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Who needs pay equity when you have four World Cup titles? (We do.)

The U.S. women's national soccer team has a habit of being absolutely iconic. From Brandi Chastain’s scandalous act of exposing her bra after her World Cup-winning penalty kick ([link removed]) (it was the ‘90s!) to Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan scoring six goals in the 2019 tournament ([link removed]-) , it makes sense that every four years, Americans reclaim their soccer obsession. Although this is America, so does it really surprise you that the U.S. women’s team only achieved pay equity with the men’s team after a lengthy lawsuit two years ago? Despite the women’s team having four World Cup titles and the men having, what’s that, zero?

In a new poll, Data for Progress finds ([link removed]) 62% of voters believe new legislation is needed to close the gender pay gap. This includes 75% of women (let’s go girls) and 48% of men (we’re once again asking you to do better, men). A strong majority of Democrats (80%) and Independents (55%) also support this sentiment. However, Republican voters come in with a disappointing 48%. We know how crazy the possibility of women being paid equally to men is, but c’mon Republicans, get on board!

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To make the wild idea of pay equity in sports a reality, President Joe Biden recently signed into law the Equal Pay for Team USA Act. The act equalizes wages and benefits for all athletes who represent the U.S. globally, regardless of gender - yay! When asked if they would support similar legislation for all athletes across professional sports leagues in the U.S., voters showed support by a +46-point margin. This includes 82% of Democrats, 64% of Independents, and 58% of Republicans.

On that note, we’ll leave you with this vintage Mia Hamm Barbie from 1998, because ‘tis the Barbie and Soccer season.

Read the full blog here ([link removed]) .

Here are some other highlights from DFP this week:

Help! (by the Beatles): we need paid sick leave.

One of the United States’ quirky little habits is its lack of sick leave and commitment to gender pay discrimination. While countries like the Netherlands provide sick employees with 70% of their last earned wages for a maximum period of two years, the U.S.' vibe is generally *shrug emoji*. However, don’t fret, the Senate HELP Committee is trying to change that 🤷‍♀️ to a 🤝

Senator Bernie Sanders (you might be familiar with his work) recently sponsored the Healthy Families Act, which would require all employers with at least 15 employees to provide seven days of paid sick leave to all their workers. Progress!! Data for Progress finds ([link removed]) 77% of voters support this bill, including 86% of Democrats, 74% of Independents, and 67% of Republicans. Bipartisan support? That’s hot.

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The HELP Committee also introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Data for Progress finds that the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would expand existing pay discrimination laws and strengthen workplace protections for women (slay), is supported by 77% of voters. Supported by 70% of voters, the PRO Act would make it easier for Americans to form unions and negotiate for higher pay and better benefits.

Our labor policies may have a lot of room for growth, but with these labor reforms, we just might find ourselves living in a country where we can afford to *gasp* get sick or be a woman. A concept.

Read the full blog here ([link removed]) .

Are you Barbie or the Supreme Court? Because you look like you’re in a crisis.

While the world watches as Barbie faces her existential crisis this weekend, the Supreme Court is having its own little ~legitimacy crisis~.

Over the past few months, members of the Supreme Court have faced backlash for a series of ethically questionable decisions. Justice Clarence Thomas refused to recuse himself from January 6th cases ([link removed]) , despite the fact that his wife's text messages with Mark Meadows place her in the “pro-coup” category.

As if that wasn’t enough, Clarence took boys trips with billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow (which sounds like the name of Batman villain) and allowed Crow to pay for his nephew’s tuition. ([link removed].) Why can’t we get the Republican billionaire scholarship?

Following in Clarence’s footsteps, Justice Samuel Alito went on a fishing trip in Alaska partially funded by Republican megadonor Paul Singer ([link removed]) . For Republicans, fishing in Alaska is the closest you can get before marriage.

In a poll ([link removed]) with the Progressive Change Institute, Data for Progress finds 62% of voters believe the Court is increasingly corrupted and faces a legitimacy crisis. This includes a large majority of Democrats and Independents and 41% of Republicans. Fifty-eight percent of voters also believe the Court is corrupted by big-money influences and 62% of voters said the Court is imposing its political agenda on the American people, including 48% of Republicans. Given that a majority of Americans believe the Court shouldn’t have overturned Roe v. Wade ([link removed]) and shouldn’t refuse service to customers due to personal beliefs ([link removed]) , we can definitely see that logic.

Instead of letting the Supreme Court run rampant, stripping away rights after jet skiing with Republican billionaires, what if we imposed a judicial code of ethics ([link removed]) ? Just something to think about as you go into this lovely Barbenheimer weekend.

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DFP In The News

The Hill:Progressive poll: Majority say Supreme Court faces legitimacy crisis ([link removed])

Roll Call: Voters want Supreme Court ethics rules, liberal groups’ polling shows ([link removed])

Slate: Americans Want the Supreme Court to Stop Behaving Like This ([link removed])

Jacobin: Why We Need Rent Control ([link removed])

Los Angeles Times: In the war over transgender rights, Florida is ground zero. One woman's battle to survive ([link removed])

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