Lean In And Women’s Economic Empowerment In The Age Of Trump
“We don’t talk about the men, and how the men should change.”
Category: Economic Justice
Ending DACA Will Stoke Fear — and Harm Women
Trump is a bully, and he’s picking on young people. But this is not a schoolyard, and the potential for danger is very real.
Urgent Message to Democratic Leaders: You Can’t Have Economic Justice Without Reproductive Justice
The Democratic party, determined to win back the majority in the House of Representatives at any cost, is throwing its support behind anti-choice candidates. That’s a huge mistake. Reproductive justice is at the heart of women’s health, welfare, safety, and economic security.
Pay Equity Must Include Racial Justice
Today, Black women catch up in wages to what white men earned in 2016. It’s a striking annual reminder to pay attention to the economic inequality African-American women face, and how it is–tragically, persistently–driven by both race and gender.
On Equal Pay Day, NOW Reaffirms Commitment to Closing Gender-Race Wage Gap
Women still earn, on average, just 80 cents for every dollar earned by a white man. From this number, it is obvious that an embarrassing pay inequity exists between women and men in the United States. What’s not obvious is the way this inequity is magnified for women of color.
