On November 6, 2013, the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, in collaboration with the U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro and Voices of Women of Color, hosted a discussion on the wider economic gender gap faced by minority women as compared to men and even their non-minority female counterparts. In identifying the greatest challenges minority women face in realizing economic equality, common threads were found that affected all women, and consequently all families.
Sandra Cahill, Associate Director of the University of Hartford's Women's Entrepreneurial Center, cited a major initiative that would provide immediate aid to overcome one of those challenges—paid sick leave. The number of women in jobs with non-paid sick leave made a tremendous impact on the health of families, loss of income and job status for individual women as well as impacting the general economy and community at large. MomsRising.org was cited as a resource for women and families in rallying support for the Healthy Families Act, which has the goal of creating a national standard for earned paid sick days.
Visit MomsRising.org to learn about the Healthy Families Act and how you can take action and help close the gender gap. In particular, consider signing the petition urging Congress to support the Healthy Families Act.
No comments:
Post a Comment