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Published: December 2, 2021
Title IX, enacted in 1972, protects Americans from sex-based discrimination in education programs or activities that receive federal financial aid. But there’s a world of difference between official policy and today’s realities.
On average, women still earn just 80 cents for every dollar earned by men, with women of color receiving even less. Women are discouraged from seeking some jobs and forced out of the workplace when they become pregnant or struggle to achieve work-life balance after having a baby.
NEA advocates for legislation to ensure gender equity in education and the workplace, and to address violence against women.
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NEA Urges YES vote on Reproductive Freedom for Women Act
Submitted on July 10, 2024
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NEA Urges Senate to Ratify Equal Rights Amendment
Submitted on April 26, 2023
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VOTE YES on the Women’s Health Protection Act (H.R. 8296) and Ensuring Access to Abortion Act (H.R. 8297)
Submitted on July 13, 2022
Bills in Congress
Learn NEA's position on pending legislation related to public education, and take action to protect our schools
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HR 12 Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023 www.congress.gov
Introduced on March 30, 2023
Preserve the right of women to control their own bodies, the ability of healthcare providers to treat patients from other states, and prevent restrictions on legal medications and procedures.r own bodies, the ability of healthcare providers to treat patients from other states, and prevent restrictions on legal medications and procedures.
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HR 17 Paycheck Fairness Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on March 10, 2023
The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Without the Paycheck Fairness Act, the economic damage women experienced during the pandemic will continue to be compounded by pay discrimination—setting them back even further over the course of their careers.
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S 728 Paycheck Fairness Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on March 9, 2023
The bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Without the Paycheck Fairness Act, the economic damage women experienced during the pandemic will continue to be compounded by pay discrimination—setting them back even further over the course of their careers.
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