Julie Kashen
@kashenj.bsky.social
Practical idealist. Feminist. Mom. Director, Women’s Economic Justice @tcfdotorg. Coach. Building an equitable world.
Posts are mine.
Posts are mine.
Reposted by Julie Kashen
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Here at Northcenter Town Square where 100-200 community members including families and young children are rallying after a teacher was taken by federal law enforcement from a local daycare this morning.
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Here at Northcenter Town Square where 100-200 community members including families and young children are rallying after a teacher was taken by federal law enforcement from a local daycare this morning.
Reposted by Julie Kashen
This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
This video is devastating. Imagine dropping your child off at daycare, only to learn that ICE took a beloved caregiver in front of the children minutes after. Imagine going to work to care for beloved children, only to be ripped away from them and your own family by ICE.
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil... via @19thnews.org
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care
Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.
19thnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care 19thnews.org/2025/11/chil... via @19thnews.org
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Now that Zohran Mamdani won, how much of his agenda will he be able to accomplish? Here's my back-of-the-envelope estimation of what he can feasibly achieve and how. Short version: I actually think he can get a lot of it done.
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Now that Zohran Mamdani won, how much of his agenda will he be able to accomplish? Here's my back-of-the-envelope estimation of what he can feasibly achieve and how. Short version: I actually think he can get a lot of it done.
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov Making sure you saw this - in Chicago
The taking of neighbors in communities around the country is so horrific.
And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom?
Enraging is too weak a word to describe this.
#Momsky activate.
And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom?
Enraging is too weak a word to describe this.
#Momsky activate.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov Making sure you saw this - in Chicago
The taking of neighbors in communities around the country is so horrific.
And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom?
Enraging is too weak a word to describe this.
#Momsky activate.
And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom?
Enraging is too weak a word to describe this.
#Momsky activate.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The taking of neighbors in communities around the country is so horrific.
And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom?
Enraging is too weak a word to describe this.
#Momsky activate.
And, right here - how can anyone justify this - violently taking a child care teacher out of her classroom?
Enraging is too weak a word to describe this.
#Momsky activate.
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Republicans were already gutting Head Start programs across the country.
Now, their shutdown is tearing child care away from even more families.
All because they refuse to prioritize anything but tax cuts for billionaires.
apnews.com/article/head...
Now, their shutdown is tearing child care away from even more families.
All because they refuse to prioritize anything but tax cuts for billionaires.
apnews.com/article/head...
Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues
The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of presch...
apnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Republicans were already gutting Head Start programs across the country.
Now, their shutdown is tearing child care away from even more families.
All because they refuse to prioritize anything but tax cuts for billionaires.
apnews.com/article/head...
Now, their shutdown is tearing child care away from even more families.
All because they refuse to prioritize anything but tax cuts for billionaires.
apnews.com/article/head...
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Making AI slop videos and making "your mom" jokes isn't going to lower the cost of child care for millions of parents trying to make ends meet. But free child care would—read more about it from TCF's @kashenj.bsky.social here: tcf.org/content/comm...
Free Child Care Would Help Families Afford a Better Life
Across the country, no matter what background, faith, or color, people are working hard to provide for their families. But as this work has made America
tcf.org
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Making AI slop videos and making "your mom" jokes isn't going to lower the cost of child care for millions of parents trying to make ends meet. But free child care would—read more about it from TCF's @kashenj.bsky.social here: tcf.org/content/comm...
Reposted by Julie Kashen
After WWII, the U.S. ended universal child care so women would return to caregiving and soldiers could take their jobs. Now there's a new effort to get women out of the workplace. "I am not on board with going backwards,” says @kashenj.bsky.social in @whyy.org interview whyy.org/episodes/wor...
Why are more moms quitting the workforce?
More women are leaving the labor force – especially young mothers. More than 200,000 have quit this year alone. That’s the steepest decline in four decades and washes away many of the job gains from t...
whyy.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
After WWII, the U.S. ended universal child care so women would return to caregiving and soldiers could take their jobs. Now there's a new effort to get women out of the workplace. "I am not on board with going backwards,” says @kashenj.bsky.social in @whyy.org interview whyy.org/episodes/wor...
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What would the ideal child care infrastructure in America look like? A system that’s affordable, accessible, and builds community.
TCF’s @kashenj.bsky.social in conversation with
@rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social of @momsrising.org.
Full episode ➡️ go.tcf.org/momsrising
Julie's latest ➡️ go.tcf.org/ccwfa
TCF’s @kashenj.bsky.social in conversation with
@rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social of @momsrising.org.
Full episode ➡️ go.tcf.org/momsrising
Julie's latest ➡️ go.tcf.org/ccwfa
September 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What would the ideal child care infrastructure in America look like? A system that’s affordable, accessible, and builds community.
