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It's Time to Meet the Moment & the Movement - A Message from Sara

5/6/2022

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A message from our Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health Director, Sara Finger:
Now what? The draft opinion from the US Supreme Court has been leaked and we have all been awakened to how serious and real the threat to abortion access in the United States is.

For those of us working daily to advocate for women's health and wellbeing, the news of a Supreme Court's draft decision to overturn Roe sadly does come as a surprise. We knew this action was likely coming and we knew the consequences of this would be devastating.

Never before in the history of our country has a constitutional right been given and then taken away.  A half century of established rights that are supported by 70% of Americans is about to be swept away by conservatives.

The result of the Supreme Court's actions in the states, particularly in Wisconsin is devastating. The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will result in abortions being illegal in our state. In 1849, the Wisconsin State Legislature passed a law criminalizing abortion in the state. This law does not include any exceptions for rape, incest or the health of the pregnant person. The only thing that has stopped this archaic law from being enforceable in Wisconsin is the 1973 Roe decision. Now that Roe is poised to be overturned, this 1879 "zombie law" will come back to life and devastate access to abortion are in our state.

Many of us are angry, devastated, disappointed, anxious, shocked, paralyzed, numb, and feeling helpless and hopeless. We're already grieving the loss of our autonomy, our privacy, and our fundamental rights. But grief is not inaction or surrender. Grief is the opposite of indifference. It truly is time to collectively grieve and it is time to turn that grief into action.

This action by the Supreme Court must serve a clarion call to join the fight for abortion rights and justice. Silence and inaction in this moment is simply not an option. This moment presents a critical opportunity to stand up, speak up, and show up. And to help us engage like never before, here are my suggestions on how to fight back in this moment:

  1. Remember that abortion is still legal in Wisconsin. For those who need care, keep and make the appointments for the services you need and deserve. Visit abortionfinder.org to find abortion services near you.
  2. Make a plan to vote & persist at the polls! It is critical that we make our voices heard in this year's midterm election. Check your registration status today!
  3. Download Impactive App Today! Check out this incredibly easy to use app you can start using today to help your friends and family make a plan to vote in 2022. Use campaign code 260195.
  4. Donate now to the Women's Medical Fund Wisconsin if you're able. Link here to support this critical effort to provide financial assistance to Wisconsinites who need abortions but will need significant support traveling to areas where abortion services will still be available.
  5. Stay connected & stay tuned. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to get timely updates and info on how to take action.

I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20 week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life sustaining organs.

I'm pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later.

I'm pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child.

I'm pro-little Cathy who had her innocence ripped away from her by someone she should have been able to trust and her 11 year old body isn't mature enough to bear the consequence of that betrayal.

I'm pro-Melissa who's working two jobs just to make ends meet and has to choose between bringing another child into poverty or feeding the children she already has because her spouse walked out on her.

I'm pro-Brittany who realizes that she is in no way financially, emotionally, or physically able to raise a child.

I'm pro-Emily who went through IVF, ending up with SIX viable implanted eggs requiring selective reduction in order to ensure the safety of her and a SAFE amount of fetuses.

I'm pro-Jessica who is FINALLY getting the strength to get away from her physically abusive spouse only to find out that she is carrying the monster's child.

I'm pro-Vanessa who went into her confirmation appointment after YEARS of trying to conceive only to hear silence where there should be a heartbeat.

I'm pro-Lindsay who lost her virginity in her sophomore year with a broken condom and now has to choose whether to be a teenage mom or just a teenager.

I'm pro-Courtney who just found out she's already 13 weeks along, but the egg never made it out of her fallopian tube so either she terminates the pregnancy or risks dying from internal bleeding.

I'm pro-Jaime who is non-binary or AFAB and will be at significantly higher risk of suicide going through the body dysphoria of a pregnancy, on top of gender dysphoria.


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What's in the Revised Build Back Better Package ?

10/28/2021

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Our economic recovery depends on addressing longstanding discrimination and barriers that have hampered women—including women of color—from fully participating in the labor force.

Based on the White House summary released today, the following is a summary of what we're celebrating in the revised Build Back Better plan. Please note that we recognize there is obviously more work to be done to address the economic and climate crises impacting our communities, and many desperately needed provisions are not included.

