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Today is Native American Women’s Equal Pay Day
On average, Native American women are paid only 51 cents to every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. This wage gap includes both full-time, year-round workers and as part-time workers. Nearly three out of ten Native American women worked frontline jobs through...
A Giving Tuesday Message from Sue and Amal
Hi friend, It's been a devastating year for gender justice and a time of great transition for our movement - and our organization. But thanks to your generous support, we were able to respond to the urgent needs of the moment. Thanks to you, we were prepared. We not...
Yes, They’re Coming for IVF & Birth Control
The anti-abortion movement doesn’t want you know what’s next. A new ProPublica investigation, however, reveals architects of the anti-abortion movement are pushing state lawmakers to install full abortion bans with no exceptions for life, rape or incest and to ban IVF...
Philadelphians Have the Right to a Fair Work Week
Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek law guarantees reliable scheduling and compensation for over 130,000 Philadelphia restaurant, retail, and hospitality workers. Since going into effect in 2020, workers have been paid tens of thousands of dollars when their employers...
About Last Night: Victories for Abortion Rights
When the U.S. Supreme Court majority deprived us of our fundamental right to abortion and overturned Roe v. Wade, they justified the unprecedented maneuver by asserting “the authority to regulate abortion must be returned to the people.” Last night, the people...
