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It's past time for Equal Pay!

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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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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Felicia Burnett
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MomsRising in West Virginia

08/18/22
What is MomsRising? 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. Join MomsRising Today What does MomsRising do? We take on the most critical issues facing women, mothers, and families by educating the...
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Taylor Austin
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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S. Nadia Hussain
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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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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
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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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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!

Tell your Senators to act NOW and pass the Build Back Better Act with Paid Leave

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/21415/?source=action">Tell your Senators to act NOW and pass the Build Back Better Act with Paid Leave</a>

Congress needs to pass paid leave and the Build Back Better Act this year.

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Families, small businesses and the economy deserve paid family and medical leave in the Build Back Better Act

Urge Congress to Support Black Breastfeeding Week

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/19073/?source=action">Urge Congress to Support Black Breastfeeding Week</a>

Families deserve to have access to diverse, culturally responsive and dignified lactation support.

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Urge Congress to Support Black Breastfeeding Week

SIGN NOW: Keep families safe at home and in the workplace, urge Congress to fund paid sick days and paid family leave

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/23424/?source=action">SIGN NOW: Keep families safe at home and in the workplace, urge Congress to fund paid sick days and paid family leave</a>

Congress needs to act now and reinstate paid sick days and paid family leave for all working families.

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Working families are hanging on but need more support. They need emergency paid sick days and paid family leave now.

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