Women For Action Newsletter, August 2017 |
The First Federal Holiday Honoring Women! |
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August 26th is Women's Equality Day and we still need your help to spread the word about this important petition. To date, there is no federal holiday honoring the contributions of women. Let's change that! [ Sign the petition.]
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Black Women's Equal Pay Day |
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Last month, along with our partners at LeanIn.Org and BlackWomensEqualPayDay.org, we commemorated July 31st, Black Women's Equal Pay Day. The date represents how long within the 2017 calendar year it will take for a black woman to make what a white man made in 2016.
For every dollar men are paid in the United States, women as a whole are paid just 80 cents. For Black women, it’s even worse — just 63 cents. In a
Lean In Women of Color slideshow, we show you the extent of the disparity between black women and their counterparts in the workplace. [ Learn more.]
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FEATURED Interview with Award-winning Photojournalist,
Oscar B. Castillo |
Award winning photojournalist, Oscar B. Castillo has covered socio-political issues in areas such as Haiti, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Syria, India and his home country, Venezuela. Also, his work has been featured in Venezuela, France, USA, Germany and other countries. In our interview, Oscar discusses the hardships of Venezuela, where women are the protagonists of a grief-stricken story. Though they remain as casualties and victims of a political, criminal and an emotional taxing war, they diligently work to keep their families together, in spite of their many losses.
[Read more.]
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Women For Action is a proud LeanIn.Org parter and supports programs like Lean In Women of Color which helps us fulfil the mission of championing the global voices of women.
Less than one year old, the Lean In Women of Color program confronts intersectional experiences and challenges in the workplace and society and promotes bridge-building discussion tools and resources. For example, last month, we organized a workplace discussion with Procter and Gamble senior employees.
Join the global chapter. The membership is free. [ Learn more.]
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FEATURED New Fundraising Item Added! |
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New conversation pieces are added weekly in our fundraising store! Get a conversation started by grabbing something today! [ Grab this item now!]
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Women For Action is a 501(c)(3) organization which champions the voices of women and girls by interviewing key subjects across the globe and tell their stories. Women's contributions are seldom noted. Therefore, we are committed to telling compelling stories about women to start a discussion, exchange a dialogue or even initiate a wave of action. This work could not be possible without your support. Become a partner in the mission to provide important news stories.
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