TCF’s @kashenj.bsky.social in conversation with
@rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social of @momsrising.org.
Full episode ➡️ go.tcf.org/momsrising
Julie's latest ➡️ go.tcf.org/ccwfa
TCF’s @kashenj.bsky.social in conversation with
@rowefinkbeiner.bsky.social of @momsrising.org.
Full episode ➡️ go.tcf.org/momsrising
Julie's latest ➡️ go.tcf.org/ccwfa
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Federal pandemica-era investments showed states what is possible when they invest in child care. Now, @kashenj.bsky.social says, states including CT, NM, NY, OR, and VT are working to build out their child care infrastructure. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
New Mexico is first state to offer free universal child care. Will others follow suit?
Universal child care is coming to New Mexico in November, marking the first state in America to guarantee free child care to every parent.
www.usatoday.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Federal pandemica-era investments showed states what is possible when they invest in child care. Now, @kashenj.bsky.social says, states including CT, NM, NY, OR, and VT are working to build out their child care infrastructure. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Reposted by Julie Kashen
📢 We’re partnering with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and @tcfdotorg.bsky.social for the DC launch of Anna Gifty's (@itsafronomics.bsky.social) new book, “The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.”
September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📢 We’re partnering with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and @tcfdotorg.bsky.social for the DC launch of Anna Gifty's (@itsafronomics.bsky.social) new book, “The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.”
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Today, the Census Bureau released new data that show that in 2024, 13.4% of U.S. children under 18—9.7 million children—lived in poverty
TCF's Rachel West and Julie Kashen analyze these data and explore policies to end child poverty: go.tcf.org/childpoverty
TCF's Rachel West and Julie Kashen analyze these data and explore policies to end child poverty: go.tcf.org/childpoverty
September 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Today, the Census Bureau released new data that show that in 2024, 13.4% of U.S. children under 18—9.7 million children—lived in poverty
TCF's Rachel West and Julie Kashen analyze these data and explore policies to end child poverty: go.tcf.org/childpoverty
TCF's Rachel West and Julie Kashen analyze these data and explore policies to end child poverty: go.tcf.org/childpoverty
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Join us for an evening with award-winning researcher and writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman as she launches her new book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.
📍 MLK Library Auditorium, Washington, DC
📅 Thursday, Sept. 18 | 6 PM
🎟️ Complimentary books + signing to follow
📍 MLK Library Auditorium, Washington, DC
📅 Thursday, Sept. 18 | 6 PM
🎟️ Complimentary books + signing to follow
"The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid" Book Launch Event
Award-winning researcher, speaker, and writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyemen is releasing her new book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and
tcf.org
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Join us for an evening with award-winning researcher and writer Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman as she launches her new book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid.
📍 MLK Library Auditorium, Washington, DC
📅 Thursday, Sept. 18 | 6 PM
🎟️ Complimentary books + signing to follow
📍 MLK Library Auditorium, Washington, DC
📅 Thursday, Sept. 18 | 6 PM
🎟️ Complimentary books + signing to follow
Great job @govmlg.bsky.social and team - continuing to build on #NewMexico's #childcare successes.
Free child care in NM that comes with investments in real choices and early educator wages. Leading the way!
Free child care in NM that comes with investments in real choices and early educator wages. Leading the way!
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal ch…
www.krqe.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Great job @govmlg.bsky.social and team - continuing to build on #NewMexico's #childcare successes.
Free child care in NM that comes with investments in real choices and early educator wages. Leading the way!
Free child care in NM that comes with investments in real choices and early educator wages. Leading the way!
Reposted by Julie Kashen
My polling data analysis w/ @kashenj.bsky.social mentioned in @bloomberg.com: “Women are now experiencing more economic anxiety than men: Though both are struggling with rising costs, women are more likely to say they are taking on debt to cover the basics and falling behind on monthly bills.”
September 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My polling data analysis w/ @kashenj.bsky.social mentioned in @bloomberg.com: “Women are now experiencing more economic anxiety than men: Though both are struggling with rising costs, women are more likely to say they are taking on debt to cover the basics and falling behind on monthly bills.”
Last month's @tcfdotorg.bsky.social report showed Americans struggling financially: skipping meals to save $, paying bills on credit cards, tapping into savings to make ends meet. Now, @gaylegoldin.bsky.social and I find these issues disproportionately impact women 🧵(1/4) bsky.app/profile/tcfd...
This morning, we released an alarming new report detailing the depths of Americans’ financial distress, based on a June survey of 2,000 voters with Morning Consult.
TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan (@jmargetta.bsky.social) explains in a new op-ed in @rollingstone.com.
TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan (@jmargetta.bsky.social) explains in a new op-ed in @rollingstone.com.
