Research Highlights the Importance of Paid Sick Days for Latino Health and Economic Security
Top Work/Family Expert Commends Harkin, DeLauro for Introducing Healthy Families Act, Urges Congress to Quickly Pass Bill
"I believe that everyone should be able to take care of themselves and their families if they are sick without having to worry about losing their jobs. Too many of our workers, especially those who work in the food service industry, where health is so critical, are...
National Dialogue Sheds Light on the Ways Inflexible Workplaces Penalize Workers in Higher Education
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Women take ownership in spite of pay gap – Bradenton Herald
A week or so later, new figures released by the National Partnership for Women & Families show the gender wage gap is as big as ever. Full-time working women in Florida are paid $7013 less …
New Report Confirms that Inflexible Workplace Policies Hurt Midwest Manufacturing Workers, Families and Businesses
Chicago and Milwaukee Area Workers’ Experiences Presented at U.S. Labor Department Forum on the Need for Flexible Workplace Policies
Colorado’s wage gap worst for women of color, research says – Denver Post
Denver Post By Colleen O’Connor Women working full-time in Colorado are paid $9925 less per year than their male counterparts, according to new research released today by …
Marlo Thomas: Another Equal Pay Day? Really? – Huffington Post
“Women and men everywhere should call their Congress representatives and urge them to support this bill,” Judy Lichtman, a senior adviser at the National Partnership for Women and Families, told me on the phone. “That would be the most powerful way to celebrate Equal Pay Day.”
“America’s Women and Families Need Congress to Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act This Year,” Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Happy Equal Pay Day! What’s there to celebrate? – Hartford Courant (blog)
The National Partnership for Women & Families just released a study that said the average pay gap for women in Connecticut is $15487 a year. If things were equal, says the …
On Equal Pay Day, New Data Show that Wage Gap Costs America’s Working Women Hundreds of Billions in Critical Income Each Year
If Paid Equally, American Women Could Afford 1.7 Years of Food, Rent for 13 Months
“National Dialogue Sparks Critical Conversation on Flexible Policies for Service Workers”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Wal-Mart sex bias case could have wide impact – NBC News
If the plaintiffs win and are allowed to proceed with the largest class-action lawsuit ever, potentially worth billions of dollars, “it would be an extremely significant victory,” said Sarah Crawford, director of workplace fairness for the National Partnership for Women and Families.
America’s Continuing Commitment to Equal Opportunity Is at Stake in ‘Wal-Mart v. Dukes’ Case, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
“Paid Sick Days Ruling is Great News for Workers in Milwaukee And Around the Nation,” Work/Family Expert Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Connecticut families suffer when women have no paid sick days – CTPost.com
“When women do better, families do better. Yet every day, women across the country are forced to choose between their family’s health and their paychecks because their jobs don’t allow them to earn paid sick days,” said Debra Ness, president of National Partnership for Women & Families.
Business, Women’s Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Recognize Value of Class Actions to Employees and Business Community at Large
Amicus Brief Describes How Nondiscriminatory Policies and Critical Workplace Reforms Achieved through Class Actions Benefit Businesses
More women go to college, but wage gap remains – MarketWatch
More flexible workplaces are key to helping working mothers and fathers, said Portia Wu, vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families, an advocacy group. “That includes …
“National Dialogue on Workplace Flexibility is Giving Workers and Businesses a Much Needed Voice”
Statement of Portia Wu, Vice President, National Partnership for Women & Families
New Report Confirms That Inflexible Workplace Policies Hurt Los Angeles Workers, Families and Businesses
Low Wage Workers’ Experiences Presented at U.S. Labor Department Forum
on the Need for Flexible Workplace Policies
Families face cuts in federal budget proposals – MarketWatch
Meanwhile, National Partnership for Women & Families has described the House Republicans’ fiscal 2011 proposal as “catastrophic” for women and working …
