Caregivers

Bringing a Gender Lens to the Future of Work: Pathways to Gender Equality Conference

November 6, 2018
Fair & Flexible Work

A Better Balance joined researchers and advocates from across the country in Washington, D.C., for Pathways to Gender Equality, a conference organized by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and American University’s Program on Gender Analysis in Economics. The conference featured a wide range of economic and policy experts, including such leaders as former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen.

Honorable Women

September 6, 2018
Workplace Equality

Please join us on October 15th at our Fall Celebration when we will be honoring an amazing group of movement leaders who work every day to support and protect women and working families. Meet our honorees.

Your Questions Answered: From Our New York Paid Family Leave Hotline

August 23, 2018
Paid Family Leave, State Laws

At A Better Balance, we run a free and confidential hotline answering workers’ questions about New York’s paid family leave law. We hear from a lot of New Yorkers eager to get the family leave they need and we often hear the same questions from multiple callers.

Speaking Up and Fighting Back Against Caregiver Discrimination in All Workplaces

July 10, 2018
Workplace Equality

Knowing your rights is the first step to asserting your rights. A Better Balance has a variety of online resources to help you better understand your workplace rights around caring for yourself and for loved ones.

This Father’s Day, Join Us in Celebrating & Supporting Male Caregivers

June 8, 2018
Paid Family Leave

Join us as we continue pushing for policies that ensure no father, husband, partner, brother, or dear friend, has to choose between caring for a loved one and earning a paycheck.

Happy Mother’s Day

May 7, 2018
Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Time, Pregnant Workers Fairness

For too many mothers and those that love them, balancing family and work is a constant struggle, from staying healthy during pregnancy, to breastfeeding while working, to getting a sick parent or child to the doctor. This Mother’s Day, it’s time for more than cards and flowers—let’s honor our mothers with the policy changes working families need. We won’t stop fighting until all of us can be there for our families like Ileana was.

Working Women of New York: Know About Your Right to Paid Family Leave

February 9, 2018
Paid Family Leave, State Laws, Workplace Equality

ABB just launched the Working Woman's Pocket Guide. Over the next few weeks, we'll break down each section of the guide. Today's blog focuses on paid family leave. Know Your Rights. Because knowledge is power.

New York’s Groundbreaking Paid Family Leave Law Begins Providing Benefits January 1, 2018

December 18, 2017
Paid Family Leave, State Laws

“New Yorkers will no longer have to choose between caring for their families and their paycheck,” said Dina Bakst, co-founder and co-president of A Better Balance. “This is a profoundly historic moment in the fight for fairness and justice for New York families. "

ABB Delivers Testimony Before State Department of Labor on Abusive Scheduling Practices

October 18, 2017
Fair & Flexible Work, State Laws, Workplace Equality

When workers are forced to remain on-call even though they may not be required to work, or when they can be told their shift is cancelled hours before their reporting time, it makes scheduling their own lives impossible. Arranging childcare and transportation is a daily struggle.

Family Leave Works for Part-Time Workers

October 4, 2017
Paid Family Leave, State Laws

New York’s new paid family leave law will give most people who work in New York State—including part-time workers—the right to take paid time off, without losing their job or their health insurance, in order to bond with a new child, care for a seriously ill family member, or address certain military family needs