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.”
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.
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.
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
Serving While Sick: New Report to Examine How Inadequate Benefits Affect Health Of America’s Food Service Workers
Release Thursday at Congressional Briefing Focused on Paid Sick Days
Women managers still paid less than male peers – Dayton Business Journal
A separate report by the National Partnership for Women and Families recently indicated that women in Ohio have a wider pay gap than those nationwide. The report shows the wage gap between fully employed men and women in Ohio sits at $11,586. By comparison, the national wage gap is $10,622 per year.
Less Work, More Life – The Progressive
In our time, feminist and women’s groups, including MomsRising.org and the National Partnership for Women and Families, have led the way in promoting work-life balance policies, demanding paid family leave, paid sick days, and flexible hours.
Testimony of Portia Wu, Pennsylvania House Labor Relations Committee, H.B. 2278
Testimony of Portia Wu, Vice President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Family values? – Boston Globe
Boston Globe They are an acknowledgment of the realities of family life today, says Portia Wu, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families: Four in … Boston Globe Editorial Argues For Increased …
Senate OKs Paid Leave; Hamas Bans Window Lingerie – Women’s eNews
… maternity leave–said Debra L. Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, in a press statement released July 30. …
Work/Family Expert Hails Senate Appropriations Committee Vote To Provide $10 Million to Help States Begin Paid Leave Programs
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families