Comprehensive Paid Leave Program Proposed for WI Working Families
February 16, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFeb. 15, 2023Contact: Mackenzie Kwok Phone: 415-336-0725 Email: mackenzie@caminopr.com 9to5 WI praises paid family and medical leave in Gov. Evers’ state budget Paid leave benefits WI employers and working famillies alike MADISON, Wis. — In his state budget address tonight, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced that — for the first time — the…
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January Newsline: Reflections & Highlights from the month!
February 7, 2023
Hi Friend, This month the Women’s Bureau released a report on the cost of child care across the country and they reported what we already knew – child care is expensive and the cost keeps women out of the workforce. We don’t need a report to tell us that this need impacts people of color,…
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Native Women’s Equal Pay Day
November 29, 2022
November 30th is Native Women’s Equal Pay Day signifying the day a Native Woman must work into the new year to make what a white, non-Hispanic man made the year before. Native Women earn just 51 cents for every dollar making them the second lowest-paid group. You can learn more about the Native Women’s pay…
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4 Things We Can All Learn from “Dollars and “Sense:” A Cost/Benefit Analysis of Paid Leave in Georgia”
July 26, 2022
Paid leave is essential for the economic security of all workers and is a policy with widespread bipartisan support, but some politicians continue to resist it at the local, state, and federal level. While many states and local governments have successfully implemented some form of paid leave, millions of workers across the country still face…
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Working women demand wage parity on Equal Pay Day
March 15, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMar.15, 2022Contact: Kristin Kepplinger (212-255-2572 or kristin@caminopr.com) ATLANTA — Tuesday, March 15, is Equal Pay Day, which spotlights the gender pay gap by marking the date that women must work into the next year to be paid what men were paid in the previous year. Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5,…
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9to5GA and RGWA demand passage of anti-harassment and whistleblower protections for GA workers
March 3, 2022
Advocates, state officials and impacted workers speak out in support of HB 1389 and HB 1390 ATLANTA — Today, 9to5 Georgia, the state chapter of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, joined Georgia State Rep. Teri Anulewicz, the Respect Georgia Workers Alliance — a coalition of advocacy groups from across the state working to…
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Georgia working women applaud paid leave for state employees
May 5, 2021
ATLANTA — Today, Georgia’s governor signed into law House Bill 146, which will provide three weeks of paid parental leave to full-time state employees, including teachers and additional school staff. Qualified employees of any gender will be able to use this benefit to bond with a child who joins their family through birth, adoption,…
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Take Action: Help Close the Pay Gap in GA
February 25, 2021
Join 9to5 GA for a Digital Day of Action on March 4! This virtual lobby day will focus on supporting the passage of HB55, which would ban employers from requesting a prospective employee’s salary history. Women and POCs are still paid less for doing the same jobs as their white, male counterparts— salary histories reflect…
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Working women applaud Georgia legislature’s progress on paid parental leave, urge expansion beyond three weeks
February 19, 2021
ATLANTA — The Georgia House passed a bill that would provide three weeks paid parental leave for state workers and teachers, representing about 423,000 Georgia parents. Mica Whitfield, State Director of 9to5 Georgia, issued the following statement: “9to5 Georgia applauds the passage of House Bill 146 as an important step in the process of achieving…
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Working women demand extension of emergency paid leave
December 8, 2020
ATLANTA — Without Congressional intervention, emergency paid leave protections for workers provided by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act are set to expire December 31, 2020. Leng Leng Chancey, the executive director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women, issued the following statement: “As Congressional leaders continue negotiations on the latest version of the COVID-19…
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