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Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s what we are demanding to the Trump administration and Congress:

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...
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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...
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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...
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Diarra Diouf
Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Food! MomsRising Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Breaking Through: The Epstein Files, Election Results, SNAP Under Attack, National Caregivers Month

11/17/25
On the radio show this week we dive into the ongoing fight over the release of the Epstein files, their political implications, and the push for survivor justice. We also hear about the historic results and inspiring turnout from the recent November 2025 elections, particularly the transformative...
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Today we stand with women with disabilities demanding fair pay.

10/23/25
Some disabilities are visible. Others are not. Disability is diverse. It includes mobility, physical, sensory, and developmental differences, as well as chronic illness, mental health conditions, and neurodivergence. But whether visible or invisible, women with disabilities are working, parenting,...
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Diarra Diouf
Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

Breaking Through: Cuts to Special Education, Latina Equal Pay Day, Virginia Elections, ICE Terrifying Chicago

10/20/25
On the radio show this week we dive into cuts to special education, hearing directly from an educator about how these cuts impact students. We hear about Latina Equal Pay Day and the policies that would help close the wage gap, including paid family & medical leave, funding for child care, and...
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WA Senate: Protect working families from retaliation - Pass HB 1213!

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/44027/?source=action">WA Senate: Protect working families from retaliation - Pass HB 1213!</a>

Under current law, nearly half of Washington workers who are eligible for paid leave are not guaranteed their job back if they take leave. Accessing paid leave could not only result in being fired, but could also cause workers to lose access to healthcare at a time when they or their family need it the most. House Bill 1213 would fix that.

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It's been 16 years since the federal minimum wage was increased

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/50390/?source=action">It's been 16 years since the federal minimum wage was increased</a>

A full time wage of $7.25 an hour meets slightly less than three-quarters of the income that's needed for a two-person household to stay out of poverty.

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The federal minimum wage is now a poverty wage

Share how your family would benefit from paid family and medical leave

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Join the Fight: End Pay Inequality on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

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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!

Take Action!
Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. Here’s what we are demanding to the Trump administration and Congress: