From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog 
MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org

When it comes to making our world go ’round, women are doing most of the heavy lifting. We work more US jobs than men, and our income is the sole or significant support in more households than ever. We still do the majority of carework for our children, our parents, and our spouses. As consumers, we direct the spending of billions of household dollars. American women are doing it all – and still face discrimination that lowers their pay, risk losing their jobs to care for a sick child, and have no protected time off when they give birth, adopt, or face a serious illness. On top of it all, women with children are far more likely to be poor in later life, when their lower earnings, smaller savings, non-existent pensions, and shrinking Social Security benefits fail to meet their basic needs. What’s wrong with this picture?

Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families, talks about the changing economic and social role of mothers, and how families suffer from policies which don’t take into account the reality of daily life. You can watch the 7 minute YouTube video right here.

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