Realistic & Fair Wages

Health Care Immigration Maternal Justice Paid Sick Days Radio Realistic & Fair Wages

July 17, 2019

We have an all new episode of our Risers Radio show: Breaking Through this week. Our diverse panel of guests join us for a robust conversation as we discuss deeper the concept of fair pay and how that relates to soccer. We’ll hear about why and how healthcare is under threat again and what...

Amber Dorsey

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Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

July 15, 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...

Heidi Hartmann

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

July 11, 2019

Heidi Hartmann

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Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

July 8, 2019

Heidi Hartmann

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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

July 8, 2019

Heidi Hartmann

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...

Anita Sarah Jackson

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MomsRising Paid Family Leave Realistic & Fair Wages

June 13, 2019

Paid leave is not just for moms. Yet, dads take leave a lot less than moms . Even when dads have access to paid family leave through their employer, they often feel social pressure to leave the benefit on the table. Seventy percent of dads only take 10 days or less of paid leave. According to one...

Seayoung Yim

EQUAL PAY

Realistic & Fair Wages

June 12, 2019

Today, June 10th is NOT our favorite day. Not at all. Why? Today is Moms’ Equal Pay Day, marking the fact that moms – across race and ethnicity – must work until June 10th of 2019 to earn what dads made in 2018 alone. Of course, averages alone don’t tell the whole story because, due to structural...

Sara Alcid

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

May 20, 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, disaster aid on the horizon, a victory for LGBTQ Americans, attacks on immigrants, the poor, and workers, and more.

Lecia Imbery

Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration Realistic & Fair Wages

May 3, 2019

Happy Friday and Happy Spring! We're back with this week's list of top #5Actions, featuring ways to speak out for affordable and high-quality childcare and equal pay, and against police brutality and family incarceration. Mother's Day is also coming up, and we're sharing an easy way to fuel our...