Tag: women
March 19, 2024
Thinking About 1919 This Women’s History Month
During this Women’s History Month, I am thinking about 1919, when a group of men belonging to the International Labour Organization (ILO), a social justice…
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July 20, 2023
Here We Go Again: Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2023
Josephine Kalipeni, Executive Director You know what I’m tired of? Every year, I write the same letter to the universe: it’s incomprehensible that women still…
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August 1, 2022
FV@W Expresses Outrage Over 2022 Reconciliation Package
(WASHINGTON, DC)––Family Values @ Work is a movement network of grassroots coalitions in more than two dozen states working to win paid family and medical…
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May 4, 2022
Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Lead To A Frightening Future
The leaked draft opinion from Associate Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is a frightening glimpse into what could become of the landmark Roe v. Wade…
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February 1, 2021
Family Values @ Work Commends Biden-Harris Administration Appointment
Wendy Chun-Hoon to head Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau (WASHINGTON, DC)––The Family Values @ Work network hailed the appointment of their former Executive Director, Wendy…
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August 26, 2016
Celebrate Women’s Equality Day by Calling for the Healthy Families Act
By Ellen Bravo When my husband and I moved to Milwaukee in the early 80s, one of us needed a job with health insurance. I…
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August 27, 2015
It’s Women’s Equality Day – A Union Demand
By Carol Joyner I grew up in a union family; both my parents were public sector workers. Even as a child, I was clear that…
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August 26, 2015
Paid Sick Days Move Women Closer to Equality
by Ellen Bravo August 26 marks the 95th anniversary of women’s suffrage, enshrined in the 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Many describe this as…
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January 18, 2015
Ellen on the progress of paid leave legislation
Ellen Bravo speaks with Robin Morgan on WMC Live podcast about the progress of paid leave legislation. Other guests include Eva Longoria, Dana Cowin and…
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March 23, 2012
Celebrate Second Anniversary of Affordable Care Act
Experts like to talk about cost-benefit analyses. Badly needed reforms to inefficient systems may seem to cost money, but often the benefits from that change…
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