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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 21h

Latina women who work full time, year round, and part time earn only 54 cents for every $1 earned by a white male. Take a stand against pay discrimination & occupational segregation! We need #LatinaEqualPay for #Trabajadoras everywhere.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 21h

Today is #LatinaEqualPay Day!

Despite excelling in every sector and industry in our country, Latinas continue to face some of the most severe pay gaps, dramatically impacting their economic security.

#Trabajadoras

9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 1d

This #LatinaEqualPayDay we're talking about the recent widening of the pay gap and what we can do today. https://bit.ly/47bKXMr

9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 5d

The fight for justice at work, home, and in our communities is one fight. Together, we organize for equal pay, paid leave, affordable child care, housing, and climate justice, and systems that support working women & nonbinary people of color. Become a member to join us today: https://bit.ly/4nQnYvW

9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 8d

When you become a 9to5 member, you join a place to belong and build. We’re a community for working women and nonbinary people of color to come together across race, class, gender, and lived experience to protect what matters. Join us today: https://bit.ly/4nQnYvW

9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 8d

We're headed toward yet another government shutdown. Here's what it could mean for health care, nutrition and early-education benefits for thousands of families.
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How a government shutdown could impact federal workers and lower-income families

The 19th explains what a looming shutdown could mean for health care, nutrition and early-education benefits for thousands of families.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 13d

It’s time to make it official! Today, we’re launching our membership program. You’ll get exclusive access to trainings, members-only events, exclusive opportunities to become a Community Justice Fellow, access to member resources, and more! Join today: https://bit.ly/3IudLXa

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 13d

Today, we’re excited to announce our membership program!

Together, we’re fighting for affordable child care, homes for all, paid leave, workplace protections, paychecks that reflect our value, and a government that puts people over profit.

Join us: https://bit.ly/3IudLXa

9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 23d

All communities of color are affected when people are kidnapped and detained. No one is truly free until everyone is free from a carceral system that profits from the oppression of people.

Read our statement: https://9to5.org/2025/09/12/9to5-condemns-the-ice-attacks-on-hyundai-migrant-workers/

9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Aug 28

August 28 is Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Women’s Equal Pay Day.

For every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men working full time, year-round in 2023, NHPI women, working full time, year-round only were paid 65 cents. #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay

Graphic stating 'NHPI Equal Pay Day' over a map, highlighting the significance of equal pay awareness for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander communities.

Graphic poster stating "NHPI women working full time earn 65¢ for every $1 a white man makes." Background is a map with location names like Pahala and Honokaa visible.

Graphic with bold text urging the Department of Labor and other federal agencies to collect, analyze, and share public, disaggregated information about the NHPI community, set against a blurred map background.

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Ms. Foundation for Women @msfoundation.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay — a day that marks how far into the following year Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women must work to make the same wage white men make in a single year. Women deserve #equalpayforequalwork!

Get involved in the fight for #payequity. Learn more at equalpaytoday.org

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happy91.bsky.social @happy91.bsky.social · Aug 28

Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (NHPI) women face worse wage gaps than most realize, earning less than 61 cents per dollar. Equal Pay for NHPI women is long overdue! Take action action.momsrising.org/sign/NHPIEQD... via @momsrising.org #EqualPayDay #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay

August 28th is Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Women’s Equal Pay Day!

NHPI women earn 65 cents for every $1 earned by white, non-Hispanic men and when part-time work is included, that number drops down to 61 cents! Today, we are urging Congress to pass policies that clo...

action.momsrising.org

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Aug 22

“This is in many ways a political warning, a political message, to say to these Black women and other Black mayors and other women of color mayors, ‘Your leadership can be challenged, too.’”

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Cities led by Black women are the first targets of Trump's political power grab

“This is in many ways a political warning, a political message, to say to these Black women and other Black mayors and other women of color mayors, ‘Your leadership can be challenged, too.’”

