If the Gap Were Closed, Women Could Afford Food for 1.5 More Years, Seven More Months of Mortgage Payments, 11 More Months of Rent, or 15 More Months of Child Care
On ‘Equal Pay Day,’ fight over gender wage gap rages on – McClatchy – DC Bureau – McClatchy DC
For Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, the issue of equal pay affects nearly every aspect of women’s lives. The gender wage gap “makes it hard to pay mortgage and rent, and has real practical implications for women’s ability to take care of themselves and their families,” Shabo said.
An Agenda the Nation Rejects
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Fake Fair Pay, Paid Leave Proposals Would Harm – Not Help – America’s Women and Families, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sessions Confirmation ‘Tips the Scales of Justice Against Those Who Need Civil Rights Protections the Most,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
A Vote for Sessions is ‘A Vote Against Equal Rights, Opportunity and Justice for All,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Family Friendly Workplace Measures Taking Effect in 2017
Memo to Interested Media
Why Latina Women Are Earning Significantly Less Than White Men – NPR
Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Vicki Shabo, Vice President of the National Partnership for Women and Families on the wage gap for women who are Latina.
‘Historic Steps Forward in the Fight for Paid Sick Days and Fair Pay,’ Ness Says, Lauding Obama Administration for Two Actions
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
D.C. May Become The Second Place To Ban Employers From Asking About Salary History – DCist
While D.C. has historically had one of the lowest pay wage gaps in the nation, it remains stark: women make 90 cents to the dollar for men, according to the National Partnership for Women and Families.
Kristen Bell Mocks Gender Pay Gap & Says What Women Wish They Could – Romper
Those comments about women’s wages are true — according to a study done by the National Partnership for Women and Families, white women make 79 cents on a white man’s dollar. And according to the same study, black women make 60 cents on a white man’s dollar meanwhile hispanic women only make 55 cents.
New Census Data Show the Gender Wage Gap is ‘Persistent, Pernicious and Especially Punishing’ to Key Groups of America’s Women
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
An Eye-Opening Look At How The Wage Gap Impacts Latinas – Huffington Post
As noted by the National Partnership For Women And Families in 2015, nearly 3 million family households in the U.S. are headed by Latinas and 40 percent of all Latina-headed family households live below the poverty line.
Paid Sick Days Victories Are Having a ‘Meaningful Impact,’ According to New Federal Data, But 41 Million Workers Still Cannot Earn Paid Sick Time
“The data on access to paid sick time released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics clearly show that the growing number of paid sick days policies in this country is having a meaningful, positive impact. The coast-to-coast efforts of dedicated workers,...
Women, we need to talk about how much we make – Chicago Tribune
According to a new report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, this wage gap is responsible for women in the U.S. losing out on $500 billion per year.
The Pay Gap Is Costing Women $500 Billion Per Year – Mother Jones
“It is unacceptable that the wage gap has persisted, punishing the country’s women and families for decades,” wrote Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership, in a press release. “At a time when women’s wages are so critical to the economic well-being of families, the country is counting on lawmakers to work together to advance strong, fair and family friendly workplace policies that would promote equal pay.”
The Gender Wage Gap Costs America’s Women Nearly $500 Billion Per Year, New Equal Pay Day Study Finds
If the Gap Were Closed, Each Woman Could Afford Food for 1.6 Years, Seven More Months of Mortgage and Utilities, or 11 More Months of Rent
EEOC Seeks to Require Summary Pay Data From Employers – Bloomberg BNA
The National Partnership for Women and Families in Washington hailed the EEOC’s action as “very welcome” news. With the new data, the EEOC and the DOL “will be much better able to identify and stop wage discrimination of all kinds,” Debra Ness, the partnership’s president, said in a Jan. 29 statement.“This is a bold, important step that will capture salary data from employers that collectively employ more than 63 million workers,” Ness said, adding that there’s “no time to waste” in combating the pay gap.
EEOC Action on Pay Data Collection is a ‘Bold, Important Step’ That Can Help Identify and Stop Wage Discrimination
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Family Friendly Workplace Laws Taking Effect in Early 2016
Memo to Interested Media
