Here’s how that all adds up: women work hard, meet their responsibilities, follow the rules — and still, too often, can’t save for things like a down payment on a house in a good school district, or their kids’ college education, let alone their own retirement.
But in the real-life disaster that in the Republican Tea Party’s government shutdown, “women and children first” is the order in which victims of the shutdown are selected.
President Obama’s nomination of Janet Yellen is great news for women, working families, the elderly and everyone struggling in today’s economy.
As my husband began the long and tiresome road to recovery, it became clear to me how fortunate I was to have the option and the means to stay home and help my husband convalesce. I knew that millions of women throughout the United States do not have that option, forcing them to choose between earning a paycheck or quitting their jobs to stay home and care for a sick child, spouse, partner or parent.
The National Organization for Women has always fought for fairness, equality and justice, and these ideals must be at the core of our nation’s economic policy. We need a Federal Reserve chair with the vision, experience and sound judgment to defend our most deeply held values and beliefs — and that person is Janet Yellen.
Tell the Senate to vote No on the SAVE America Act.