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Tell Congress: Vote NO on the Budget Reconciliation Bill

Republican leaders in Congress are rushing to vote this week on a bill that robs women, children, and families of their health care, food, and education – while giving new and costly tax breaks to billionaires.

We can’t let this happen. As leaders in Congress attempt to rip Medicaid and SNAP away from millions of people, “defund” Planned Parenthood, attack nonprofits that support communities, and so much more, it’s time to demand the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes and invest in strengthening basic needs programs. We won’t let them rob us. Take action now.

Parents, Children & Low-Paid Jobs

Millions of parents across the country work in jobs where low wages, unfair scheduling practices, and minimal benefits make it difficult to meet both work and caregiving responsibilities. And the parents most likely to find themselves in low-wage jobs are women — disproportionately women of color and immigrant women.

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Tell Congress: Vote NO on the Budget Reconciliation Bill

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Parents, Children & Low-Paid Jobs

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BY THE NUMBERS: Data on Key Programs for the Well-Being of Women, LGBTQI+ People, and Their Families

Amid Anti-Immigrant Attacks, New NWLC Resource Explores Critical Link Between Immigration & Caregiving

NWLC Responds to Trump’s Authoritarian Move to Pause Federal Spending

ICYMI: Congressional Republicans Target Family Programs to Fund Tax Cuts for Billionaires

Balancing Acts: Stories of Women at the Crossroads of Working and Caregiving

The Recovery Paradox: Women and Families Need More Support to Sustain and Improve Economic Gains

Five Lessons from Illinois’ Investment in the Child Care Workforce

NWLC: Updated Labor Statistics Show Alarming Decline in Child Care Workers as Funding Cliff Approaches

Re-Envisioning CCDF: Toward an Anti-Racist Child Care System That Serves Families & Educators

NWLC Comments on CMS’ Proposed Rule Setting a Nursing Staffing Minimum in Long-Term Care Facilities

Teachers Cannot Teach Your Children Without Having Care for Their Own

The Child Care and Early Learning Workforce Is Underpaid and Women are Paying the Price

Gender Justice Sign-on Letter Urging Congress to Pass a Clean Debt Ceiling

Sparking Change: A Storyteller Initiative

NWLC Urges Congress to Fight for Care Investments in the Final Reconciliation Package

Resilient But Not Recovered: After Two Years of the COVID-19 Crisis, Women Are Still Struggling

Child Care and Early Learning Proposal Could Serve 8.27 Million More Young Children – an 11-fold Increase

National Campaign Celebrates Child Care Providers As The Backbone of Our Economy

NWLC Applauds the American Families Plan

NWLC Applauds Introduction of The Child Care for Working Families Act

A Lifetime’s Worth of Benefits: The Effects of Affordable, High-Quality Child Care on Family Income, the Gender Earnings Gap, and Women’s Retirement Security

How the American Rescue Plan Provides Critical Relief to Women and Families

100 Wins, 100 Days: Decisive Actions to Advance Gender Justice

Child Care and Early Learning: Addressing the Urgent Crisis