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Hi John, I'm Jasmine.

Over the past year, whenever the Trump administration has put out a report painting a rosy picture of economic recovery during COVID, I scoured the numbers to see how women in particular are faring—and you probably know what I found.

Right now, women, especially Black women and Latinas, are being completely left behind in the economic response to the pandemic.

That’s just one place where the numbers really drive home the issue. My job at the Law Center is to use data and research to make sure women’s stories are actually told. When you donate to the Law Center’s end of year fundraising drive, you’re helping to ensure our intensive research can continue—it helps us speak truth to power, and this work is going to be more important than ever in 2021. Please donate $10 now to help keep this research going. [[link removed]] Our end of year fundraising goal is ambitious: $150,000 to prepare for 2021. A generous group of donors is matching all community donations until we hit our goal, so your impact can be doubled. [[link removed]]

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Believing the lived experiences of women is central to everything the Law Center does—and to effectively move the needle for media and legislators, numbers can help show the pattern behind the stories. For example, this year we found that Black women typically make just 62 cents for every dollar [[link removed]] paid to white, non-Hispanic men, and that disparity has not narrowed over the last quarter century, severely hampering Black families ability to build up their wealth. And every single month we shed light [[link removed]] on how women have disproportionately borne the impact of the COVID-19 economy—and how the overall unemployment rate masks differences for Black women and Latinas whose rates are always higher.

We also recently wrapped up a report on dress codes in schools [[link removed]] and how they’re disproportionately punitive toward girls of color. We worked directly with students, allowing them to tell their own stories in their own words. And we recently delved into the mental health of Latina girls [[link removed]] and how deeply their schools are failing to support them.

This research is the backbone of the Law Center’s work. In a post-truth world, it’s work like this that helps us ground our mission in the actual needs of women and their communities. Your tax-deductible [[link removed]] donation of $10 [[link removed]] will help support this work and right now your impact can be doubled, so please give soon! [[link removed]] Through meticulous research, we can back up and lift up the true stories of Black women, Latinas, and Native women—and help the media, legislators, and advocates change the story, change laws, and change our understanding of how discrimination works.

Right now, during our end of year fundraising drive, is a great time to donate to make sure we can keep uncovering and uplifting the true stories of women and girls. Your tax-deductible gift can even go twice as far thanks to a matching challenge from a group of generous donors. Please chip in now. >> [[link removed]]

I’m so glad to have you with us as we fight for a more equitable future for all. This work is making a difference, John, and we couldn’t do it without you.

Jasmine

Jasmine Tucker
(she/her/hers)
Director of Research
National Women’s Law Center


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