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As we start to talk about #reopening - let’s get a few things straight for those in the White House, governor mansions and statehouses across the country who seem to be confused about what’s at stake here. (THREAD)
First, throughout this pandemic women have been leading, healing and caring for not their children, families, friends, partners, communities and our country - all while sustaining some of the hardest economic impacts.
And now as states start reopening, we must also look at WHO is being asked to return to work and what support (if any) they are being given to stay safe and healthy.
New research from @supermajority’s friends at @nwlc found that nearly two-thirds of the country’s 40 lowest-paying jobs are women.
Reminder: women are the majority of essential workers.
https://nwlc-ciw49tixgw5lbab.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Women-in-Low-Paid-Jobs-report_pp04-FINAL-4.2.pdf
Reminder: women are the majority of essential workers.
https://nwlc-ciw49tixgw5lbab.stackpathdns.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Women-in-Low-Paid-Jobs-report_pp04-FINAL-4.2.pdf
Let’s look at #Arizona, a state that is currently reopening, even though 52% of voters believe that it is too soon.
Women make up over *60 percent* of low-paid workers here. That’s a #supermajority.
#AZpol https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/498270-majority-in-arizona-concerned-state-is-reopening-too-soon
Women make up over *60 percent* of low-paid workers here. That’s a #supermajority.
#AZpol https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/498270-majority-in-arizona-concerned-state-is-reopening-too-soon
We know that millions of women, and disproportionately women of color and young women have lost their jobs or filed for unemployment since this crisis began. https://nwlc.org/resources/women-were-hit-hardest-by-aprils-job-losses/
And while these women are ready to get back to work and back to supporting themselves and their families, they must have the support and proper protection to do so - pandemic or not.
Reopening too early in certain regions forces millions of women to go back to work in unsafe conditions, putting them and their families at risk of becoming infected or reinfected.
And women in many of these jobs risk getting sick without access to paid sick leave.
Meaning they can’t afford to take time off if they do get sick. All while living in fear of losing their jobs DURING an economic crisis.
Meaning they can’t afford to take time off if they do get sick. All while living in fear of losing their jobs DURING an economic crisis.
More than ½ of Latinas and ⅓ of Black women do not have the option to take paid time off when they are sick - and 7/10 workers overall in low-paid jobs do not have paid sick days. https://www.marieclaire.com/politics/a31827657/coronavirus-paid-sick-leave/
Every day the Trump administration’s inadequate response to this pandemic is putting our health and our families at risk.
Our government is **failing** us and yet has the gall to ask women to put their lives on the line to keep the country running.
Our government is **failing** us and yet has the gall to ask women to put their lives on the line to keep the country running.
Women have been holding our economy and the whole damn country together and must be supported at every level - from having federally mandated paid sick leave to having access to affordable childcare and healthcare.
We deserve a government that does everything possible to keep us and our families safe, and we need it now - join @supermajority in this fight.
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