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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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Brand New Breaking Through Episode: PowerPlus2022 with IWPR!

05/31/22
With the pandemic limiting travel, we are bringing the Power Plus Summit 2022 to you! Join the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) @IWPResearch for the Power Plus Summit 2022 and hear special guests on the Breaking Through Show this week! *Find out more (and get involved) at: PowerPlus2022...
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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Politics & Policy

NC: Come fly kites for change! RSVP now for a kite-flying playdate

05/20/22
What is that up in the sky? Is it a bird? A plane? Nope! It's a kite! Join MomsRising (and a bunch of kites!) as we fly into action in Raleigh to remind NC lawmakers that when we lift up babies and families, we all can soar! MomsRising is excited to join our partners at the Think Babies NC Alliance...
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Beth Messersmith
Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

Paid leave is critical to all families

05/16/22
At the beginning of the pandemic, Amazon offered up to two weeks of paid time off for employees who had Covid-19 or needed to quarantine, and now, they’ve reduced that to five *unpaid* excused days from work.
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Namatie Mansaray
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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act = Policy Win For All

05/02/22
More than forty years have passed since pregnancy discrimination became illegal, yet pregnant workers are not always receiving the accommodations needed to ensure their wellbeing. Over the last decade the PWFA has been introduced many times but only recently passed the House in May of 2021 and then...
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Selina Maldonado
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¡Únete a MAMIbuster!

04/25/22
Se acerca el Día de la Madre, y después de más de dos años de estrés pandémico, vamos a celebrar nuestro día a lo GRANDE con un MAMIbuster! ¿Qué es MAMIbuster? ---> Durante ocho horas en el fin de semana del Día de la Madre, cientos de mamás, papás, padres, líderes y cuidadores de todo el país...
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Xochitl Oseguera
Family Economic Security

President Biden, it's time for student debt relief!

03/31/22
Advancing our education in hopes of a stable future shouldn’t result in decades of financial hardship. While running for President, Joe Biden promised to cancel student loan debt, and it’s time to get the job done.
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Sara Alcid

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Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/21629/?source=action">Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!</a>

Tell the U.S. Senate to #ProtectPregnantWorkers without delay!

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Pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!

TAKE ACTION on Latina Equal Pay Day!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/20522/?source=action">TAKE ACTION on Latina Equal Pay Day!</a>

Urge Congress to close the wage gap with a package of bills that would advance equal pay!

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TAKE ACTION: Close the Wage Gap with Fair Pay, Paid Leave & Affordable Childcare!

Tell Congress: Pass BIF and BBB with #paidleavetoo, Now!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/20807/?source=action">Tell Congress: Pass BIF and BBB with #paidleavetoo, Now!</a>

Paid Leave is a life-saving and economy-boosting policy that Congress is considering and it should absolutely be adopted without delay.

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Paid Leave For All is Back! Take action now to thank Congress for building a care infrastructure, urge them to pass the Bipartisan Infrastructure Package and Build Back Better Act and include paid leave in the final package.

Support ALL Breastfeeding & Working Moms

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/16928/?source=action">Support ALL Breastfeeding & Working Moms</a>

Breastfeeding mothers continue to face barriers in the workplace. Together we can bring women out of bathroom stalls and into the pumping rooms they deserve!

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Urge Lawmakers to Support ALL Breastfeeding & Working Moms

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