“Women have continued to work, but they clearly had to cut back.” -- on the long-term consequences for mothers’ career opportunities for
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Eve Mefferd
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Policy Researcher. LHP. She/Her. Committed to intersectional race, class, and labor justice. Tweets are my opinions, not endorsements.
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on the importance of Unemployment Insurance reform to part-time working caregivers. nwlc.org/wp-content/upl
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Today, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, opening the door to statewide bans that disproportionately harm Black people.
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Consider donating to an abortion fund in a state at high risk of making abortion illegal donations4abortion.com/funds-by-state, or to the national network secure.actblue.com/donate/support
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"We are exhausted &deeply saddened, but we are also OUTRAGED & ready to organize. Our liberation is on the line & we are not rolling over & allowing a court steeped in white supremacy to strip away our freedom."
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To help people seeking abortions today:
1) donate to your local abortion fund (check next tweet for a list)
2) Join a practical support org and drive patients to clinics
3) donate directly to clinics in your area
4) learn about self-managed abortion will pills (SMA)
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Thrilled to announce I will be joining the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population as a research assistant!
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Fellow looks at the ethical case for fair pay and salary transparency in journalism, w/ insights from , & .
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Without quality care and care jobs, many women can’t and won’t return to work — New #JobsDay data show a continued gap in #childcare and #eldercare recovery.
Care jobs are still 11.5% below pre COVID-19 levels, while all jobs are 0.5% below.
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New #JobsDay data shows unemployment rates fell for adult men but rose for women across race. Black women's unemployment is up 18% at 5.9, Latina's up 24% at 4.7.
Black women's unemployment is twice as high and Latina's 1.6x as high, as White women's.
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#JobsDay: New data show another month of strong payroll jobs growth, with women gaining 181k, 46% of 390k total gains.
Compared to Feb. 2020, women still hold 723k fewer jobs on payroll, more than seven times the size of men’s jobs deficit (99k).
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Honored to share my report, "Paying Today and Tomorrow: Charting the Financial Costs of Workplace Sexual Harassment" later today at a panel on "Workplace Sexual Harassment: Causes, Costs, Collective Action" at the Annual Meeting.
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Did you miss our action clinic? Get the recording here to learn about how to advocate for infrastructure $ for jobs and respectful workplaces for tradeswomen w/ Martha Valadez , Connie Ashbrook & Liz Skidmore ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏼
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"What is needed are intentionality & oversight to ensure that women, particularly women of color, are no longer excluded or forced to work in unacceptable conditions in an industry receiving large amounts of public dollars." @ArianeIWPR at today's #EEOCHearing on #construction.
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Congratulations Delaware on becoming the 12th state with #PaidLeave. We look forward to supporting families and advocates in the coalition to improve access, and adequacy of this vital policy.
Onward to #PaidLeaveForAll! #NetworkStrong
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Consider choosing a local abortion fund to sponsor, especially one in a state trying to ban abortion. #reproductivejustice
abortionfunds.org/funds/
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Abortion bans are class warfare.
➡️ Metro DC DSA will be rallying on the steps of the Supreme Court beginning at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ⬅️
Banning abortions will harm millions of people, especially people of color and working class people.
See you there ✊
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Please donate to our team. All contributions are being matched, so every dollar you donate is doubled.
Donate here: ➡️fund.nnaf.org/team/413491 ⬅️
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In addition to organizing, if you have the funds, please donate to the local abortion funds who are on the ground every day helping people safely get the abortions they need.
We’ve been fundraising for @DCAbortionFund here: fund.nnaf.org/team/413491
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Abortion is healthcare in our community, and we deserve care not cages. We are in solidarity with people who need abortions, and we will be there to fight for their freedom.
5PM Supreme Court kicking off a night of resilience.
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Reproductive justice is in direct alignment with the struggle for prison abolition.
Learn More:
newriverabortionfund.org/wp-content/upl
Take Action: Harrietsdreams.org
#BansOffOurBodies
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Today is the day in the new year that Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women finally catch up to what their white non-Hispanic male counterparts earned last year.
