The Working Woman's Bill of Rights

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Executive Summary

To break the cycle of undervaluing and disadvantaging women, we need an integrated solution with meaningful protections, accommodations, and services that eliminate existing gender-based penalties. We must reimagine the workplace as a place of equal opportunity for ALL women. To do so, the following 13 cross-cutting protections must be meaningfully reflected in our law and enforced.

A Legislative Advocacy Framework for Women's Economic Equality 

• A fair and equitable workplace free of discrimination and retaliation
• Freedom from sexual harassment in the workplace
• Equal pay
• A living wage and fair wage practices
• Equal access to higher paying jobs, economic oppurtunities, and leadership pathways
• A safe workplace with fair practices
• Workplace support for survivors of gender-based violence
• The ability to decide if and when to have a child and to do so safely
• Fair treatment during pregnancy, while breastfeeding, and after childbirth
• The ability to be caregivers without financial penalty
• The ability to work and obtain an education after having a child
• Meaningful access to economic stability and oppurtunity for all women
• Freedom to act collectively

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