Americans Wanted a Cost of Living Warrior. Trump Is the Opposite
Americans are increasingly concerned with cost of living issues. They voted for Donald Trump to help, but he's done the opposite.
www.rollingstone.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Last month's @tcfdotorg.bsky.social report showed Americans struggling financially: skipping meals to save $, paying bills on credit cards, tapping into savings to make ends meet. Now, @gaylegoldin.bsky.social and I find these issues disproportionately impact women 🧵(1/4) bsky.app/profile/tcfd...
Reposted by Julie Kashen
The American Dream has a gender gap.
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The American Dream has a gender gap.
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
Recent Morning Consult polling analyzed by TCF’s Gayle Goldin and Julie Kashen shows striking differences in how women and men are experiencing America’s affordability crisis.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gendergap @gaylegoldin.bsky.social @kashenj.bsky.social
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“What families need is reliable, stable child care options that meet their needs — affordable, convenient, with no wait list. The big Republican bill provides none of that.” @kashenj.bsky.social pulls no punches in new op ed for The Hill thehill.com/opinion/fina...
thehill.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“What families need is reliable, stable child care options that meet their needs — affordable, convenient, with no wait list. The big Republican bill provides none of that.” @kashenj.bsky.social pulls no punches in new op ed for The Hill thehill.com/opinion/fina...
Welcome!!!!
We’re thrilled to welcome Gerardo Bonilla Chavez as TCF’s new Director of Government Affairs. A former Obama admin official and Chief of Staff to @ocasio-cortez.house.gov, Gerardo brings deep expertise to advance TCF’s priorities on Capitol Hill and beyond.
Full statement: go.tcf.org/gbc
Full statement: go.tcf.org/gbc
August 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Welcome!!!!
Reposted by Julie Kashen
🚨 New resource for care advocates:
Today TCF, @npwf.bsky.social, and @caringacross.org launched the Care Research Hub — a one-stop shop for the latest research on child care, paid leave, aging & disability care, and good jobs for care workers.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/carehub
Today TCF, @npwf.bsky.social, and @caringacross.org launched the Care Research Hub — a one-stop shop for the latest research on child care, paid leave, aging & disability care, and good jobs for care workers.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/carehub
August 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🚨 New resource for care advocates:
Today TCF, @npwf.bsky.social, and @caringacross.org launched the Care Research Hub — a one-stop shop for the latest research on child care, paid leave, aging & disability care, and good jobs for care workers.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/carehub
Today TCF, @npwf.bsky.social, and @caringacross.org launched the Care Research Hub — a one-stop shop for the latest research on child care, paid leave, aging & disability care, and good jobs for care workers.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/carehub
Reposted by Julie Kashen
The Republican megabill, even with its various tax credits and child accounts included, will make it much more difficult and costly to raise a family and care for each other in America. @kashenj.bsky.social and I explain in our new commentary.
tcf.org/content/comm...
tcf.org/content/comm...
The Republican budget is gutting core parts of the care economy while handing out giveaways to corporations and the wealthy.
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gopcare
Learn more: go.tcf.org/gopcare
August 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Republican megabill, even with its various tax credits and child accounts included, will make it much more difficult and costly to raise a family and care for each other in America. @kashenj.bsky.social and I explain in our new commentary.
tcf.org/content/comm...
tcf.org/content/comm...
Reposted by Julie Kashen
Home care workers are now getting an official kick in the butt-they will no longer be guaranteed minimum wage or overtime protections. Evelyn Coke won a 2007 court case that laid a legal foundation for such guarantees. Keep her face in mind and push back.
#care
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#care
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August 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Home care workers are now getting an official kick in the butt-they will no longer be guaranteed minimum wage or overtime protections. Evelyn Coke won a 2007 court case that laid a legal foundation for such guarantees. Keep her face in mind and push back.
#care
tinyurl.com/5xs5ehxk
#care
tinyurl.com/5xs5ehxk
Reposted by Julie Kashen
This morning, we released an alarming new report detailing the depths of Americans’ financial distress, based on a June survey of 2,000 voters with Morning Consult.
TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan (@jmargetta.bsky.social) explains in a new op-ed in @rollingstone.com.
TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan (@jmargetta.bsky.social) explains in a new op-ed in @rollingstone.com.
Americans Wanted a Cost of Living Warrior. Trump Is the Opposite
Americans are increasingly concerned with cost of living issues. They voted for Donald Trump to help, but he's done the opposite.
www.rollingstone.com
July 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This morning, we released an alarming new report detailing the depths of Americans’ financial distress, based on a June survey of 2,000 voters with Morning Consult.
TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan (@jmargetta.bsky.social) explains in a new op-ed in @rollingstone.com.
TCF President Julie Margetta Morgan (@jmargetta.bsky.social) explains in a new op-ed in @rollingstone.com.