Public support for unions at near record high, union membership for women improves economic stability WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 24, 2024 – Newly released analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families of Bureau of Labor Statistics data on...
Nomination of Rep. Tom Price for Health and Human Services Secretary ‘Extremely Disappointing,’ Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Trump health nomination prompts relief and fear – USA Today – USA Today
“We need a health secretary who will fight to ensure high quality care is available and affordable to all and who will make women’s health needs, including reproductive health, a priority,” Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement. “This is essential to strengthening families, our economy and the country.”
Report: States Restricting Abortion Access Don’t Help New Parents Either – Rewire News Group
“When a woman who was denied abortion coverage cannot keep her job because her employer refuses to make reasonable accommodations for her pregnancy–when she has no paid sick days for prenatal appointments or well-baby care–no paid family and medical leave to use after giving birth–the deck is truly stacked against her,” Debra L. Ness, president of National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement released with the analysis.
A Punitive Double Bind: Families Suffer When States Deny Abortion Coverage and Fail to Support Expecting and New Parents
Analysis Identifies Worst States for Low-Income Women, Marks 40 Years of Hyde Amendment
Obama Administration’s Proposed Rule Can Help Take Politics Out of Women’s Health
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Anti-Choice Bill Passed in House Today is ‘Dangerous, Discriminatory Legislation,’ Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Supreme Court Ruling a ‘Major Victory for Women’s Health & Rights’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Supreme Court Says ‘Bye’ to Texas’s Strict Abortion Rules – MTV
According to the National Partnership for Women & Families, there have been more than 350 abortion-restriction bills introduced this year, and the group estimates that at least 70 percent of these are based on complete falsehoods.
Abortion rights group faults Philly.com for rejecting its ad – Philly.com
The National Partnership for Women and Families wanted to publicize its “Lies into Laws” campaign against restrictive state abortion laws with a one-day, $17,600 “home-page takeover” ad that would wrap around the top and both rails of Philly.com’s landing page.
Philadelphia Inquirer Rejects Prominent Placement of Ads About Abortion
Campaign Encourages Evidence-Based Health Care and Policy
How Obama’s Presidency Has Been A Victory For Working Parents – Huffington Post Magazine
“The progress we have seen in recent years is hugely important, not just because of those who have been helped, but also because we now have an irrefutable body of evidence demonstrating that paid sick days policies work well for employers as well as workers,” said Ness, pointing to research showing how paid sick time has little impact on profitability and in some cases has boosted productivity among workers.
Senator Barbara Mikulski Receives First-Ever Lifetime Achievement Award From Leading Women’s Group
Nearly 1,000 activists and supporters from the women’s, congressional, legal, health, labor, civil rights and other communities turned out at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., last night to see the National Partnership for Women & Families...
Leading Women’s Group Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to Senator Barbara Mikulski, Honors Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Robert E. Moritz of PwC LLP
Nearly 1,000 members of the women’s, congressional, legal, health, labor, civil rights and other communities turned out at the Washington Hilton Hotel tonight to help the National Partnership for Women & Families celebrate its 45th anniversary and honor key...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Leading Women’s Group to Give Lifetime Achievement Award to Senator Barbara Mikulski, Honor Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Robert E. Moritz of PwC LLP
45th Anniversary Gala Dinner to be Held on Wednesday, June 8
‘We Remain Optimistic’ that Courts Will Reject Attacks on Contraceptive Coverage, Women’s Leader Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
‘A Historic Step Forward in Stopping Sex Discrimination in Health Care’
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Is your doctor giving you accurate information? Not in Pa. – Philadelphia Inquirer
The National Partnership for Women and Families was very interested in our research as it relates to their“Bad Medicine”project that examines other areas of medicine where politicians have inserted themselves into the patient-doctor relationship.
Improve Information on Women’s Preventive, Reproductive Health Care in the ACA’s Summary of Benefits and Coverage, Women’s Health Group Urges
Noting that the existing Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) template is incomplete in critical ways, the National Partnership for Women & Families filed comments with the Office of Management and Budget today offering recommendations to improve it. Problems...
Adverse Ruling in Zubik v. Burwell Would Endanger Access to Contraceptive Coverage for Countless Women
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families
Senate Judiciary Committee ‘Plays Politics with Women’s Lives’ Yet Again, Ness Says
Statement of Debra L. Ness, President, National Partnership for Women & Families