Realistic & Fair Wages

April 1, 2015

This blog post originally appeared in Activism Is Hard . Feminism: the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. Note that I did not say that feminism is the advocacy that women are better than men. That is NOT what feminism means, so all you...

Marcella Bell

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March 31, 2015

This post, authored by Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat , originally appeared on TalkPoverty.org . Jennifer Lockwood-Shabat discusses the results of a study published by the Women's Foundation and the policy solutions that can lift all women out of poverty. She urges lawmakers to expand their investment in...

Alyssa Peterson

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March 26, 2015

In the spirit of Women's History Month and in honor of our foremothers whose shoulders we stand on, we hope you'll join us in celebrating their legacy, exploring the issues facing women and families today, and committing to being the best allies possible to one another and in all communities.

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Monifa Bandele, & Sara Alcid

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March 6, 2015

Take action and tell Congress our families, children, and communities need more investments and less waste in the FY2016 budget.

Debbie Weinstein

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February 13, 2015

February 13th is Tipped Wage Worker Day. Believe it or not, it has been 24 years since tipped wage workers have seen a raise. They still make $2.13/hour in many states. That is just crazy! We need to raise awareness, raise our voices, and raise the wage!

Elyssa Koidin Schmier

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February 10, 2015

Today, I had one of those mornings. Stubborn kids, messy kitchen; the entire morning routine was running further behind schedule and my blood pressure was on the rise. Sound familiar?

Lindsay Imai Hong

Realistic & Fair Wages

February 3, 2015

I was lucky to kick off this week in the best way possible--traveling with teens to the capitol of Washington to tell our state legislators: Women are worth more than spare change! The teens were fired up and more than ready to speak up about the importance of equal pay for equal work. Olivia Roskill, a sixteen year old, delivered the following powerful testimony.

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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Realistic & Fair Wages

January 29, 2015

I’m flat out inspired. Teens in Washington State are coming forward, standing up, and speaking out for fair pay. Here’s what some of them have to say: “Fair pay is extremely important to me as I start to think about my future. I’m starting to think about college and possible careers. My friends and...

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

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January 26, 2015

The voters and the President are all on board about raising the wage. Now we need YOU to convince Congress!!

Elyssa Koidin Schmier

Family Economic Security Realistic & Fair Wages

April 8, 2014

I am proud to support President Barack Obama's executive orders to promote and protect equal pay for women. The first executive order would protect federal employees who share salary information with one another. The second executive order will instruct the Secretary of Labor to create regulations...