But when you look past the average, many face even wider wage gaps. #AANHPIEqualPay
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AANHPI women earn less than men in every state.
The wage gap has very real consequences. It means less money for AANHPI women & families to afford necessities, including #healthcare.
Check out this state-by-state map: iwpr.org/media/in-the-l #AANHPIEqualPay
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Congratulations to and all the advocates who have made MD the newest state to pass paid leave! 🎉 I cover the importance of paid family and medical leave and its racial justice implications here:
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Fair pay and quality care are intertwined: “This is where the direct care workforce and people with disabilities have exactly the same interests. You see us on the front lines together because this is the same fight.”
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Sectors where Black women are overrepresented— hospitality, ed/health, gov, and care— trail far behind others. An equitable recovery means fair pay and good jobs in these areas, increasing access to higher-paying sectors, and ensuring social safety nets. (2/2) #BeyondTheNumbers
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Q3: The Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls released a new report this week on #BlackWomenBest. bit.ly/BlackWomenBest
Strong job growth this month obscures persistent inequalities that keep recovery (much less full equity) out of reach for many Black women. Their employment remains the lowest compared to pre-COVID (2.3% lower, at 232k fewer jobs) #BeyondTheNumbers (1/2)
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Q3: The Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls released a new report this week on #BlackWomenBest. bit.ly/BlackWomenBest
We also need to be looking at #jobquality, not just quantity. As workers seek to renegotiate for better work (a benefit of a tight labor market), let's assess what helps. Unions make a big difference for women and people of color: iwpr.org/iwpr-publicati #BeyondTheNumbers
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Q1: As inflation continues to impact consumers, workers, and communities, some are calling the economy overheated. #BeyondTheNumbers
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While #unemployment declined for women of each major racial/ethnic group last month, Black women are still TWICE as likely to be unemployed as White women. It's not enough to assess overall rates— persistent inequality is clear in the comparison. #BeyondTheNumbers
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Q1: As inflation continues to impact consumers, workers, and communities, some are calling the economy overheated. #BeyondTheNumbers
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#JobsDay data shows strong job growth and lower unemployment for adult women yet Black women’s #unemployment is still 2 times higher than White women’s. The unemployment rate for adult Black women is 5.5%, Latinas 4.2%, White women 2.8%, and Asian women (seasonally unadj) 2.6%
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New #JobsDay data point to why #gender differences in the recovery persist-a continued gap in #childcare and #eldercare recovery. Care jobs are still 11.8% below pre COVID-19 levels, all jobs are 1% below. Without quality care & care jobs many women can’t & won’t return to work.
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New #JobsDay data show another month of strong payroll jobs growth, with women gaining 271k, the majority (62.9%) of 431k total gains. Compared to Feb. 2020, women still hold 1.1 mil fewer jobs on payroll, more than twice the size of men’s jobs deficit (473k).
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Sharing some of the fantastic insights from advocates, policymakers, and researchers on racial equity in paid family and medical leave from the "US Care Infrastructure: From Promise to Reality" conference:
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Podcast alert: Personnelity's inaugural episode delves into our report on what #womeninconstruction want to see change to succeed in their industry, w/ amazing leaders Kelly Kupcak and Tiffany Thompson of @ORTradeswomen #IWPResearchinAction podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/epi
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Discussions of #payequity should not exclude all of the women working part-time, often in the lowest paying jobs. Latinas are especially likely to be part-time workers and therefore left out of the mainstream conversation. #equalpayday2022 #wagegap
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For decades, #equalpay discussions have focused on white-collar workers because the data used compared only full-time jobs. That ends now.
The lowest paid women in our country often work multiple part-time jobs to support their families. #EqualPayDayShow this thread
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The #WageGap is profound for women of color, and instead of closing, it actually WIDENED in 2021. Hispanic women earned 58.4% and Black women earned 63.1% of White men's median full-time weekly earnings. #EqualPayDay2022 Read more: bit.ly/equal-pay-repo
