Family Economic Security

1st in a series

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Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

July 8, 2019

Ensuring that a growing economy is equitable and benefits all workers is an important policy priority for all elected officials. Given that women’s earnings and economic security are central to the health and well-being of U.S. households and the overall economy, each election cycle presents an...

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Heidi Hartmann

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

July 8, 2019

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Heidi Hartmann

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

July 1, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress's spending work, aid for immigrants at the border, the Supreme Court's decision on the Census citizenship question, tax credits for working families, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

June 30, 2019

Happy June! The sun is out and so are families celebrating Pride! We’re sharing stats and stories by and for LGBTQ+ moms and families throughout the month on the blog and social media. Keep an eye out for the rainbows coming from the MomsRising and MamásconPoder accounts! And just in time for the...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Immigration Politics & Policy

June 18, 2019

The Coalition on Human Needs just released another edition of the Human Needs Report. Read on for the latest on Congress’s spending work, long-overdue disaster aid, a step forward for Dreamers, tax credits for working families, and more.

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Lecia Imbery

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Family Economic Security MomsVote

June 17, 2019

I am a single mother to a teenage boy, and I relocated from the east coast to the west coast due to a great business opportunity. Unfortunately once we relocated we experienced a series of unfortunate events. Our new apartment fell through, there was a rain storm that flooded our storage unit and...

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Va’rai Unique

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

June 12, 2019

In Washington, DC today, I’m joining hundreds of moms, kids, community and business leaders, educators and others to walk the halls of Congress to urge our elected representatives to stand up for afterschool programs. Afterschool and summer learning programs are vital to our families and...

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Jodi Grant

Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration

May 31, 2019

Earlier this month, in a post headlined, “For immigrants, fear, confusion, and a chilling effect,” we detailed how a Trump Administration rule not even implemented yet is harming immigrants and immigrant families. The piece was partly anecdotal; it reported, for instance, on a 9-year-old Latina...

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David Elliot

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Family Economic Security

May 31, 2019

VOICES: Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights icon and President of the Children's Defense Fund, maintains a regular column on the MomsRising blog. Read her latest post, Remembering Unita Blackwell , a beautiful and educational piece describing Blackwell's achievements and her many "firsts,"...

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Anita Sarah Jackson

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Family Economic Security MomsVote Paid Family Leave

May 30, 2019

Happy spring! May has been an amazing month for our movement, from the joy and honor/memorial messages we shared with each other on Mother’s Day, to the legislative progress we celebrated on paid family and medical leave and maternal health. We also stood up and spoke out to protect our rights and...

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Anita Sarah Jackson