Expansion of Affordable Health Care
  • Strengthen the Affordable Care Act and reduce premiums for 9 million Americans.
  • Close the Medicaid coverage gap, leading 4 million uninsured people to gain coverage by  expanding federal Marketplace eligibility for people in non-expansion states through 2025.
  • Expand Medicare to cover hearing benefits.
  • Makes a historic investment in maternal health including mandating 12 month postpartum coverage through Medicaid.
  • Option for states  to provide Medicaid coverage for folks leaving prison or jail 30 days pre-release.

Investments in Children & Caregiving
  • Provide universal and free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds, the largest expansion of universal and free education since states and communities across the country established public high school 100 years ago.
  • Provide more than 35 million households up to $3,600 (or $300 per month) in tax cuts per child by extending the American Rescue Plan’s expanded Child Tax Credit
  • Promote nutrition security to support children’s health by expanding free school meals to 8.7 million children during the school year and provide a $65 per child per month benefit to the families of 29 million children to purchase food during the summer. 
  • High-quality, affordable care for elder Americans and people with disabilities in their homes.

Improve Economic Security
  • Extend the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for around 17 million low-wage workers.
  • Make a historic investment in rental assistance, expanding vouchers to hundreds of thousands of additional families.
  • Includes one of the largest investments in down payment assistance in history, enabling hundreds of thousands of first-generation homebuyers to purchase their first home and build wealth.
  • Will create more equitable communities, through investing in community-led redevelopments projects in historically under-resourced neighborhoods and removing lead paint from hundreds of thousands of homes.

Combat the Climate Change Crisis
  • Target incentives to grow domestic supply chains in solar, wind, and other critical industries in communities on the frontlines of the energy transition. 
  • Deliver substantial consumer rebates and ensure middle class families save money as they shift to clean energy and electrification.
  • Create a new Civilian Climate Corps – with over 300,000 members that look like America. This diverse new workforce will conserve our public lands, bolster community resilience, and address the changing climate, all while putting good-paying union jobs within reach for more Americans.
  • Provide resources to farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners, supporting their efforts to reduce emissions.

Modernize & Improve Immigration Laws
  • Invests $100 billion in immigration to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants.
  • Reduces backlogs, expands legal representation, and makes the asylum system and border processing more efficient and humane.

Fully Funded by Making the Wealthy Make Their Fair Share
  • No one making under $400,000 will pay a penny more in taxes.
  • Includes a new surtax on the income of multi-millionaires and billionaires – the wealthiest 0.02% of Americans. It would apply a 5% rate above income of $10 million, and an additional 3% surtax on income above $25 million.
  • Stop large, profitable corporations from paying zero in tax and tax corporations that buyback stock rather than invest in the company.
  • Stop rewarding corporations for shipping jobs and profits overseas.
  • Creates a fairer tax system through transformation investments in the IRS:
    • hiring enforcement agents who are trained to pursue wealthy evaders, modernizing outdated IRS technology
    • investing in taxpayer service, so regular Americans can get their questions answered and access to the credits and benefits they are entitled to.

Taken together, the Build Back Better Agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will make critical investments we need to build our economy and our communities back better than ever.

We know there are key provisions that have been taken out of the plan like paid family medical leave but we are continuing to fight to ensure state and national leaders advance the policies to improve women's health, safety, and economic security.

Take a moment to call your congressional representatives and tell them you support the Build Back Better agenda as released today.


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Wisconsin Republicans Must Stop Playing Political Games with Women’s Health

10/8/2021

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Wisconsin Republicans Must Stop Playing Political Games with Women’s Health
So-Called “Pro-Life” Caucus Refuses to Care About Health & Lives of Wisconsinites
 
MADISON – As residents of our state continue to struggle under the weight of the still raging COVID pandemic, the State’s legislative majority insists on putting politics before people. Instead of prioritizing legislation that would immediately improve the health, lives and economic security of Wisconsin families, leaders in the State Capitol choose to spend their days pushing an extreme political agenda completely out of touch with voters.
 
“It’s infuriating to watch the legislative majority in our state rush through dangerous policies under a so-called “Time for Life” agenda,” notes Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health Executive Director Sara Finger. “It’s time that we call out the hypocrisy and recognize how little the GOP actually cares about the health and lives of Wisconsin women and their families.”
 
