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Advancing equal pay, paid family and medical leave, paid sick days, breastfeeding rights, and other workplace justice policies from the local to federal levels.

The absolute worst part of becoming a new mother two years ago was trying to deal with my time off from work -- supporting myself and my family financially and guaranteeing that I would have a job to return to. I work for the University of Texas which is considered to have good benefits including "...Read more
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On Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day: Demand Congress and the Trump administration end the attack.

08/28/25
Pop Quiz: How many additional months in a year do Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women have to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men make in one year? If you said 8 months, you’re sadly correct. It’s unfair, yet true: NHPI women make just 65 cents on the dollar compared to white...
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Diarra Diouf
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Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month - Forward Together

08/01/25
This August, we Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month: Forward Together Breastfeeding is about more than nutrition. It is about equity, dignity, and the right to be supported. We celebrate National Breastfeeding Month by lifting up the realities families face and demanding the policies they...
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Tina Sherman
Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

It's time to close the Wage Gap for Black Women.

07/10/25
Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Join in on the action by calling on Congress and the Trump Administration to pass policies that close the wage gap! Right now, Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and are among the most educated groups! ( Yet we are largely...
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Diarra Diouf
My daughter, gazing off into the distance, holding a sign demanding "Equal Pay Now" upside down.
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care MomsRising Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Parenting & Families Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Turning that Workbeat Around

04/01/26
My youngest daughter and I took time to celebrate Women’s History Month and join MomsRising.org last week. We met with some amazingly powerful women from the Democratic Women's Caucus to mark Equal Pay Day—the day in the year when the average American woman makes the amount the average American man...
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Jean Montgomery
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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security MomsVote Parenting & Families Politics & Policy

No Kings MOMentum: 5 Urgent Actions to Protect Democracy and Family Economic Security

03/31/26
Following the historic No Kings March where over 8 million people took to the streets, MomsRising is keeping the MOMentum going with five critical actions. From stopping voter suppression to demanding equal pay and police accountability, here is how you can continue the fight for a better tomorrow.
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Equal Pay Day 2026: Why We Must Protect EEOC Data to Close the Wage Gap

03/26/26
Equal Pay Day 2026 serves as a stark reminder of the persistent gender and racial wage gaps that fuel the current affordability crisis. MomsRising is calling on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to protect the EEO-1 data collections, a vital tool for ensuring workplace fairness and transparency.
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Taylor Austin

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Tell your national leaders to commit to passing paid leave for every worker!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/41269/?source=action">Tell your national leaders to commit to passing paid leave for every worker!</a>

We deserve more than a smoke and mirrors solution. Sign MomsRising’s urgent letter to tell your national leaders to commit to passing paid family and medical leave for every worker.

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We all deserve Paid Leave, There’s no time to waste.

Dear Congress: It's time to raise the minimum wage!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/18514/?source=action">Dear Congress: It's time to raise the minimum wage!</a>

Raising the minimum wage would give 30% of all working moms a raise and finally, a living wage.

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QUICK SIGNATURE: Add your name to our *Raise the Wage Act* letter to Congress!

QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to support families by passing good paid leave policies

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/37311/?source=action">QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to support families by passing good paid leave policies</a>

All families deserve good paid leave policies that allow them the time to care for themselves or their loved ones when a serious health or caregiving need arises.

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Working moms and families deserve good paid family and medical leave policies.

Tell Congress: Take Action on Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/42526/?source=action">Tell Congress: Take Action on Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day</a>

Today marks a historic moment for the pay equity movement. It's the first-ever Disabled Women's Equal Pay Day.

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Tell Congress: Take Action on Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day