As a second Trump administration approaches, we’re running out of time to confirm as many federal judges as possible to provide a check on his presidential power and curb his stated policy priorities.
There are 40 federal judicial vacancies and 16 nominations before the Senate right now—as our civil rights hang in the balance, take action now!
The gender inequities in our employment systems (including the gender, racial, and maternal wage gaps), the woefully inadequate federal minimum wage, and the shortage of homes accessible, affordable, and available to families with the lowest incomes make it hard for women, especially women of color, to afford housing. If a woman is spending over 30% of their pre-tax income on housing costs, she is cost-burdened and over 50% is severely cost-burdened.
The attached PDF includes cost burdened and severely cost burdened data by state for both single women and single women with children under the age of 18.
