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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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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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Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Maternal Justice MomsRising Open Flexible Work Paid Family Leave Parenting & Families Podcast Politics & Policy Reproductive Justice

Pride Month Every Month, The Value of Unpaid Care, Families First Activations, and Narrative Power

07/21/25
On the radio show this week, we dive into the power of Pride and its roots in protest, plus get tips on how to continue to learn and grow as an LGBTQIA+ ally. We also hear about the massive economic value of unpaid care work, totaling $1.1 trillion annually. We cover how you can be a part of the...
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, Planned Parenthood Fights Back, Grassroots Victories in North Carolina, Families First Now Activations

07/14/25
On the radio show this week, we hear from Congresswoman Suzan DelBene about the devastating impacts of Trump's Big Bad Betrayal Bill on families, on our economy, and on health care access. Then we cover the legal battle against the Medicaid cuts targeting Planned Parenthood, and how your personal...
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WHAT just happened in DC? Health Care, Child Care, Taxes, Equal Pay, and Paid Family & Medical Leave

07/07/25
On the radio show this week, we cover the negative repercussions from gutting healthcare through the passage of the Trump and Republican leadership’s recent reconciliation bill; we cover what happened in Washington DC this last week and how it impacts you; we dive into Black Women’s Equal Pay Day;...
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Announcing our 2025-2026 Washington State MomsForce Fellows || Anunciamos a nuestro Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington 2025-2026

07/07/25
MomsRising and MamásConPoder are thrilled to announce our sixth cohort of Washington State MomsForce fellows. // MomsRising y MamásConPoder estamos encantados de anunciar nuestro sexto cohorte del Grupo de MamásFuertes de Washington.
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Our Stories
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:...
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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

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

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/49305/?source=action">Join the Fight: End Pay Inequality on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day</a>

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!

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

What would an increase in the federal minimum wage mean for you?

<a href="https://action.momsrising.org/cms/view_by_page_id/18526/?source=action">What would an increase in the federal minimum wage mean for you?</a>

It’s impossible to afford even the basic necessities on the current minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Workers and their families deserve more, they deserve a long-overdue raise.

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It’s critical that Congress increases the minimum wage

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!