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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 15h

The #WageGap cannot be explained away by education, experience or perceived choices. Even in states with large populations of Latinas in the workforce, rampant wage disparities persist, with devastating consequences for Latinas and their families.

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 15h

Not all Latinas experience the pay gap the same way. Rural Latinas: 43¢. Guatemalan & Honduran Latinas: 29¢. Equity means justice for ALL Latinas. https://action.momsrising.org/sign/LEPD2025/ #Trabajadoras #LatinaEqualPay #MomSky

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 15h

Latinas are one of two groups that spend the most time doing unpaid caregiving and they’re losing billions because of it. It’s even more crucial that their wage gap closes. #LatinaEqualPay

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9to5 @9to5org.bsky.social · 15h

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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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 15h

Today, on #LatinaEqualPay Day, we honor ten years of the campaign, but the work continues. Did you know: On average, rural Latinas are paid $12,965 compared to $30,194 for non-Hispanic white men. The gap is clear and impacts our families every day.

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MomsRising @momsrising.org · 16h

Over a 40-year career, Latinas lose $1+ million to the wage gap. That's money stolen from our families & our future. https://action.momsrising.org/sign/LEPD2025/ #LatinaEqualPay #Trabajadoras #MomSky

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 16h

Latinas often work in industries with positive employment growth, but their wages haven't kept up. Full-time, year round #Trabajadoras earn just 58 cents per dollar of white, non-Hispanic men resulting in >$33k/year lost to the #WageGap. #LatinaEqualPay https://ow.ly/Iht150X8Bv2

The gender wage gap for full-time, year-round workers expanded significantly in 2024 and is wider for women of color

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 16h

Today is #LatinaEqualPay Day. Latinas are paid just 54 cents for every $1 paid to white, non-Hispanic men. For full-time, year-round workers, it’s 58 cents. This is not just a number, but a lifetime of stolen wages. #Trabajadoras nwlc.org/resource/equ...

Latinas Have Been Undervalued and Underpaid for Far Too Long - National Women's Law Center

In 2023, the most recent data available, Latinas working full time, year-round were typically paid just 58 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men.

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Women Employed @womenemployed.bsky.social · 19h

Today is #LatinaEqualPay Day. Latinas are paid just 54¢ for every $1 paid to white, non-Hispanic men. This is not just a number, but a lifetime of stolen wages. As the EEOC is rolling back our employment rights, URGE Congress to provide oversight that the EEOC is protecting workers! #Trabajadoras

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 19h

"Another looming flashpoint involves EEOC regulations on the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a 2020 law that strengthened the rights of pregnant workers to receive accommodations such as time off for medical appointments."

Senate confirmation of Trump nominee cements his shake-up of top civil rights agency

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to fill a critical vacancy at the top agency for worker rights, restoring it to the full power needed to deepen his overhaul of civil rights enfo...

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 1d

October is National Work & Family Month! Balancing your job with your family and health needs shouldn't be a luxury – we all deserve the right to care for ourselves and our loved ones without risking our paycheck.

A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 1d

Thanks to a new expansion to NYC's paid sick time law, 3 million workers in the city will be able to use their time off to attend housing or public benefits hearings, act as a caregiver, or support their child’s education! 🎉 thechiefleader.com/stories/safe...

City's sick-leave law expanded by Council - The Chief

New Yorkers right to paid and unpaid leave will be expanded after the City Council last week voted to pass a bill that broadens the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act. The bill expands the conditions under...

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Paid Leave for All @paidleaveforall.bsky.social · 2d

October is National Work & Family Month (who knew?)

But we celebrate it every day and we're joining @abetterbalance.org in asking Congress to finally making universal paid family and medical leave a federal right. Tell your reps: pass the FAMILY Act. takeaction.io/abb/tell-you...

Tell Your Member of Congress: Co-Sponsor the FAMILY Act!

The Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act (FAMILY Act) would establish a program of paid family leave in the U.S., building on the legacy of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by providing worke...

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 2d

As we highlighted in a letter to Governor Newsom, older adults, the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities disproportionately rely on and care for chosen family members, and this expansion will be a lifeline for countless Californians. www.abetterbalance.org/resources/le...

Letter from A Better Balance to Governor Gavin Newsom Urging Signage of SB 590: Paid Leave for Chosen and Extended Family Caregiving - A Better Balance

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 2d

Exciting news for Californians: SB 590 – which would extend the state's paid family leave benefits to those who need to care for a chosen or extended family member – is headed to Governor Newsom's desk to be signed!

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 2d

On 10/15 we'll be joining @warehouselife.bsky.social for a speakout to demand Amazon treats its pregnant workers better. More info here: www.exposeamazon.org/speakout

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 5d

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Do Workplace Pregnancy Accommodations Affect Fertility and Infant Health? Evidence from the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The 2022 federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act mandates reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. By increasing women’s earnings and income during pregnan

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 5d

A new study shows the federal PWFA's protections for workers in need of pregnancy accommodations reduced miscarriages by 9.6%, demonstrating how laws that empower expectant parents promote maternal & infant health while supporting families' economic security.

Do Workplace Pregnancy Accommodations Affect Fertility and Infant Health? Evidence from the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The 2022 federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act mandates reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers. By increasing women’s earnings and income during pregnan

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 5d

This week, the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act took effect, extending the right to paid sick time to many workers in the state! 🎉https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-law-requiring-paid-sick-leave-goes-into-effect/68141209

Nebraska law requiring paid sick leave goes into effect in October

All employees will be required to receive paid sick leave, with exceptions of those under 16, seasonal agriculture workers and small businesses with 10 or fewer employees.

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 6d

As we told @san.com.web.brid.gy, the Trump Administration cannot claim to be truly promoting breastfeeding while simultaneously making devastating cuts to programs like WIC and Medicaid, which form an essential foundation for new moms' health. san.com/cc/whats-beh...

What's behind MAHA's new strategy to boost breastfeeding in the US?

As the Trump administration pushes more women to breastfeed, advocates say there are still challenges they face.

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 7d

The sidelining of women in the workforce is a deliberate part of Project 2025's broader goal of controlling their financial and bodily autonomy. Important from
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Opinion | American Women Are Leaving the Work Force. Why?

With the gutting of a federal agency, the Trump administration is asserting their view of women’s place in society.

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A Better Balance @abetterbalance.org · 7d

A recent win in the courts has affirmed the constitutionality of the PWFA, which provides essential protections for pregnant workers.

We joined @momsrising.org for the latest episode of Breaking Through to discuss what this victory means for working moms: momsrising.libsyn.com/downright-da...

Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising) : Downright Dangerous Misinformation about Tylenol and Autism, Parents and Teacher Unite, Workplace Protections, Victory for Pregnant Workers