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our voting system is safe. Mail-in voting is safe. People who want to make voting more difficult know they will lose when it's easy and accessible.

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/18/nx-s1-5506210/trump-mail-in-ballots-ban

Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines

Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines. But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Aug 19

Low-income families, predominantly families of color, will feel the squeeze the most both in their own budgets and cuts to school budgets. Whttps://19thnews.org/2025/08/school-supply-debate-teachers-parents-tariffs-trump/

Moms and teachers are mad about school supplies again

This year, though, it's political as tariffs drive prices up and the Trump administration makes historic cuts to public education funding.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Aug 18

“Since their policies tend to disproportionately have a negative impact on people with less power and privilege, we will know and understand less about this impact if less data is made available.”
https://19thnews.org/2025/08/suspending-monthly-jobs-reports-impacts-women-of-color/

Suspending monthly economic reports would be really bad for women of color

Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggested a pause of the monthly employment reports, the only timely economic measure of how women of color are faring in the economy.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Aug 12

Employers know who suffers most from return-to-office mandates and the removal of flexibility. Paired with astronomical child care costs, working women are leaving the workforce in high numbers and reversing gains made during the pandemic.
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The new American workplace crisis: Return-to-office mandates lead to a working mom exodus

Mothers working remotely often face the “motherhood penalty”—less pay, fewer raises, and limited promotion prospects.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Aug 4

It doesn't matter if they hit today, tomorrow, or next month; working women of color cannot afford the estimated average of $2,400 increase in expenses. We're already stretched thin with high rent, medical costs, and child care.
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As Trump's tariffs take shape, is America really winning?

The president says his tariffs will spur America into a "golden age," but that remains far from certain. Here are 5 things to know about how his trade policies could impact the U.S. and the global eco...

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Jul 15

Last week was Black Women's Equal Pay Day and 9to5 Georgia's executive state director, Jasmine Bowles, visited WHUR 96.3 out of Howard University to discuss the pay gap. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_ys...

BLACK WOMEN EQUAL PAY DAY

YouTube video by Howard University - WHUR-FM 96.3

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Jul 15

People of color are already paying more for energy bills. Policies like these will overburden the people already stretching their paychecks to the fullest.

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Power prices are expected to soar under new tax cut and spending law

In states without policies to drive renewable energy, power prices could surge as federal tax incentives for clean energy disappear, according to Energy Innovation, a think tank.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Jul 10

July 10th marks #BlackWomensEqualPayDay, a reminder that this country still runs on a system built on theft, and we’re the ones being robbed. Paid only 66 cents for every dollar a white man earns, Black women’s labor continues to be exploited, undervalued and dismissed. bit.ly/4kxMX5k

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · Jul 10

"Let's be clear: Black Women's Equal Pay Day is not just a date on the calendar—it's a glaring receipt—one marked by exhaustion, resilience, and the deep cost of being chronically u... #BlackWomensEqualPayDay https://madamenoire.com/1444529/black-womens-equal-pay-day-the-check-is-long-overdue-op-ed/

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: The Check Is Long Overdue [Op-Ed]

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is not just a date on the calendar — it’s a receipt marked by exhaustion, resilience, and being underpaid.

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Jul 10

📊 In 1967, Black women were paid 43 cents for every dollar white non-Hispanic men were paid.

📊 In 2023, they were paid 66 cents.

That’s 56 years and only a 23-cent gain.

Black women deserve more than slow progress. They deserve equal pay. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay

9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · Jun 11

9to5 stands with the community—the hard-working neighbors, parents, friends, and allies—who are at the center of the fight against authoritarianism in this country.

Read our statement: 9to5.org/2025/06/10/w...

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · May 22

Last night, the House passed a bill that slashes healthcare, SNAP, and other critical services to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. This fight isn't over. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and we can still make our voices heard.

Read more: n.pr/3FomSa9

Here's what's in the GOP megabill that's just passed the House

At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP.

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