msnbc.com “This is a huge step for women’s equality and average women should weigh in,” said Portia Wu, vice president for the National Partnership for Women & Families. “It’s really really …
Women’s Leader Lauds President’s Call for Jobs, Innovation
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
The Verdict Is In: Nation’s First Paid Family Leave Program An Unqualified Success, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Solis Announces New Appointments, Leadership for 2011 ERISA Advisory Council – OHS
Portia Wu is vice president of the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington, D.C., where she develops and advocates for policies to increase women’s and families’ economic security.
Connecticut Should Set Trend on Paid Sick Leave – Womens eNews
When he moves into the governor’s mansion next month, Connecticut will be poised to become the first state to enact legislation allowing workers to earn paid sick days, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington, D.C.
Workers Without Sick Days Are Bad For Your Health – Business News Daily
“This study has important implications for the nation’s economy,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families. “With unemployment so high and job searches taking so long, greater access to earned paid sick days will help ensure that workers won’t lose their jobs if they get sick or a child needs care.”
New Data: More Than 44 Million Private Sector Workers in the U.S. Don’t Have a Single Paid Sick Day
New Research Should Be a Call to Action for Lawmakers
Women’s Leader Praises Senator Mikulski for “25 Years of Principled, Highly Effective Leadership”
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President
National Partnership for Women & Families
Women’s Leader Urges Policymakers to Consider Plight of Working Families, Seniors, People with Multiple Health Problems
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Written Statement of Debra L. Ness, President National Partnership for Women & Families
Subcommittee on Children and Families: Securing Our Children’s Future through Family-Friendly Public Policies
Filibuster Vote on Paycheck Fairness Act “a Deep Disappointment,” Women’s Leader Says, Vowing that “the Fight for Fair Pay Will Continue”
Statement of Debra Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Lame-Duck Congress Has Women’s Work to Do – Womens eNews
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, has said the bill would be “the perfect bookend” to a Congress that began with the enactment of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which reversed a Supreme Court ruling that gutted pay protections for victims of discrimination.
National Dialogue on Workplace Flexibility is Prompting Discussion the Nation Urgently Needs, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Think Flexibly/Act Locally: The National Dialogue on Workplace Flexibility Goes on the Road – Huffington Post
At the same time, the National Partnership for Women and Families and Family Values @ Work released a report — “Dallas Workers Speak” — outlining how employees “satisfaction correlates with a positive workplace culture that embraces flexibility and fosters trust.”
Sick at work? Health experts say ‘go home’ – The Columbus Dispatch
According to the National Partnership for Women and Families, about 55 percent of U.S. workers don’t have paid sick days.
Strengthen the Equal Pay Act – Boston.com
The National Partnership for Women and Families found that in Massachusetts, a typical woman working full time is paid $43,452 a year, while a similar man is paid $55,555, creating a wage gap of $12,103.
Business Owners, Workers & Advocates Gather With Department of Labor in Dallas to Lay Out Value of Flexible Workplace Policies
New Reports Present Small Business Models & Dallas Workers’ Views on Workplace Flexibility
Top Work/Family Expert Expresses Grave Disappointment with Speaker Quinn’s Decision to Block Vote on Paid Sick Days
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
A Sick Deal for America’s Families
Tuesday Congressional Briefing to Focus on How Failure to Provide Paid Sick Days Harms Families’ Health & Economic Security
Milwaukee, Nation Have a Lot at Stake As Court Considers City’s Paid Sick Days Measure
National Work/Family Expert Urges Court to End
Delaying Tactics & Allow Ballot Measure to be Implemented
