What’s at Stake for Women Workers in the 2018 Elections
The President’s bellowing about a “tremendous economy” and “rising wages” can’t mask the economic fact: Women are still feeling the brunt of financial pain in the country. According to a poll by Greenberg Research, voters know that there are more jobs in this economy and that they should be feeling more financially secure, but women especially are still having a tough time making ends meet. On International Women’s Day in 2017, women workers across the country went on strike to demand economic justice for themselves and their families. ( Victoria Pickering / Creative Commons) The persistent gender pay gap, increasing costs of health care and housing, workplace policies that ignore their rights and dignity, and the increasing student debt burden all undermine women’s economic stability and their ability to provide for themselves and their families. But the true blame for why women aren’t getting ahead lies somewhere between these factors and the policies that the Trum...