While a growing list of positive, evidence-based bills are blatantly ignored, the Republican majority in the State Senate and State Assembly are making clear choices indicating where their priorities lie. The following is a list of powerful policies available now for our legislature to take up and pass if they authentically cared about the lives of Wisconsin women and babies:
  • Abortion Rights Preservation Act (SB 75/AB 106)
  • Diaper & Tampon Sales Tax Exemption (SB 227)
  • 12 Month Birth Control Prescription (SB 288/AB 256)
  • CLEAR Act to Regulate PFAS (SB 361/AB 419)
  • Expand BadgerCare  (SB 439/AB 444)
  • Increase Minimum Wage (SB 452/AB 477)
  • Increasing the Earned Income Tax Credit (SB 465/AB 494)
  • Right to Breastfeed (SB 493/AB 476)
  • Baby Bond Trust Fund (SB 497/AB 513)
  • Extend Postpartum Medicaid Coverage for One Year (SB 562)
“If those who wear the “pro-life” badge so proudly really cared about life, they would stop ignoring our infant mortality crisis, they would take the COVID pandemic and science-based public health precautions seriously, and they would increase access to affordable health care in our state,” adds Finger. “And for those fighting so hard for “choice” when it comes to masks and vaccines, Wisconsinites are taking note of every effort these same individuals are making to take away the autonomy and choice of women in our state when it comes to their most fundamental rights.”
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White House  FACT SHEET: How the Build Back Better Framework Will Support Women’s Employment and Strengthen Family Economic Security

7/19/2021

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How the Build Back Better Framework Will Support Women’s Employment and Strengthen Family Economic Security

Despite the progress our nation has made over the last four months, there remain two million fewer women in the workforce than there were before the pandemic struck – taking a toll on our economy and on millions of families across the country. Thirty years of progress in women’s labor force participation has been eroded; millions of women are still struggling to return to the workforce. And while the pandemic has exacerbated this reality, many of the challenges facing women aren’t new. Historically, women have typically held jobs with lower wages and fewer benefits and protections. Women of color are even more likely to work in jobs that have lower wages and few benefits and protections.
 
Our economic recovery depends on addressing longstanding discrimination and barriers that have hampered women—including women of color—from fully participating in the labor force. One economist finds the President’s plan, and especially its investments in the care economy, would increase labor force participation by almost a full percentage point—with even greater gains for women—and boost the economy’s real GDP growth by 10 to 15 basis points in the long-term. Increasing women’s labor force participation is also critical to supporting America’s working families, including the over 4 in 10 mothers – disproportionately women of color – who are sole or primary breadwinners for their families, contributing significantly to their families’ total earnings.
 
When women are better off, we’re all better off. The Build Back Better Agenda rests on our commitment to ensuring every American is given a fair shot to get ahead in this country. It will strengthen our families, our communities, and our nation by making bold and necessary investments in women’s employment and ensure a broad and deep recovery – one on which the success of the entire U.S. economy rests. Our economy cannot reach its full potential when half of the population is forced to leave their jobs, cut back on their hours, or unable to access good jobs. These issues are not simply women’s issues. They are issues that affect all families, our economy’s stability and growth, and our nation’s competitiveness.
 
Supporting Women’s Caregiving Needs

Too many American women struggle with the high costs of raising children, caring for a sick family member, providing long-term care for people with disabilities or older adults, and addressing the myriad other caregiving challenges. Although professional care is costly for families, caregivers themselves - disproportionately women of color - remain some of the most underpaid workers in the country, often having to rely on public income supports to get by. And, many American women fill the gap in professional caregiving options by providing unpaid care to their loved ones, often causing them to reduce working hours, choose lower-paying jobs, or leave the labor force entirely.
 
In part due to the lack of family friendly policies, the United States has fallen behind its competitors in the share of women in the labor force. The United States is one of the only countries in the world that does not guarantee paid leave -- 95 percent of the lowest wage workers, who tend to be predominately women and workers of color, lack any access to paid family leave. Only 57 percent of children under six years old have parents who report there are good choices for child care where they live. And, high costs and increasing shortages of care for disabled and elderly people leave many to rely on unpaid caregiving – more than one in six adult women are unpaid eldercare providers. One study estimates that women who leave the labor force early to care for elderly parents lose $330,000 [1] in lifetime wages and Social Security benefits.
 
