Democratic Womens Caucus Promotes Commitment to Americas Women

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CONTACT: Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)  ***Watch the press conference here*** Today, Friday September 20, the Democratic Women’s Caucus of the United States Congress (DWC) announced its Commitment to America’s Women. The Commitment pledges a steadfast mission to enacting policies for women that restore and protect reproductive…

ICYMI: Democratic Womens Caucus Hosts Press Call Commemorating the First Ever Disabled Womens Equal Pay Day

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CONTACT:  Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)  **Watch the press call here**  Wednesday, September 18, 2024, the Democratic Women’s Caucus hosted a press call commemorating the first ever Disabled Women’s Equal Pay Day. DWC Policy Co-Chair Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Jocelyn Frye, President of the National Partnership for…

Democratic Womens Caucus Calls on Speaker Johnson to Rework Farm Bill, Protect Access to SNAP for Women and Children

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CONTACT: Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)  Today, Tuesday, August 27, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) member Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22), Vice Chairs Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) and Nikema Williams (GA-05), and Policy Co-Chairs Kathy Manning (NC-06) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 65 of their DWC…

DWC Welcomes Jennifer Klein of the White House Gender Policy Council, Holds Discussion on the Biden-Harris Administrations Work to Advance Gender Equity and Equality

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CONTACT:   Lizzie Johnson, (202)-590-6073, lizzie.johnson@mail.house.gov (DWC)  On Wednesday, July 31, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) members, led by Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), hosted Jennifer Klein, Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Gender Policy Council, for a discussion on the Biden-Harris Administration and the DWC’s work to advance…

Democratic Womens Caucus Calls for Congress to Close the Wage Gap on Black Womens Equal Pay Day

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Washington, D.C. – Today Democratic Women’s Caucus members Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) and Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) and Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) released the following statement after introducing a resolution recognizing Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, the day marking how long into 2024 a Black woman must work to make what the average white man was paid in 2023.