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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
Briana, Texas

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Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

Our Stories: Eshawney Gaston speaks at the NC Day of Action on raising the minimum wage

04/01/25
Last week, our member Eshawney Gaston from Durham, NC joined our partners at the North Carolina Families Care Coalition, the Raising Wages Coalition, and over a hundred moms, kids, and allies speaking out for paid leave, paid sick days, and raising the minimum and tipped wages! Here is her story:...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Felicia Burnett
Breastfeeding Maternal Justice

Pregnant or Pumping in the Workplace?

03/04/25
If you’re pregnant or pumping at work, guess what? You’ve got [legal] backup! Thanks to two game-changing laws — the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act) — you no longer have to choose between a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck. And forget about...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Tina Sherman
Families & The Federal Budget Parenting & Families Podcast

Breaking Through: Toxic Tariffs, Trade Wars, Taxes, Taking on Patriarchy and White Supremacy

02/10/25
On the radio show this week we dive into a snapshot of uplifting news between the headlines as we hear from a mom and small business owner who recently testified before Congress about how tariffs and trade wars hurt our families and our economy – and why child care and care infrastructure policies...
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Can You Hear Us? How Toxic Masculinity is Hurting Our Political Process and Our Communities

12/18/24
If you are still grappling with the results of the most recent presidential election, you are not alone. The pandemic and the years that followed have made me even more aware of the challenges women face in society. There have been so many events in my life that have made me think about just how...
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Daniella Knight
Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! Health Care Maternal Justice Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages Reproductive Justice

Breaking Through: Democracy, Elections, and What's Happening in America

11/18/24
On the radio show this week, we covered what happened in the November 5th Elections, where to find hope, how your voice and your story is more powerful than ever before, and what we can all do to lift democracy. We also cover the importance of disability economic justice, equal pay, and the...
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Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Breaking Through: Hurricanes and Climate Change. Fair Taxes. Latina Equal Pay Day. Moms VOTE!

10/07/24
On the radio show this week, we discuss the devastation due to the hurricane in North Carolina and other states, how we can lend a hand – and also how we can start addressing in a bigger, better, bolder way, the climate change that people are experiencing across the globe; next we dive into taxes,...
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Urge your member of Congress to pass the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee that workers have a right to earn paid annual leave.

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/38691/?source=action">Urge your member of Congress to pass the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act to guarantee that workers have a right to earn paid annual leave.</a>

Moms and families deserve to have access to paid days off from work. Moms need and deserve time off to care for a sick parent, attend a recital or simply take a break.

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Urge Congress to support the Protected Time Off (PTO) Act because every worker deserves a day off.

Take Action on Equal Pay Day!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/37862/?source=action">Take Action on Equal Pay Day!</a>

It's Equal Pay Day – the day we mark to sound the alarm on the egregious, gender and racially discriminatory wage gap. Stand with us on Equal Pay Day and urge Congress to take action on the Paycheck Fairness Act and Salary Transparency Act ASAP!

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Today is Equal Pay Day!

Take Action on Native Women's Equal Pay Day

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/35492/?source=action">Take Action on Native Women's Equal Pay Day</a>

On average, Native women earn only 55 cents for every $1 paid to white men working part-time, full-time, and part year. For Native moms, it’s just 37 cents because in addition to sexism, racism and colonialism, moms face additional wage discrimination and barriers to employment.

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Take Action on Native Women's Equal Pay Day

Take Action on Native Women's Equal Pay Day

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/43383/?source=action">Take Action on Native Women's Equal Pay Day</a>

On average, Native women earn only 52 cents for every $1 paid to white men working part-time, full-time, and part year. For Native moms, it’s just 41 cents because in addition to sexism, racism and colonialism, moms face additional wage discrimination and barriers to employment.

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Take Action on Native Women's Equal Pay Day