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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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Story time: The fall of Roe v Wade did not silence us. It activated us.

11/15/22
Why is abortion critical for moms? America’s moms were faced with the unthinkable reality when the U.S. Supreme Court relegated our autonomy to the states, making our ability to access the reproductive health care we needed almost impossible. Everything changed for every woman, every family, and...
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August 2022 MomsRising national poll done by Lake Research Partners

09/13/22
POLLING DATE: August 12-21, 2022 POLL BACKGROUND INFO: The online survey reached a total of 1,500 likely voters which includes a base sample of 1,000 likely voters with oversamples of 100 African American likely voters, 100 Asian American Pacific Islander likely voters, 100 Latinx likely voters,...
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Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days

MomsRising in West Virginia

08/18/22
MomsRising is a network of people just like you, united by the goal of building a more family-friendly in West Virginia and across America. Ruth and Tracy share their stories about the importance of paid family leave.
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Urgent action needed to support health equity and care in reconciliation!

07/28/22
"South Carolina, where I live, has refused to expand Medicaid coverage and I volunteer in my church's outreach program. Our clients need medical care and can't afford it. There is very little help for them. If we had expanded Medicaid, they would be in much better health and some could even go back...
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Childcare & Early Education

Teachers NEED affordable childcare.

07/21/22
This past June, the Center for American Progress published a column on the benefits of child care investments for K-12 educators. The need to invest in child care on a federal level cannot be understated. Families around the country have been showing to Congress for years that our child care system is broken, and the pandemic only made things worse.
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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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QUICK SIGNATURE: We need the Senate to deliver for women and families by passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/26025/?source=action">QUICK SIGNATURE: We need the Senate to deliver for women and families by passing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act</a>

Let the Senate know that women and families should not have to choose between a paycheck and a healthy pregnancy. They need to pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act!

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Pregnant and postpartum workers deserve critical workplace protections so they can stay healthy and continue working

Unpaid Leave Means NO Leave

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/25931/?source=action">Unpaid Leave Means NO Leave</a>

Our lack of paid family and medical leave in this country will not be solved by the private sector. Congress must act to pass a national paid family and medical leave minimum standard.

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Unpaid Leave Means NO Leave

Now not later. Pass paid family and medical leave in the Build Back Better Act.

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/22053/?source=action">Now not later. Pass paid family and medical leave in the Build Back Better Act.</a>

The Senate needs to pass the Build Back Better Act with permanent and equitable paid family and medical leave now.

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Working families need comprehensive and permanent paid leave right now.

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!

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