Reproductive Justice
- Fact Sheet
Overturning Roe will have a direct and devastating impact on low-wage people of color and working families and have rippling effects on our society and economy. The economic and health disparities that affect people of color and low-wage people will be made worse by not being able to access reproductive healthcare.
Let’s Talk About the Moms’ Pay Gap
- Resource List
The Facts We normally talk about the gender wage gap and how it disproportionately affects women of color but there is one other huge factor that contributes to women making less than men. When someone chooses to become a mother they instantly see a drop in income and income potential that will follow them throughout…
Let’s Talk About the LGBTQIA+ Pay Gap
- Resource List
9to5 has long worked to end the pay gap, the persistent pay disparities that women – especially women of color – and queer people face. The pay gap adds up over a lifetime costing workers thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars and economic stability. The pay gap is a result of systematic racism, classism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia and taking action together is the most powerful tool we have to fight inequity.
Let’s Talk About the Black Women’s Pay Gap
- Resource List
The wage gap for Black women compared to non-Hispanic white men is 67 cents for full-time, year-round workers and 64 cents for all workers (including part-time). Black women experience a wage gap at every education level, and the gap is largest for the most educated Black women. During the pandemic, Black women lost income at an incredible rate, many…
Hay que hablar de la brecha salarial para Latinas
- Resource List
Las latinas sufren la mayor brecha salarial, ganando 54 centavos por cada dólar que ganan los hombres blancos no hispanos. Eso se traduce en más de $2,400 dólares al mes. Las latinas tienen que trabajar más tiempo que cualquier otro grupo para compensar esta diferencia, lo que afecta a su calidad de vida y a su estabilidad económica.
People Over Profit: The Campaign for Utilities Justice in Albany
- Report
No one’s light bill should be higher than their rent. Yet, too many of Albany’s working families are having to choose between paying their electric bills or paying for food or medicine. Utility bills can easily be $300, $400, $800 each month. The People Over Profit: Campaign for Utilities Justices in Albany, GA report explores the critical question —“Why are the light bills so damn high?” and puts forth a list of demands by the community to address the utilities crisis.
Climate Justice Report by 9to5 Colorado & Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Report
Climate Justice became 9to5’s newest issue area after realizing that many of the injustices our members face overlap with climate change. These issues inhibit our ability to thrive and live healthy lives – including a lack of access to clean air and water and poor public transit. These are just a few of the issues that we knew we needed to act on, but we wanted to know more.
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