Alex Camardelle Reports Women-Powered Prosperity September 10, 2019 / October 13, 2026 by Alex Camardelle This report outlines the economic status of women, the pervasiveness of gender bias in Georgia’s public policies and evidence-based solutions lawmakers can implement to eliminate structural roadblocks to economic opportunity for women. Read more » EITC Georgia women Medicaid Expansion SNAP women of color
Blog Jennifer Owens Worker Justice Georgia Women Still Strive for Equality in Wages, Wealth and Opportunity August 21, 2019 / April 25, 2023 by Jennifer Owens This month, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day, which commemorates the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, affording white women the right to vote. We also underscore the disappointing benchmark of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, which represents how far into 2019 a Black woman must work on average to earn what a […] Read more » Black Women's Equal Pay Day equal pay Georgia women wages Women's Equality Day
Blog Past Events Georgia Women’s Lobby Day 2019 January 16, 2019 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Owens In 2018, women all over the country – including here in Georgia – turned out in record numbers to vote. But elections are not the end of civic engagement, they are the beginning! As a next step, we invite you to join women from across Georgia to come together for Georgia Women’s Lobby Day on […] Read more » Georgia women Legislature YWCA of Greater Atlanta
Alex Camardelle Blog Worker Justice Women Entrepreneurs Help Power Georgia’s Economy, Though Barriers Remain October 3, 2018 / April 25, 2023 by Alex Camardelle October is National Women’s Small Business Month, and Georgia has something to celebrate as the state with the second-highest growth rate of women-owned businesses in the country. Georgia is home to 522,200 women-owned firms employing 283,100 people and contributing roughly $56 billion to the economy, according to the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report by […] Read more » entrepreneurship Georgia women Jobs women-owned businesses
Alex Camardelle Blog Health Justice Worker Justice Health, Entrepreneurship, and Child Care Among Top Priorities for Georgia Women May 31, 2018 / April 25, 2023 by Alex Camardelle Millions of moms graduate from college every year. Women-owned Georgia businesses generate millions of dollars in revenue and create thousands of living wage jobs. Affordable child care for all working mothers. Women earn equal pay for equal work. All women live longer with access to high quality and affordable health care. These are pieces of […] Read more » economy EITC entrepreneurship Georgia women Georgia Work Credit medicaid Minimum Wage paid leave Women Working Ahead Workforce Development
Blog Jennifer Owens Worker Justice An Investment in Georgia Women is an Investment in a Stronger State December 20, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Owens This year marks a watershed moment for women in the United States. Across the nation, women are reminding employers of their importance and need for respect in the workplace. Women are also signing up in record numbers to run for office. And many women are asking their policymakers to take action on policy change to […] Read more » Earned Income Tax Credit economic opportunity Economic Security economy Georgia women Georgia Work Credit medicaid Medicaid Expansion wage gap
