Women’s Group Says Senate Stimulus Package is Insufficient for Women Who Are Bearing the Brunt of the Coronavirus Pandemic
UltraViolet Urges Congress to Pass Additional Economic Package That Directly Addresses the Needs of Frontline Workers Who Need Immediate Relief, Fundamentally Restructure the Economy.
Says Paid Family and Medical Leave is Critical to Protecting Public Health and Supporting the American Economy.
WASHINGTON - Statement from Shaunna Thomas, co-founder and executive director of UltraViolet, a leading national women’s organization, on the Senate’s $2t coronavirus stimulus package and how it fails women in America, who are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic:
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