Written Statement, Measuring Poverty: How the Biden Administration Plans to Redraw the Poverty Line and Rob Resources from Rural America
NWLC Data Underscores Need to Improve Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Women of Color & People with Disabilities
SSI Supports Older and Disabled Women with Very Low Incomes. Improving SSI Would Advance Gender, Racial, and Disability Justice.
Even After Historic Increase in U.S. Poverty Rate, Extreme Politicians Are Willing to Shut Down the Government to Secure Cuts to Programs That Keep Women and Families Fed
An Uneven Recovery- Women of Color, Disabled Women, and LGBT Adults Still Struggle to Afford Basic Necessities
Lacking Robust Supports, Black, Non-Hispanic Women, Latinas, LGBT Adults, and Disabled Women Endure Persistent Hardship
The Persistent Housing and Food Crisis, Exacerbated by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Continues to Create Economic Insecurity Among Women and LGBT People of Color
In 2021, more than 12 million women and girls lacked health insurance; poverty rates still adversely affected women of color at higher rates than their white counterparts; and the wage gap has for women overall widened to 84 cents
