Gender Justice Farm Bill Letter
YWCA USA joins organizations urging lawmakers to use the Farm Bill to strengthen and expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and to make investments that advance family economic security and health.
Coalition Letter Opposing CRA Efforts to Overturn Student Loan Payment Pause
YWCA USA joins organizations voicing strong opposition to bicameral efforts to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to overturn President Biden's actions to pause student loan payments and provide student debt relief.
Support the Paycheck Fairness Act
YWCA USA urges Congress to support the Paycheck Fairness Act and close racial and gender gaps.
Economic Justice Letter for Abortion Access & the EACH Act
YWCA USA urges Speaker Pelosi to bring the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH) Act to the floor for a vote before the end of the year.
Bring PWFA to the Senate Floor
YWCA USA urges Majority Leader Schumer to bring the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to the Senate floor for a standalone vote.
Pass Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Now
YWCA USA urges Majority Leader Schumer to bring the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) to the Senate floor for a standalone vote.
Child Care and Women’s Economic Security GOTV 2022
This one pager explores how women of color and child care providers are impacted by lack of investments in the child care sector needs and legislative action while highlighting legislative priorities headed into the 2022 Midterm Election.
Prioritize Pregnant Workers in FY22 Omnibus
YWCA USA is committed to the health of our nation’s mothers, infants, children, and families ask that Congress include the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (S. 1486/H.R. 1065) in the spending bill for FY 2022.
Advancing Gender and Racial Equity
YWCA USA wrote Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is support “care economy” policies that promote gender and racial equity and the passage of the Build Back Better Act.
Request to White House Concerning Executive Action on Pay Equity
YWCA USA joined this letter urging President Biden to take timely and critical executive actions on the issue of equal pay.
Support a National Paid Sick and Safe Days Standard
YWCA USA joined National Partnership's letter urging Congress to co-sponsor and advocate for swift consideration of the Healthy Families Act (S. 840/H.R. 1784), which would create a national paid sick and safe days standard giving working people the ability to earn up to seven paid sick days a year.
American Families Need a Comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave Policy
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to support a comprehensive paid family and medical leave policy to support optimal child development, improve maternal health, reduce disparities and enable future generations to live healthier lives.
Civil Rights Principles for Student Loan Debt Cancellation
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter asking the Biden-Harris administration to immediately cancel student debt.
Cancel Federal Student Debt Using Executive Authority
YWCA USA joind this letter urging President Biden to boost the economy, tackle racial disparities, and provide much-needed stimulus to help all Americans weather the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated recession by using executive authority to cancel federal student debt immediately.
Confirm Julie Su for Deputy Secretary
YWCA USA joined NWLC's letter urging the Senate to support the nomination of Julie Su to be the next Deputy Secretary of Labor.
Support the Nomination of Julie Su for Deputy Secretary
YWCA USA joined LCCHR's letter urging the Senate to support the confirmation of Julie Su to be the next Deputy Secretary at the Department of Labor.
Help Women Survive and Recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to pass these two critical bills as a first step in enacting a robust agenda to help women survive and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, which includes raising the minimum wage to $15/hour, creating a permanent paid family and medical leave policy, setting a national paid sick days standard, creating an equitable, sustainable child care system for all, protecting women from violence and workplace harassment, and strengthening the right to organize and bargain collectively.
Support Underpaid Workers: Raise the Wage Act
YWCA USA joined this letter to call on all Members of Congress to finally give nearly 32 million workers the raise they have fought so hard to secure by raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 generating $107 billion in higher wages for workers.
Support for the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act 2021
YWCA USA joined this letter urging Congress to support Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which healthy pregnancies and economic security for pregnant workers and their families and strengthens the economy.