Valuing Black Women’s Work
Persistent pay disparities demand intentional, concrete policy solutions to combat bias and systemic barriers in order to expand opportunities for black women.
Women’s Economic Security
Gender Matters
Strategies to combat sexual harassment must include expanding opportunities for women to decrease occupational segregation and remove barriers to high level jobs and senior leadership.
Fast Facts: Economic Security for Women and Families in Ohio
In order to advance economic security for women and families in Ohio, policymakers should prioritize policies that ensure economic equality and health care access for all women.
Fast Facts: Economic Security for Women and Families in Virginia
In order to advance economic security for women and families in Virginia, policymakers should prioritize policies that ensure economic equality and health care access for all women.
Where Change Happens: The Aftermath of Sexual Harassment
Remedying sexual harassment must encompass more than a particular incident and include examining underlying structures, systems, and culture to eliminate discrimination in every corner of the workplace.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market for Mothers: Pre-May 2018 Jobs Release
Mothers—especially young mothers and mothers of color—face worse labor market outcomes than fathers.
An Unequal Division of Labor
Most working mothers return home to a second shift of unpaid housework and caregiving after their official workday ends. When paid work, household labor, and child care are combined, working mothers spend more time working than fathers.
Fast Facts: Economic Security for Women and Families in Georgia
In order to advance economic security for women and families in Georgia, policymakers should prioritize policies that ensure economic equality and health care access for all women.
Wage Boards for American Workers
Wage boards would empower all workers to negotiate for higher pay and benefits.
Black Women Magic (Part 1 LIVE from Power Rising in Atlanta, GA)
In part one of this two-part episode, Michele and Daniella speak with a star lineup of black women live from the Power Rising Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, about the power of black women's votes and why the United States needs more black women in office today.
Fact Sheets: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Harms Nearly Every Community Across the Country
Trump’s budget is an unmitigated disaster for everyday Americans—including women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, communities of color, and more.
Workers Should Not Have to Choose Between Retirement and Caring for Their Families
A recent parental leave proposal with administration support would require workers to dip into their future Social Security funds to replace income lost during the leave period—and delay their eventual retirement.
From Politics to Policy: Turning the Corner on Sexual Harassment
Policymakers can take these eight concrete actions to confront sexual harassment and achieve meaningful progress for all workers.
Schedules That Work for Working Families
Unfair scheduling practices can harm employees’ health, reduce job satisfaction, and may increase the likelihood of sexual harassment.
Ivanka Trump Should Stop Pretending the Tax Bill Will Help Women and Families
Despite Ivanka Trump’s purported women’s empowerment agenda, the GOP tax bills do not match her rhetoric and are the latest assault on women’s economic security.