From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): American women overall are paid only 80 cents to every dollar a man takes home, and the wage gap gets worse when factoring in race—and even wider when you add motherhood as a factor … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): Should I pay for rent or food? If I had an unwanted pregnancy right now, what could I do? Can I afford to take a sick day from work? Should I risk getting sick to go … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We’re all feeling it — the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic and what it means for our loved ones and our collective future, and we cannot ignore the many ways in which the coronavirus crisis is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): When a crisis like coronavirus (COVID-19) erupts, it puts a further strain on ongoing public health and social issues. As the Guttmacher Institute points out “the specific risk to pregnant women and their infants is not … Continued
From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in PA (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): Urge your representative to co-sponsor the Safe from the Start Act at the ELCA Action Center. (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this link!) On March 8, Lutherans and communities across … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/press/wage-inequality-gender-racial-pay-gap 2019 data reveal slow, uneven, and unequal wage growth over the last 40 years Press Releases • February 20, 2020 Wage growth was strongest for the highest-wage workers while median hourly wages grew just 1.0% last year, according … Continued
From Every Town for Gun Safety (https://everytown.org/): It’s been nearly a year since the House reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act to protect survivors, and the Senate still hasn’t done anything about it. Sign the petition at https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/forms/sign-the-petition-keep-firearms-out-of-the-hands-of-domestic-abusers-2 to join … Continued
Senate Bill 60, introduced by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hill, designed to ensure the predators who seek the services of human trafficking victims will be punished to the full extent of the law while giving law enforcement new tools to punish those … Continued
From the Women’s Law Project (http://www.womenslawproject.org/): Today (February 6) is the 27th anniversary of passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Many people erroneously believe the FMLA means paid leave, but it does not. The FMLA guarantees … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “I had to rely on Medicaid for myself and my then-toddler. It was a very difficult time for me. I was sick during the majority of my pregnancy, and without Medicaid and being able to pick … Continued