9to5 Wisconsin joined other concerned organizations and individuals in protesting racial profiling and police brutality, in solidarity with the community of Ferguson, Missouri.
Growing up in California, where we have access to Paid Family Leave, I didn’t realize that many people could not take paid time off work for a loved one’s serious injury or illness. I now see how blessed my family was to have paid family leave and not worry about losing their jobs or their paycheck.
Joi Jackson works full-time at a call center. As a single mom with four kids, she struggles to get her kids to and from child care. Schedule flexibility to meet family needs at her place of employment is practically nonexistent. She is faced with an impossible decision: keep her job so she can provide for her family, or quit her job so she can care for her family.
Learn more about the new bill to institute a national paid leave family insurance program, so no one has to put their job or their paycheck at risk to care for themselves or their family.
How can you tell it’s campaign season in Georgia? The mudslinging and partisan rhetoric are in full swing. Incumbent Republican Gov. Nathan Deal trumpets his record of moving Georgia to the No. 1-ranked “business friendly” state, according to a 2013 Site Selection magazine poll, while his Democratic challenger, state Sen. Jason Carter, promotes “an economy that works for the middle class.”
Join the 9to5 California Conference for skill-building workshops and leadership development to build the working women’s movement in California!
The energy level in the workshop room was buzzing right when I walked in. We were a room full of leaders who also know how to work as part of a team!
For me, the White House Summit on Working Families was priceless! I was able to visit our nation’s capital and sit in the presence of President Obama and our First Lady, as well as Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, as they talked about working family issues.
It was such an honor to be part of the White House Summit on Working Families. Never in a million years would I have seen myself having lunch with the most influential person in the nation. It has left me speechless for days.
9to5 is excited to launch our new summer-long campaign to raise up women’s voices and votes on behalf of our families and communities!
