LET’S LIFT as we climb

What creates TRUE gender equality?

individual SELF-ADVOCACY and collective action.

“lifting as we climb”

- motto of America’s first black women’s clubs, est. 1869

Let’s get busy lifting

Our programs are designed to help bring you radical progress in your career, but that’s not enough.

We must join forces to collectively advocate for these public policies outlined below, which lead to true and lasting gender equality.

POLICY PRIORITY #1

Paid Family & Medical Leave for All

“Paid family and medical leave is an essential step toward finally closing the gender wage gap in the United States.” - National Partnership for Women & Families

The latest: Congressional legislation for federal paid family and medical leave were re-introduced in 2023 by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT).

join the Paid Leave for All campaign

POLICY PRIORITY #2

PAY TRANSPARENCY & EQUALITY

A growing body of research links pay transparency with a reduction in the gender wage gap.

The latest: Colorado’s historic Equal Pay for Equal Work Act has inspired 7 other states (and counting!) to require salary ranges listed on open job postings.

See a job posting without a salary range?

Meanwhile, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton re-introduced federal Equal Pay legislation in Congress in 2023.

Support the Equal Pay Today campaign

POLICY PRIORITY #3

AFFORDABLE, QUALITY CARE

Access to affordable, quality childcare and eldercare is an economic issue, not a household one.

A comprehensive care economy - serving both children and the elderly - unlock the full potential of 100% of the workforce.

The latest: read about President Biden’s 2023 Executive Order to advance free preschool and expand affordable care for children, older Americans, and those with disabilities in the face of Congressional roadblocks.

Support the Child Care Now Campaign