Urge your District of Columbia members of Congress to close the wage gap by
raising the minimum wage, increasing pay transparency, and passing paid
leave!
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Dear Friend,

Facts are facts:

Today is Equal Pay Day for women across the country, a day that highlights
the persistent pay gap by marking how far into the year women of all races
and ethnicities, on average, must work to earn what men earned in the
previous year. [ [link removed] ] You read that right: It should have been December 31,
2020.

Another fact is that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily women and
moms of color, who are already living on low incomes, have kept our
nation's essentials running, from stocking grocery store shelves to
keeping our hospitals sanitized. [ [link removed] ]

And a final fact is that over one million moms of school-aged children
have been pushed out of the formal workforce in the past year alone. [ [link removed] ]

The alarm bells are ringing, loudly, but we have smart, strong, and
incredibly popular policy solutions waiting to be passed.

[1]>>> To ensure we #BuildBackBetter, urge your members of Congress to
support and push for raising the minimum wage to $15/hr, increasing pay
transparency and equity, and establishing a paid family and medical leave
program! Together, these policies work in tandem to help close the wage
gap.

The harmful wage gap means that women must work until TODAY in 2021, plus
all of 2020, to earn what men, on average, were paid in 2020 alone.

Luckily, closing the wage gap isn't rocket science, but it will require
all of us collectively pushing our leaders in Congress to raise the
minimum wage to $15/hr – and eliminate the tipped minimum wage of $2.13,
increase pay transparency with the Paycheck Fairness Act, and establish a
paid family and medical leave program with the FAMILY Act.

[2]Friend, please join me in calling on your District of Columbia
members of Congress to support the SWIFT PASSAGE of the Raise the Wage
Act, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and the FAMILY Act!

Taking action together will help to ensure women and moms are front and
center in our nation's recovery.

Thank you for all that you do!

– Sara, Ruth, Kristin and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team

[1] [3]USA Today – "Equal Pay Day: Women paid less than men – it's worse
for Black, Latina women, exacerbated by COVID-19" 

[2] [ [link removed] ]Center for American Progress – On the Frontlines at Work and at
Home: The Disproportionate Economic Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on
Women of Color

[3] [ [link removed] ]Census Bureau – Tracking Job Losses for Mothers of School-Age
Children During a Health Crisis


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