Fact Sheet

Millions of workers – mostly women – struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage earnings. The Fair Minimum Wage Act (H.R. 1010/S. 460) would gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour, increase the tipped minimum cash wage from $2.13 per hour to 70 percent of the minimum wage, and index these wages to keep pace with inflation. Read more »

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Fair Pay for Women Requires Increasing the Minimum Wage and Tipped Minimum Wage

The budget for Fiscal Year 2014 introduced by Rep. Read more »

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The Ryan House Budget FY 2014

The FY 2014 budget introduced by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) presents a clear alternative to the plan proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI).  In stark contrast to the Ryan budget, which makes deep cuts to prog Read more »

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The FY 2014 Murray Senate Budget: A Fairer Path Forward for Women and Families

Hundreds of thousands of workers in New York – mostly women and people of color – struggle to make ends meet on minimum wage earnings. A bill passed by the Assembly (A. Read more »

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Fair Pay for Women and People of Color in New York Requires Increasing the Minimum Wage and the Tipped Minimum Wage

As Congress debates spending priorities and deficit reduction measures, it must protect programs for low-income families and individuals and ensure that deficit reduction does not increase poverty.  Read more »

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Cutting Programs for Low-Income People Especially Hurts Women and Their Families

A total of 27 governors (as well as the mayor of the District of Columbia) referenced early care and education in their 2013 state of the state addresses—an increase from 22 governors in 2012 and 17 governors in 2011. Read more »

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Governors’ 2013 State of the State Addresses: Mentions of Early Care and Education

For a PDF version of this fact sheet with footnotes, please see below. Read more »

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The Ryan Budget Factsheet March 2013

What Does the Health Care Law Mean for Me?
The health care law has many benefits for women, including women like you who own a small business. Here are some of the ways that the new law will help: Read more »

High-quality early care and education is essential for children in their earliest years of life when they are first learning and exploring. Infants and toddlers need early care and education providers who have specialized knowledge of the development of infants and toddlers, provide a consistent relationship, respond to their individual needs, and nurture their growth and development. Read more »

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Expand Access to High-Quality Early Care and Education for Infants and Toddlers