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Published: 12/02/2021
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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Pass the PUMP Act (HR 3110)
Submitted on 09/24/2021
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 8297 Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022 www.congress.gov
Introduced on 07/13/2022
A Bill to prohibit the interference, under color of State law, with the provision of interstate abortion services, and for other purposes.
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HR 8296 Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 www.congress.gov
Introduced on 07/13/2022
A Bill to protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services.
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S 4132 Women’s Health Protection Act www.congress.gov
Introduced on 05/03/2022
A bill to codify into law the right to reproductive freedom established nearly 50 years ago by the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade.
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