(Un)Happy Graduation: Student Loan Debt and the Gender Wage Gap
The number of women with high amounts of student loan debt has increased — from 38 to 53 percent from 2001 to 2009.
Category: Economic Justice
NOW Supports Robin Hood Tax
The National Organization for Women is proud to announce its support of The Inclusive Prosperity Act, a financial transaction tax introduced today by Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. The Ellison bill would create a Wall Street sales tax, providing hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue every year for such critical needs as jobs, health care, education, housing assistance for low-income individuals, and expanding and improving the social safety net.
NOW Calls on Congress to Reject President Obama’s Betrayal of Women, as Chained CPI Compounds Harm Caused by Gender Pay Gap
On Equal Pay Day, NOW has a message for Congress: Do not follow President Obama in cheating the women of this country. After facing years of wage discrimination, women cannot afford to be swindled yet again when it comes to their Social Security. Keep the chained CPI out of the federal budget!
On Equal Pay Day, Remember Women of Color
The wage gap is a continuation of race and gender discrimination, regardless of whether women “choose” part-time or minimum wage jobs.
On International Women’s Day, NOW Denounces Anti-Woman Austerity Policies
On International Women’s Day, NOW calls upon leaders in the US to firmly reject the austerity model that has been economically devastating to our sisters in Europe. Call it what you like — austerity, sequester, deficit reduction, balancing the budget. I call it a stealth attack on women.
