Experience the Power of Washington Institute

By at 18 March, 2010, 2:36 pm

This year, NCJW took four critical issues for women, children, and families to Capitol Hill. Whether you  attended WIX or followed the events from home, click the links below to take action on these issues today! Equal Pay for Women Paid Sick Days Permanent Repeal of the Global Gag Rule Repeal of the Discriminatory “Don’t Ask, [...]

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Lilly Ledbetter – Honor a Woman Who Dared

By at 16 January, 2010, 9:23 pm

Lilly Ledbetter, a manager at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Gadsden, Alabama, took her quest for equal pay all the way to the Supreme Court. When the Court decided against her — changing the way that equal pay cases are handled for everyone — Lilly Ledbetter courageously fought with the help of NCJW [...]

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