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Page Gardner: It’s #timeforFAMILY
This week in Washington, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro are introducing the FAMILY Act, a bill that would ensure paid family leave for parents and caretakers across America.
“Current laws provide unpaid sick leave and job protection for major health events, but almost half of working mothers can’t afford to take FMLA leave because it is unpaid,” said Page Gardner, founder and president of Women’s Voices Women Vote Action Fund. “This forces parents – especially unmarried mothers – to make impossible choices: nobody should be forced to choose between their job and caring for family.
Our latest poll confirms what we already know too well: as the economic recovery continues, Americans overwhelmingly support policies that help working families – including equal pay, paid sick leave, and affordable child care.”
WVWVAF stands with Senator Gillibrand, Congresswoman DeLauro, and the working parents of America in supporting the FAMILY Act – and we join them in urging their colleagues on Capitol Hill to pass it immediately. It’s #timeforFAMILY.
