“We deserve leaders who prioritize gender justice,” urge women’s groups in a letter to Congress. “As Congress kicks off in 2023, we are making sure our collective voice is heard.”
from 9.7% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2021. By allowing this life-saving support system to lapse in 2021, the 117th Congress failed to ensure that these children and these gains would be protected.The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated categorically how critical access to universal and affordable child care is for American families and communities. Child care stabilization funding will soon run out, causing a dangerous cliff for child care providers and families.
Given the increasing number of people with disabilities and the growing senior population, the multitude of tasks that these workers take on, and the impact they have, Congress must invest in higher pay for home care workers and DSPs, and must also create structures to ensure that all home care workers, including independent providers, are able to join a union and advocate for themselves and the people they serve.
We need Congress to strengthen protections against harassment at work and at school and unite behind a bipartisan effort to prevent and intervene in sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking with the inclusion of community leaders and survivors doing the work every day.
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