Research shows investments in the care economy would increase employment, especially for women, reducing the gender employment divide. Not only would this support women’s economic security, it would lead to a more robust and equitable economy. The President’s Build Back Better plan:
 
  • Creates a National Comprehensive Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. The program will ensure workers receive partial wage replacement to take time to bond with a new child; care for a seriously ill loved one; deal with a loved one’s military deployment; find safety from sexual assault, stalking, or domestic violence; heal from their own serious illness; or take time to deal with the death of a loved one. This program guarantees twelve weeks of annual paid parental, family, and personal illness/safe leave, and also ensures workers get three days of bereavement leave per year. The program will provide workers up to $4,000 a month, with a minimum of two-thirds of average weekly wages replaced, rising to 80 percent for the lowest wage workers. In California, one study found that the state’s paid leave law increased new mothers’ likelihood of working a year after the birth of their child by 18 percentage points. In addition recent research shows that in the short term, paid family leave policies are associated with positive health outcomes including better maternal physical health, infant mortality, improved infant attachment and childhood development. Paid family leave encourages men and women to take time off. This is crucial in an economy in which fatherhood increases men’s wages and motherhood decreases women’s (by four percent per child), exacerbating the gender wage gap.

  • Guarantees access to high-quality, affordable child care for low- and middle-income families and offers universal free preschool to all three- and four-year old children. President Biden’s Build Back Better plan offers free, high-quality preschool to all three- and four-year old children, fully covers the cost of high-quality child care for young children for the most hard-pressed working families, and ensures that families earning up to 1.5 times their state’s median income will pay no more than 7 percent of their income for all children under age five. This is estimated to increase labor force participation of these parents, and especially women, by up to 20 percent. The President’s plan would also make permanent the dramatic expansion of the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit (CDCTC) enacted in the American Rescue Plan. With this expanded credit, families can receive up to half of what they spend on child care for children under age 13, up to a total of $4,000 for one child or $8,000 for two or more children. In addition to reducing the cost of child care and freeing up money for other spending, child care and preschool programs also increase mothers’ incomes, as mothers continue working and earn more over time.

  • Expands Access to Long-Term Care Services under Medicaid. In addition to caring for children, families feel the financial burden of caring for aging relatives and family members with disabilities, and there is a financial strain for people with disabilities living independently to ensure that they are getting care in their homes. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of people who need better care are unable to access it, even though they qualify under Medicaid. Aging relatives and people with disabilities deserve high-quality care that meets their unique needs and personal choices. President Biden is calling on Congress to put $400 billion toward expanding access to quality, affordable home- or community-based care. One recent study finds that for every 2.4 to 3 women whose parent receives formal home care through Medicaid, one additional daughter works full-time.

  • Boosts compensation of child care and home care workers. About nine in ten care workers are women, and nearly five in ten child care workers are women of color. As of 2020, the median child care worker made $12.24 per hour and the median home health and personal care aide made $13.02 an hour. On average, child care workers make 23 percent below workers who do not work in child care. The President’s plan would ensure child care and preschool teachers are paid at least $15 an hour and comparable to kindergarten teachers if they have similar credentials. The President’s plan to expand HCBS under Medicaid will support well-paying caregiving jobs that include benefits and the ability to collectively bargain. Investment in higher labor standards for care workers improve these jobs and supporting the economic security of women who fill them, help close the gender pay gap, and attract more workers to the care industry.

  • Addresses Maternal and Infant Health Disparities. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to tackling health disparities that are rooted in bias and systemic racism. America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in the developed world, and they are especially high among Black women and Native American women— regardless of their income or education levels. The Build Back Better proposal would make health insurance for women who buy it on their own more affordable by making the American Rescue Plan’s premium reductions permanent, saving women $600 a year. It also includes a $3 billion investment to improve maternal and infant health outcomes. Growing and diversifying the perinatal workforce, improving data collection to better understand the causes of maternal death and complications from birth, and investing in community-based organizations are priorities of this Administration.
 
Strengthening Family Economic Security

When households do not have enough income, they are forced to make impossible trade-offs between paying for rent, education, healthcare, and food. These choices have consequences and limit the investments made in oneself and one’s children. The Build Back Better agenda makes significant investments to increase household stability and economic security.
  • Supports the construction or rehabilitation of over 1 million affordable rental housing units in building and small towns across the country. Before the pandemic, HUD estimated that nearly 5 million female-headed households that didn’t receive federal housing assistance paid more than half their income in rent or lived in severely inadequate units. The Build Back Better plan would bolster funding for successful housing subsidy programs to produce and preserve housing that is affordable for very- and extremely-low income renters.

