Equal pay is one marker of the multitude of inequalities Native women face. We are a young democracy as an American government that can still learn from the values of its Indigenous people who cultivated and cared for this land since time immemorial, sustaining it for generations to come.
National Latine Heritage Month is a time to honor the rich history and contributions of Latine people. For me, it represents not only a celebration of our shared heritage, but also a time of reflection and a reminder of our ongoing fight for justice. Undocumented Latine women are our present and future, and their reproductive health must be a priority—this month and every day.
It’s another Friday Jobs Day, and women are holding strong! Unemployment rates in September remained stable or decreased for women overall (3.7 percent in August vs. 3.6 percent in September), Black women (5.5 percent vs 5.3 percent), Latinas (5.0 percent vs. 4.8...
In 2023, Latinas were paid just 51 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men; that means that the typical Latina lost out on $30,800 in wages. On October 3, we commemorate Latina Equal Pay Day and recommit ourselves to the fight for fair pay.
August 28 marks Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Women’s Equal Pay Day in 2024. NHPI women are typically paid 60 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men – one of the largest gender wage gaps in the country.
We might be boiling in this record heat wave, but the economy is starting to cool. Inflation might be inching down, but new #JobsDay data shows a slowing job market, with some yellow flags for the care economy.
In not actually ruling on the question of whether EMTALA preempts state abortion bans, the Court left in place the uncertainty around whether and when providers in states with abortion bans are allowed to provide care to pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies.
As we prepare to mark the 248th anniversary of our nation’s founding, we are increasingly reminded that our democracy has always been a work in progress – and that the progress we have achieved has never been easy or conflict-free.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women face economic discrimination in the labor market and topline data fail to tell the whole story.
On Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women’s Awareness Day, we remember the many lives shattered or lost, and commit to working with Native communities to find justice and keep families safe.
Glaring inequities persist among historically marginalized populations that demand transformative action. These inequities are more than numbers; they represent real-life consequences of historic underinvestment, adverse social drivers of health, implicit and explicit biases, and inequitable care delivery.
To tell the story of reproductive justice without the long history of the labor of Black women’s bodies is to do a disservice to the reproductive justice movement.
For Care Workers Recognition Month, we look at how caregiving jobs are faring in today’s economy – and why care work is personal for so many people.
To commemorate this year’s Women’s History Month theme, which celebrates women who advocate for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), the DEIA team explored their reflections of the significance of this month and its dedicated theme.
To commemorate Women’s History Month, Hodan Deria, 2024 Spring DEIA Intern highlights Florynce “Flo” Kennedy for her life-long dedication to advocacy. Through her activism for civil rights, feminism, and LGBTQ+ rights, Kennedy’s legacy continues to inspire and inform discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Female rage is worthy of celebration and praise – without it women’s history would be radically different from what it is today.
In 2019, a poll revealed that nearly half of men believe that the wage gap is “made up.” It’s time to set the record straight.
For Women’s History Month, we celebrate the progress we have made while acknowledging the persistent inequities that remain in our labor market.
The Dobbs decision poses a fundamental threat to key pillars of a functioning democracy by diluting constitutional and federal protections, preferencing state power over individual freedoms, and handing over greater control to existing – and often, biased – power structures…
In honor of Black History Month, this piece highlights the Black Maternal Health Momnibus act as a labor of love and how keeping these bills in limbo isn’t helping black mothers.
