While President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Jan. 28 fell short of the peroration about economic inequality that partisans had either hoped or feared, it did offer women's groups a chance to showcase political and legislative priorities.
For progressives it was a chance to rally behind Obama's "10-10" call to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 and support the FAMILY Act, the Healthy Families Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the Women's Health Protection Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act.
We invite you to read the full article published January 30, 2014
While President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech on Jan. 28 fell short of the peroration about economic inequality that partisans had either hoped or feared, it did offer women's groups a chance to showcase political and legislative priorities.
For progressives it was a chance to rally behind Obama's "10-10" call to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 and support the FAMILY Act, the Healthy Families Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, the Women's Health Protection Act and the Paycheck Fairness Act.
We invite you to read the full article published January 30, 2014