  • Addresses longstanding public housing capital needs. Nearly two million people across the country live in public housing. Approximately 75 percent of households living in public housing units are headed by women, and 33 percent of all households are headed by women with children. Nearly half of the nearly 1 million units of public housing are over 50 years old and many contain lead paint, mold, and other health hazards. The President’s plan calls for a transformative investment of $40 billion to rehabilitate and preserve public housing, addressing residents’ critical health and safety concerns. This is not just a safety issue but a racial justice issue, as approximately three in four public housing residents are people of color.

  • Extends the Expanded Monthly Child Tax Credit. The Build Back Better proposal would extend the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion first enacted in the American Rescue Plan – increasing the credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child six-years-old and above, and from $2000 to $3,600 per child for children under six. This means a monthly payment of $300 per month per child under 6 and $250 a month for each child six and older. Parents can use this tax credit on everything from diapers, to putting more food on the table, to paying the rent or mortgage. An estimated 66 million children (90 percent) and their parents will benefit from this tax credit expansion including 9 million Black children and 18 million Latino children.

  • Supports nutrition security. Nutrition insecurity has a negative and lasting impact on a child’s ability to learn and can put children at higher risk for diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. However, provide adequate nutrition can be an incredible financial burden for parents. The Build Back Better plan will expand free meals to an additional 9.3 million children during the school year. Additionally, the plan will invest more than $25 billion so that the families of all 29 million children eligible for free and reduced-price school meals will receive a $75 per child per month benefit to purchase nutritious foods during the summer.
 
Expanding Education, Training, and Job Opportunities for Women

The Build Back Better agenda will ensure that the economy is built on a foundation of equity, by strengthening the education and workforce pipeline for more women to obtain high-quality in-demand jobs. These workforce development investments are based on evidence-based approaches to supporting workers, including women and people of color. Some of these approaches include wraparound services –such as child care and transportation – income supports, counseling, and case management, paired with high-quality training and effective partnerships between educational institutions, unions, and employers. These investments will ensure jobs have fair and equal pay, safe and healthy workplaces, and that workplaces are free from racial, gender, and other forms of discrimination and harassment. They will also help more women enroll in college, reduce their need to rely on student debt, and ensure they have the supports they need to complete their training program, certificate or degree.
 
The President’s Build Back Better plan:
  • Protects the health, safety and rights of working women. This includes jobs with fair and equal pay, safe and healthy workplaces, and workplaces free from racial, gender, and other forms of discrimination and harassment. In addition to a $10 billion investment in enforcement as part of the plan’s workforce proposals, the President is calling for increased penalties when employers violate workplace safety and health rules. President Biden is also calling on Congress to ensure all workers have a free and fair choice to join a union by passing the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Unions benefit women’s wages; in 2020, the median weekly earning of full-time workers 16+ was $1,067 for women who are members of unions, $1,057 for women who are represented by unions, and $862 for non-union women. His plan also ensures domestic workers receive the legal benefits and protections they deserve and tackles gender pay inequities.

  • Invests in gender equitable workforce development programs and creates new career pathways for women. As more Americans rejoin the workforce or seek out new opportunities in a changing economy, we must ensure workers have ready access to the skills they will need to succeed, and improve racial and gender equity. This includes registered apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships, creating one to two million new registered apprenticeships slots, and making these opportunities accessible to underserved populations, including women and people of color, through successful pre-apprenticeship programs, such as Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations grants that help to expand pathways for women to enter and lead in all industries. It also includes sector-based training programs that provide millions of workers, including women and people of color, with in-demand training that leads to high-quality jobs in high-growth and critical industries and sectors including information technology, clean energy, public health, home care and child care, manufacturing and infrastructure. The President’s plan also creates a new subsidized jobs program that will invest in the creation of hundreds of thousands of subsidized employment opportunities for workers adversely affected by the economic crisis, especially public assistance recipients, long-term unemployed individuals and the underemployed. These investments also include the creation of career pathway programs in middle and high schools, prioritizing increased access to computer science and high-quality career and technical programs that connect underrepresented students to STEM and in-demand sectors through partnerships with both institutions of higher education and employers.

