LET’S LIFT as we climb
What creates TRUE gender equality?
individual SELF-ADVOCACY and collective action.
Let’s get busy lifting
Our programs are designed to help bring you radical progress in your career, but that’s not enough.
We must join forces to collectively advocate for these public policies outlined below, which lead to true and lasting gender equality.
“lifting as we climb”
- motto of America’s first black women’s clubs, est. 1869
POLICY PRIORITY #1
Paid Family & Medical Leave for All
“Paid family and medical leave is an essential step toward finally closing the gender wage gap in the United States.” - National Partnership for Women & Families
The latest: Congressional legislation for federal paid family and medical leave were re-introduced in 2023 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT).
POLICY PRIORITY #2
PAY TRANSPARENCY & EQUALITY
A growing body of research links pay transparency with a reduction in the gender wage gap.
The latest: Colorado’s historic Equal Pay for Equal Work Act has inspired many other states & municipalities to require salary ranges listed on open job postings.
See a job posting without a salary range?
Report New York violators by contacting the New York State Department of Labor’s Division of Labor Standards by phone at 1-888-52-LABOR, by email at LSAsk@labor.ny.gov, or by visiting the nearest labor standards office. A list of our offices is available at: Division of Labor Standard's Offices.
Report California violators by contacting a Labor Commissioner field office
Meanwhile, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton re-introduced federal Equal Pay legislation in Congress in 2023.
POLICY PRIORITY #3
AFFORDABLE, QUALITY CARE
Access to affordable, quality childcare and eldercare is an economic issue, not a household one.
A comprehensive care economy - serving both children and the elderly - would unlock the full potential of 100% of the workforce.
The latest: read about President Biden’s 2023 Executive Order to advance free preschool and expand affordable care for children, older Americans, and those with disabilities in the face of Congressional roadblocks.
POLICY PRIORITY #4
ELECT MORE WOMEN
When women run for office, they tend to govern with an emphasis on issues impacting women, children, and families.
But currently, women hold just one-third of all elected positions, and women of color hold just one-tenth of all elected positions.
Take Action: support organizations that help women run and win, including: