneeze in it.”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
TIME “Her challenges are the kinds that many, if not all, working moms face,” says Judith Lichtman, senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “But she …
The nation’s leading advocacy group for family friendly policies commended more than 100 members of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday for supporting employed women and discrimination-free workplaces by sponsoring the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The...
Leader Pelosi Honored by Activists from 23 States and D.C. for Commitment to Federal Family-Friendly Legislation
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Statement of Debra Ness, President, National Partnership for Women
Activists from 23 States and D.C. to Celebrate Local Wins, Call on Congress for Federal Legislation
NBC Latino Workplace policies are failing working moms, say Latina advocates NBC Latino “Nearly 12 million Latinos – almost 60 percent of the Hispanic workforce, have no access to a paid sick day,” says Leticia Mederos, vice president of the …
Women want it all? It’s time to fight for it msnbc.com Change needs to happen on a larger scale as well, maintained Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. “Most of America’s women and their families are …
Editorial: Legislate not that which is too private to mention STLtoday.com The same holds true in Missouri, according to a study released last month by the National Partnership for Women & Families. Where will it end? Certainly not with Ms. Brown …
A key challenge for the 21st century is to improve health care, to make our workplaces more family friendly, and to stop the war on women. Those were the messages at the National Partnership for Women & Families’ Annual Luncheon, held at the Washington Hilton...
The National Partnership for Women & Families will honor Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State, at its 2012 Annual Luncheon on June 21. WHO: Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States Secretary of State WHAT: National Partnership for Women & Families...
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
State-by-State Analysis Finds Only 14 States and D.C. Have Public Policies to Help Working Fathers
Judith Lichtman and Sabrina Schaeffer discussed possible ramifications from the Senate’s Gender Pay Equality Bill. Guests took viewer questions via phone.
Gender Wage Gap, Myth or Real? KUHF-FM Sarah Crawford with the National Partnership for Women and Families says things have improved since the day of Archie Bunker, but says the wage gap still …
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
What the Paycheck Fairness Act Means to New Mexico Children Public News Service Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness for the National Partnership for Women and Families, says that in New Mexico, the pay gap results in an average … …
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New report card on family leave: Many states fail Fox News The report card was issued by the National Partnership for Women & Families , a non-profit advocacy group. Only two states received an A-, California and Connecticut (no states scored an …