  • Increases the affordability of, access to, and student success in education beyond high school. Women constitute more than half of all college students. At the same time, a number of women in higher education are raising children while pursuing a certificate or degree, often at community colleges. More than 20 percent of all college students are parents; of those, over 70 percent are mothers and 43 percent are single mothers. Only 8 percent of single mothers who entered college between 2013 and 2017 earned a degree or certificate within six years, compared to 49 percent of women students who were not parents. Additionally, women are more likely to face financial barriers while in college. They are about seven percentage points more likely to take out federal loans than men, and have more federal student loan debt on average. Increased financial support for college can boost completion rates. Increased financial support for college can boost completion rates. The President’s $109 billion plan will ensure that first-time students and workers wanting to reskill can enroll in a community college to earn a degree or credential for free. The President is calling for a $39 billion investment in tuition subsidies to increase affordability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions. The plan also increases the maximum Pell Grant award by approximately $1,500 and allows DREAMers to access Pell Grants. This will support the 43 percent of women in college who rely on Pell to afford their higher education goals. Finally, the President is proposing a bold $62 billion grant program to invest in completion and retention activities at colleges and universities that serve high numbers of low-income students, particularly community colleges, which can be used for student support services that include child care.

  • Advances equity in research and development and science, technology, engineering, and math. Discrimination leads to less innovation: one study found that innovation in the United States would quadruple if women, people of color, and children from low-income families invented at the same rate as other groups. Persistent inequities in access to R&D dollars and to careers in innovation industries prevents the U.S. economy from reaching its full potential. The President’s plan includes $10 billion in new grants to HBCUs and MSIs, in addition to, funding for research infrastructure (ex. labs) and funding for equity in STEM education.

  • Helps small businesses, including women-owned businesses and minority business enterprises, access capital and scale through over $30 billion in investments. President Biden is calling on Congress to invest in federal programs that empower small firms to participate in federal research and other research and development initiatives that have the potential for commercialization. His plan will also support new grantmaking through the Minority Business Development Agency that will help small businesses owned by people of color access private capital. And, it will enable small businesses to drive the economic recovery by investing in the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program and Small Business Investment Company program.

  • Invests in teachers. For too long, we have underinvested in our teachers, 76% of whom are women. From teachers in training to veteran teachers, the President’s plan invests $9 billion in teachers, addressing teacher shortages, recruiting more teachers of color, improving teacher preparation and supporting teachers. The plan would invest in innovative and effective teacher training programs like residencies, that provide future teachers with a year of experience before they take charge of a classroom, double the annual scholarship for future teachers from $4,000 to $8,000 per year, and help schools leverage their expert teachers as mentors supporting new and struggling teachers, or as leaders in other areas, and compensate them for this work. All of these policies will disproportionately benefit women.
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Statement on the State Budget Passed by Legislature

7/5/2021

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Investments in Wisconsin Women & Girls Eliminated from State Budget
State Legislative Majority Puts Politics Over People
 
MADISON – Statement from Sara Finger, Executive Director and Founder of the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health (WAWH)
 
“To say the approved State Budget missed the mark on safeguarding and advancing the health, safety, and economic security of women and girls -- would not be saying nearly enough”
 
“While Governor Evers proposed a State Budget filled with evidence based measures to improve the health and lives of Wisconsin women and their families, the GOP majority in the State Legislature denied all of these opportunities and failed to make the investments needed to help women in our state recover and thrive following the pandemic.”
 
“State budgets are moral documents that offer a powerful reflection of our leaders’ collective priorities. Our current state legislative leaders have insulted Wisconsin women with their budget and have failed to prioritize the health, safety and economic security of families in our state.”
 
“By refusing to extend BadgerCare coverage to 91,000 Wisconsinites, removing critical funds to support women of color led efforts to disrupt maternal and child health disparities in our state, and decimating support for family care givers, the State Legislature continues to ignore the health care needs of communities devastated by COVID.”
 
“Our greatest frustration lies with a final budget that fails to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to one full year following the birth of a child. Once again, our legislative leaders have ignored the evidence and the voices of mothers across our state. The GOP’s gesture of pacification to extend coverage for one more month that currently offered, falls far short of the expert recommendations and is insufficient to make a difference for moms and babies in our state.”
 
“And while health care leaders like the Wisconsin Medical Society have declared racism as a public health crisis, our State Legislature has blatantly dismissed any such crisis and has denied communities of color in our state a budget that invests in health and racial equity.”
  
“We remain committed to working with the Evers Administration and champions in the Capitol to advance our shared policy vision outside of the budget process. Wisconsin women still deserve to be heard, and we won’t stop holding our leaders accountable for their failures to invest in our health, safety, and economic security.”

