Friend,

This Tuesday, as part of the Care Can’t Wait Coalition, [ [link removed] ]we’re
delivering tens of thousands of signatures (hopefully including yours!)
in-person, in DC, to Congress reminding them that for parents and
caregivers THE CRISIS ISN’T OVER. Please click to sign on now.

Parents are still in a state of emergency: Child care still costs more
than college; we still are the ONLY industrialized nation without a paid
family and medical leave policy for when a new child arrives or serious
health crisis strikes; elder care is out of reach for too many to be able
to age with dignity – and care workers are some of the lowest paid people
in our country. Being a mom is still a greater predictor of wage and
hiring discrimination than gender; and moms of color, due to structural
racism, experience compounded wage discrimination to the extent that
Latina moms earn just 46 cents to a white dads dollar [1] and Black moms
just 52 cents.[ [link removed] ] And immigrants, many of whom are in the care workforce,
still do not have a pathway to citizenship. THIS. IS. NOT. OKAY. We are
not okay.

[2]*Sign on now to tell Congress: Care Can’t Wait. We’ll deliver your
signature in-person in DC on Tuesday.

Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. Solutions are within our
reach. We just need Congress to step up for our families and the
economy. Studies show that passing Care Infrastructure policies that cover
people of all genders (quality affordable child care, paid family and
medical leave, health care and elder care, and fair pay) actually lowers
the wage gaps between moms and non-moms, lifts up businesses, helps with
job retention, and advances public health, businesses, and our economy. 

Doing nothing isn’t an option. Passing a care infrastructure isn’t just
the right thing to do for our families, it’s the smart thing to do for
businesses and the economy. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell even
testified in Congress that our nation’s failure (so far) to build a care
infrastructure is hurting our international competitiveness. [ [link removed] ]

[3]**So, please join us in telling Congress: Get MOVING! Care Can’t Wait.
And sign on fast (and share with friends) please because we’re delivering
signatures on Tuesday in DC. 

Now as you [ [link removed] ]sign on (and invite friends to sign on), know that your
signature is powerful. You taking a moment now to sign adds up with all
the other people signing across the nation to be a powerful force in
Washington D.C. Together our voices, our signatures, our stories just
helped pass the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the PUMP for Working
Mothers Act, a 30 percent increase in child care funding ($8 billion!),
and extended postpartum health care. But, as you know, our work to help
build a nation where everyone can thrive is far from done.

We. Can. Move. Mountains. Grow children (!!). And change public policy for
the better. We are spectacular double, triple taskers – and are an
incredibly powerful force when united.

[ [link removed] ]***Thank you in advance for SIGNING ON – and please share the sign on
link on social media and with friends. The more of us who take a moment to
sign on, the faster we’ll pass the policy changes we all need. 

Let’s do this!

- Kristin, Elyssa, Namatie, Nina, Nate, Sue Anne, Donna, Ruth, Monifa,
Jenny and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team

References:

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