Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-03-25/womens/pa-urged-to-extend-medicaid-for-new-mothers/a73678-1 March 25, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Extending maternal Medicaid to 12 months gives access to critical care such as screenings for postpartum depression. (Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — Child … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to enable the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, which would ban sex-based discrimination in our Constitution. Discrimination based on sex takes many forms―and … Continued
Congress is about to begin the process of ensuring that the Equal Rights Amendment – which would guarantee the equal legal rights for all Americans regardless of sex – can finally be added to the U.S. Constitution. Last year, the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/08/biden-signs-two-executive-orders-advance-gender-equality-international-womens-day Published on Monday, March 08, 2021 by Common Dreams “Let us recommit to the principle that our nation, and the world, is at its best when the possibilities for all of our women and girls are limitless.” … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): Here’s a no-brainer. The Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women in the same workplace who perform substantially equal work. … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-03-04/livable-wages-working-families/report-raising-minimum-wage-good-for-all-pennsylvanians/a73412-2 March 4, 2021 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Women make up more than 60% of those who would see an increase in wages. (insta_photos/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report showed raising … Continued
Thanks to ELCA Advocacy—you do not need to be Lutheran to use this tool. Next week on March 8, many of us will join others around the world to commemorate the International Women’s Day. We will pause to celebrate progress … Continued
From the National Domestic Workers Alliance (https://www.domesticworkers.org/): The COVID pandemic has been part of all of our lives for nearly a year. In the midst of this loss, confusion and uncertainty, it has been made clear that care work—predominantly done … Continued
From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): This week we recognized Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, marking the seven and a half months of additional work that the average Black woman must work in order to earn the same amount a … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): Earlier this year, we called on you to take action in support of the Safe from the Start Act (H.R. 4092). A similar bill has now been introduced in the Senate. Like H.R. 4092, the Keeping … Continued