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American Rescue Plan Helps People Afford Health Coverage

3/25/2021

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Update from Raising Women's Voices

The COVID-19 pandemic has made the existence of the ACA even more important, as millions of people have lost their jobs and/or their health coverage at exactly the time when affordable health care is critically important. The new Biden administration COVID relief plan, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is helping to make ACA health plans even more affordable – at least on a temporary basis. Health advocates hope such changes can be made permanent in the future.

Starting next week, April 1, much needed relief is coming to COVID-weary Americans who cannot afford to buy or keep their health coverage. Thanks to the ARPA, low- and middle-income people will get more financial assistance than ever in American history to buy high quality health plans on their own. An estimated 14.9 million uninsured people will now qualify for financial assistance to buy their own health plan through HealthCare.gov, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The ARPA COVID relief package will help people afford health coverage in three main ways. The first two improve the affordability of private ACA health plans sold through HealthCare.gov or state insurance marketplaces:
  • More people are now eligible for more financial assistance through HealthCare.gov, primarily in the form of Advance Premium Tax Credits, a subsidy based on your income that lowers your monthly insurance payment or premium. This means that four out of five people will be able to find a health plan for $10 a month or less. The average person who buys a health plan through HealthCare.gov will pay $50 less per month. This assistance will be in place for two years.
  • Anyone who qualifies for or collects unemployment payments in 2021 is automatically eligible for a health plan for little or no monthly premium from HealthCare.gov. Since this provision is more challenging logistically for the marketplace to implement, it will not be active until later this summer. However, you can shop for health plans now. This provision will be in place for one year.

The ARPA has an additional provision to help people who lost their jobs keep their employer-sponsored coverage. COBRA is the federal law that enables people to remain on a former employer’s health plan for 18 months, or longer in some states, by paying the premiums themselves. However, many people have found this option to be unaffordable. Now the federal government will pay 100% of the monthly premiums for six months (April - September 2021) for anyone who involuntarily lost their employer-based coverage and opts for COBRA. This relief, although temporary, makes COBRA a much more attractive short-term option.

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Much to Celebrate in Governor Evers' Budget

2/22/2021

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On February 16th, Governor Tony Evers outlined his groundbreaking and forward-thinking 2021-2023 Budget Proposal. He included a wide range of initiatives that get to the heart of making a difference in Wisconsinites' lives. 

If you're interested in viewing Governor Evers' entire budget proposal, you can do so here. But to make it easier for you, the Wisconsin Alliance for Women’s Health has analyzed and scrutinized the 717-page document and crafted a summary of the items we're excited about in Governor Evers' budget:

  • Healthy Women, Healthy Babies Proposal: Wisconsin has the disgraced reputation of being one of the worst states to have a black child and raise a black family. Among the many alarming disparities that plague our state, black babies born in Wisconsin are 3x more likely than white babies to die before they reach the age of 1. Governor Evers' budget dedicates $30 million to address and disrupt racial disparities in maternal and child health. To support healthier pregnancies and births, his priorities include increasing funding for doulas, expanding postpartum Medicaid coverage to one full year post-birth, and providing grants to Black-led organizations working to advance black women's health. We’re especially excited to see Governor Evers include a specific expansion of Medicaid coverage for postpartum women from the current 60 days to a full year following the birth of a child. 

  • BadgerCare Expansion: For the past six years, former Governor Scott Walker and legislative Republicans have rejected billions of dollars in federal funds available to Wisconsin under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Governor Evers' budget will expand BadgerCare to ensure health care coverage for  nearly 100,000 Wisconsinites while saving taxpayers an estimated $634 million. Expanding BadgerCare means that low-income, uninsured people - who are predominantly women and children of color - will have access to affordable healthcare coverage and have the ability to receive necessary care, services, and support. Expanding BadgerCare also means that we can invest our saved state dollars in other important initiatives that benefit Wisconsin women - like the Healthy Women, Healthy Babies proposal listed above.  

  • Prohibiting the Shackling of Pregnant & Laboring Women in Prisons: Although widely regarded as an assault on human dignity as well as an unsafe medical practice, incarcerated women are still routinely shackled during pregnancy and childbirth.  Shackling pregnant prisoners endangers the health and safety of both the mother and the fetus, and is almost never justified by the need for safety and security for medical staff, the public or correctional officers. Through his budget, Governor’s he recommends limiting the use of restraints on pregnant and postpartum people in correctional facilities. 

