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Take action to support women and families using the alerts below — and from the National Women's Law Center.

 

End Wage Discrimination: Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act 

I Deserve Equal Pay Working families are counting on Congress to take the next step and make paycheck fairness a reality. The Paycheck Fairness Act, passed in the House, and now pending in the Senate, aims to strengthen current laws against wage discrimination and provides tools to enable the federal government to be more proactive in the fight. Learn more about the issue or take action now to support the Paycheck Fairness Act.

 

Support Jobs and Benefits for Women

Support Jobs and BenefitsThe last time we checked, our economy hasn’t fully rebounded, state budgets are still in dire straits, too many families are living from paycheck to paycheck ― if they are lucky enough to have a paycheck at all ― and the health of too many families is at risk. We need legislation that allows jobless workers to continue their health insurance coverage through COBRA, supports funding for states to prevent families from losing Medicaid, and extends vital unemployment insurance benefits and cash assistance to low-income families through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Take action now.

 

Being a Woman is No Longer a Pre-Existing Condition

z Three Women Looking to the Right 125What does the new health care reform law mean for women? Get all the facts by downloading a recording of a webinar we held titled What Heath Care Reform Means for Women, which took place on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM Eastern. Also, learn more about the new health care reform law by visiting our Reform Matters project.

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