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Published: December 2, 2021
On average, women still earn just 75 cents for every dollar earned by men, with women of color and disabled women earning far 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.
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.
NEA advocates for legislation to ensure gender equity in education and the workplace, and to address violence against women.
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Bills in Congress
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HR 2743 Raise the Wage Act of 2025 www.congress.gov
Introduced on April 8, 2025
The bicameral Raise the Wage Act of 2025 would increase the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030, benefiting all low-wage earners—including many of the education support professionals who staff our nation’s schools.
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S 1332 Raise the Wage Act of 2025 www.congress.gov
Introduced on April 8, 2025
The bicameral Raise the Wage Act of 2025 would increase the federal minimum wage to $17 by 2030, benefiting all low-wage earners—including many of the education support professionals who staff our nation’s schools.
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HR 22 Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on January 3, 2025
The bill requires in-person registration with proof of citizenship. It would disenfranchise millions of citizens who can’t get to elections offices and lack access to birth certificates or passports.
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