Give Mom What She Really Wants This Year: Equal Pay

Dear Colleagues,

For those of you who celebrated Mother’s Day this weekend, I hope you had a wonderful day. Moms tend to get flowers, candy, and mimosas, but a gift that would be much more meaningful and longer-lasting? Equal pay. Full-time working moms are paid, on average, 71 cents for every dollar dads make, according to Census data analyzed by the National Women’s Law Center. When you drill down by race and ethnicity, it only gets worse: Latina mothers are paid 46 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic fathers, while Black mothers are paid just 52 cents.

The sad truth is that while our society claims to cherish motherhood, the data says otherwise. Women who become parents see their pay drop by 30%, while men see a 20% bonus for becoming parents.

If we really want change, here’s what it’s going to take from businesses, states, and the federal government:

✓ national paid family leave for all
✓ flexible/remote work options
✓ accessible, affordable child care

To read more about how we can do right by moms, read my piece in Marie Claire.

In solidarity,

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Barajas-Román
Women’s Funding Network
President & CEO

WFN Member News

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Opportunities and Resources

The Wallace Foundation has released a new brief to identify major challenges to—and leading practices toward—equity in out-of-school-time programs: "From Access to Equity: Making Out-of-School-Time Spaces Meaningful for Teens From Marginalized Communities."

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June 23, 2022 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT | Purchase tickets here.

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What We're Reading

Ipas statement on U.S. Supreme Court leaked decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — Ipas

En 2021, se triplicó desaparición de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Chiapas. — Chiapas Paralélelo

Women are doing more thankless tasks at work — here’s how to help fix the problem. — CNBC

Taliban declares women and girls must cover up from head to toe in public. — NPR

What We're Watching

What if we could quantify all that mothers do? Watch Donor Direct Action''s video in honor of Mother's Day.

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