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Equal pay belongs to all women—including women with disabilities.

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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On Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Women’s Equal Pay Day: Demand Congress and the Trump administration end the attack.

08/28/25
Pop Quiz: How many additional months in a year do Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women have to work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men make in one year? If you said 8 months, you’re sadly correct. It’s unfair, yet true: NHPI women make just 65 cents on the dollar compared to white...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Diarra Diouf
Breastfeeding

Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month - Forward Together

08/01/25
This August, we Celebrate National Breastfeeding Month: Forward Together Breastfeeding is about more than nutrition. It is about equity, dignity, and the right to be supported. We celebrate National Breastfeeding Month by lifting up the realities families face and demanding the policies they...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Tina Sherman
Family Economic Security Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Realistic & Fair Wages

It's time to close the Wage Gap for Black Women.

07/10/25
Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Join in on the action by calling on Congress and the Trump Administration to pass policies that close the wage gap! Right now, Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. and are among the most educated groups! ( Yet we are largely...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Diarra Diouf
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Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice

Mom to Mom: Why Politicians Need to Hear from Moms Like You and Me

08/13/26
Key Takeaways: MomsRising member Kat De La Cruz shares why her advocacy work with MomsRising has empowered her to share her story and fight for families. Kat learned through her advocacy with MomsRising that every person has a story to share that sharing it can result in real change. While...
MomsRising Education Fund
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Kat De La Cruz
Family Economic Security

Organiza una Reunión de Limonadas! Activación Nacional de MomsRising 2026

08/13/26
¿Qué está pasando? Al igual que tú, ¡ya estamos cansadas! Cada vez que pagamos en el supermercado, vemos los recibos de la luz o del agua, llenamos el tanque de gasolina, pagamos la atención médica y el cuidado infantil, o incluso cuando miramos nuestros propios calendarios imposibles, lo estamos...
MomsRising Together
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Families & The Federal Budget

Stop the Squeeze: Activation Toolkit, Games and Resources for MomsRising Leaders

08/10/26
MomsRising Fellows and Supervolunteers! Thanks so much for joining the national “Stop the Squeeze” project! Scroll down for resoures and tips for hosting your event. WHAT´S HAPPENING? Like you, we’re fed up! Every time we check out at the grocery store, open a utility bill, fill the gas tank, or...
MomsRising Together
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Karen Showalter

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Tell Congress: Take Action on Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/42526/?source=action">Tell Congress: Take Action on Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day</a>

Today marks a historic moment for the pay equity movement. It's the first-ever Disabled Women's Equal Pay Day.

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Tell Congress: Take Action on Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day

QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to support families by passing good paid leave policies

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/37311/?source=action">QUICK SIGNATURE: Tell Congress to support families by passing good paid leave policies</a>

All families deserve good paid leave policies that allow them the time to care for themselves or their loved ones when a serious health or caregiving need arises.

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Working moms and families deserve good paid family and medical leave policies.

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.

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