Fact Sheets

Additional Child Care Funding is Essential to Stop State Cuts

July 12, 2012

This fact sheet describes proposed and enacted cuts to child care assistance across the states in 2012.

Supreme Court Review: 2011-2012 Term

July 12, 2012

This fact sheet summarizes the important cases for women in the 2011-2012 Supreme Court term.

Why Women Should Vote: To Make the Economy Work for Women and Families

July 10, 2012

The recovery from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression is progressing slowly, especially for women – and women were more economically vulnerable than men even before the recession started. By voting, women can make sure our elected leaders prioritize investments that will help women and their families through hard times, expand opportunity, and strengthen the economy. By voting, women can also support a fair tax system to provide the resources needed for those investments.

The Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act: Frequently Asked Questions

July 05, 2012

After the historic Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, you probably have questions about how the decision impacts you and your family. Hopefully this the FAQ will help you better understand the ways in which the ACA, and the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold it, will help women and their families obtain affordable, comprehensive health care.

Why Women Should Vote: To Ensure Everyone Gets A Good Education

June 26, 2012

Education is key to women’s job opportunities and economic security. By voting, women can make sure that elected officials make education a priority and help all students succeed.

Why Women Should Vote: To Get Single Mothers the Support They Need

June 26, 2012

Millions of single mothers struggle to provide for their families on their own. By voting, women can make sure our elected leaders support single moms so they can make ends meet and get ahead.

Why Women Should Vote: To Make Sure That Courts Protect Women’s Legal Rights

June 26, 2012

Judges appointed to the federal courts have the responsibility of ruling on women’s hard-won legal rights. By voting, women can make sure our leaders in Washington appoint and confirm federal judges who are committed to applying the law fairly and who understand the laws’ real world impact on women’s lives.

Why Women Should Vote: To Make Sure Women Can Make Their Own Reproductive Health Care Decisions

June 26, 2012

Reproductive health services are vital to women’s health and wellbeing. However, women’s rights to make their own decisions about contraception and abortion are under increasing attack. By voting, women can ensure government policies do not stand in the way of women making important life decisions for themselves and getting the care they need.

Why Women Should Vote: To Obtain Equal Pay And Job Opportunities

June 26, 2012

The typical full-time woman worker still makes only 77 cents for every dollar paid to the typical man, and women still face a glass ceiling in their efforts to reach the highest positions in their fields. Women and their families cannot afford the pay gap or other job discrimination, especially in this economy. By voting, women can make sure elected officials hold employers accountable for treating women fairly in the workplace.

Why Women Should Vote: To Promote Access to Health Care and Health Insurance

June 26, 2012

Today, too many women depend on a health care system that is failing them.They have trouble affording necessary care, face unfair insurance industry practices, or struggle to find insurance that covers the benefits they need.

Two years ago, the federal government took a major step toward meeting women’s health needs by enacting a new health care law called the Affordable Care Act, but efforts are underway to repeal the law and eliminate the protections it provides before it even goes into full effect. Women are also more likely than men to rely on public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid for their health care—programs that are being threatened by federal and state budget cuts. By voting, women can make sure elected leaders continue to work to address long-standing inequities in women’s health and ensure women and their families get the care they need.