According to a new study released today by the Center for Women and Work (CWW) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and the National Partnership for Women & Families, public policies can substantially increase workers’ utilization of paid leave as...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Rutgers Study: Public Policies Increase Workers’ Access to Paid Parental Leave and are Linked to Less Reliance on Public Assistance Programs
WHAT: The Center for Women and Work (CWW) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and the National Partnership for Women & Families, based in Washington, D.C., will convene a conference call to discuss the new study, Policy Matters: Public Policy, Paid Leave...
Gender-based wage gaps persist in state and nation – Baltimore Sun
Windsor Mill resident Alison Assanah-Carroll was not surprised by the finding from the National Partnership for Women & Families, which showed that nearly a half-century after the …
Pay Gap Persists in Female-Dominated Career Fields – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Women with professional degrees are paid just 67 cents for every dollar paid to men with professional degrees, according to the National Partnership for Women & …
Off the clock: Employees fighting for overtime pay – msnbc.com (blog)
msnbc.com (blog) “There’s been more pressure on workers to work more hours,” said Letty Mederos, vice president of work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women …
What Does the Wage Gap Cost America’s Women Each Year? 2,751 Gallons of Gas, 13 Months of Rent, or Food for 1.8 Years
On Equal Pay Day, New Data Show the Cost of the Wage Gap for Women and Families in Each State
Rebuild America Act is the “Powerful Legislative Package America’s Working Families Need,” Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Supreme Court voids part of medical leave act – Los Angeles Times
The National Partnership for Women and Families condemned the high court’s decision as “appalling and dangerous.” It “effectively puts state workers and their families at risk when workers become pregnant or illness strikes,” said Debra Ness, the group’s president.
Women’s Leader Calls Supreme Court’s Coleman Ruling “Appalling and Dangerous”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Enforcing Pregnancy Bias Law of 1978? Long Overdue – Women’s eNews
Women’s eNews Enforcing Pregnancy Bias Law of 1978? Long Overdue Women’s eNews … senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women and Familiesin Washington, DC “Many employers continue to defy their legal obligations with impunity, leaving …
Leticia Mederos is New Vice President at National Partnership for Women & Families
The National Partnership for Women & Families, one of the nation’s most effective advocates for fairness in the workplace, access to quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family, announced today that senior...
Women’s Leader Applauds Obama Budget Proposal for Advancing Health Reform, Anti-Discrimination Measures, But Warns that Changes to Key Health Programs Must Not Jeopardize Care for Most Vulnerable Among Us
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Written Statement of Judith L. Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women & Families
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Public Meeting on Discrimination Against Pregnant Women and Caregivers
Pregnancy bias is alive and well in America – msnbc.com
HULIQ Pregnancy bias is alive and well in America msnbc.com Judy Lichtman, senior advisor to the National Partnership for Women and Families, who spoke at the hearing, said it was all about long-standing stereotypes, and not just regarding …
The Wage Gap Between Moms, Other Working Women – NPR
The Wage Gap Between Moms, Other Working Women NPR And a recent study out of Rutgers, which was commissioned by the National Partnership for Women and Families, shows that paid family leave increases wages for women and increases their attachment …
More Help for Military Families from the Family and Medical Leave Act, Thanks to the Obama Administration
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women say Abilene firms are supportive during, after pregnancies – ReporterNews.com
Women say Abilene firms are supportive during, after pregnancies ReporterNews.com By Jaime Adame According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, before the law was enacted, employers would sometimes fire women workers who became …
President Obama is Right: Nation Needs Fair Pay, Good Jobs, and Health Insurance that is Secure and Unbiased
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Germ warfare at work – Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune Germ warfare at work Chicago Tribune To put that in slightly more stomach-turning terms, according to the National Partnership for Women & Families, paid sick leave is unavailable to nearly 80 percent of food service and hotel …
Rutgers Study Finds Paid Family Leave Leads to Positive Economic Outcomes
With a growing need for family friendly workplace policies, a new study commissioned by the National Partnership for Women & Families, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, concludes that providing paid family leave to workers leads to positive economic...