  • Improving Wisconsin’s Public Health Infrastructure: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for increased investment in our state’s public health infrastructure, which has been chronically underfunded in the past. The Governor’s budget continues the administration’s pandemic response by bolstering Wisconsin’s health infrastructure with an investment of more than $400 million in hospitals, local health departments, and other public health initiatives. This would be one of the largest public health investments in Wisconsin in at least 20 years and builds on over $2 billion in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds that our administration has dedicated to Wisconsin’s response and recovery from COVID-19. 

  • Improvements in Telehealth Coverage: The flexibility to use telehealth for regular doctor's visits, urgent appointments, and other medical needs has never been more important. In this time of COVID-19 and widespread uncertainty, Wisconsinites have struggled to maintain reliable access to affordable and safe healthcare services. That's why Governor Evers has continued to find new ways to reduce barriers to telehealth. His budget includes proposals that will prohibit insurers from denying telehealth coverage if the service would otherwise be covered in-person, bar insurers from charging patients extra for telehealth visits, and prevent insurers from imposing limits on telehealth services. His budget also includes an investment in statewide broadband to make telehealth a true option for rural communities. 

  • Childcare Investments: Since the onset of the pandemic, one of Wisconsin's most apparent issues has been dramatically magnified: the need for affordable, quality childcare. Across our state, women are being pushed out of the workforce to shoulder the majority of family caregiving responsibilities. Unfortunately, our childcare system has not adapted to the specific needs of COVID-19, nor has it shifted to accommodate both parents working outside the home. To alleviate this ongoing structural problem, Governor Evers' budget will invest $140 million in new funding toward an initiative that will prioritize childcare equity, affordability, and accessibility. 

  • Funding for Caregivers: Caregiving is a critical component of our society and our loved ones' lives. Across the nation and in Wisconsin, caregivers tend to be underpaid and overworked women. Governor Evers has recognized this unsettling reality and included several provisions in his budget to reduce the financial stress on people who serve as caregivers. Some of his proposals entail investing $240 million to raise nursing home rates, allocating $77 million to support personal care services, expanding the Family & Medical Leave Act, and increasing funding for aging and disability resource centers - including those on native land. 

  • Key Democracy Reforms: And finally, recognizing how difficult is has been to advance any positive, proactive policies related to women’s health, safety and economic security in Wisconsin, we are extremely grateful that the Governor’s Budget takes important steps to mitigate the negative impacts of past voter suppression efforts and gerrymandering in our state. By directing the Department of Transportation to implement automatic voter registration, modifying voter ID requirements such as requiring the UW system to issue student IDs that comply with voter ID laws, extending absentee voting time frame, and requiring the legislature to go by the Fair Maps Commission recommendations when redrawing district boundaries, the Governor’s Budget makes necessary recommendations to ensure voters can be heard through the ballot and through the legislative session.


The Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health will continue to advocate for these and other important budget items that are critical in achieving our vision: Every Wisconsin woman - at every age and every stage of life - is able to reach her optimal health, safety and economic security.

Here's what you can do to help ensure these  items remain in the budget to be passed by our State Legislature: 
  • Call or e-mail your State Legislators and ask them to keep these items in the budget. Let them know how you feel and why this is important to you. www.supportwomenshealth.org/know-your-legislators.html 
  • Follow our more in-depth budget analysis at https://www.wawhbudgetproject.org 
  • Stay tuned for opportunities to speak out to member of the Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee.

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WAWH Joins Over 100 Groups United To Make Sure Budget Hearings are Accessible and Safe

2/18/2021

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The Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health is proud to join with over 100 other organizations in Wisconsin calling on the Joint Finance Committee to hold Budget Hearings virtually for public safety and accessibility


February 18, 2021

To: The Joint Finance Committee
Cc: Governor Evers, Senate Majority Leader LeMahieu, Senate Minority Leader Bewley, Speaker Vos, Assembly Minority Leader Hintz, Members of the Legislature

Dear Co-Chairs Marklein and Born,

The state budget process is one of the most important policy discussions that legislators, the Governor’s staff, and advocacy groups engage in together. At the heart of the state budget is the belief that our state’s values are reflected in the decisions that are made about how we spend our state’s tax dollars. But, it is also true that robust public engagement in making these decisions is a value in and of itself. As advocacy organizations representing various issues, geographic reach, and constituency bases, it is essential that we reach out to you as the Co-Chairs of the Joint Finance Committee to offer our support for making the 2021-2022 State Budget hearings be as productive and inclusive as possible. While we represent far ranging and diverse populations, we are united in wanting to make sure that every person who wants to participate in the JFC hearings, and other legislative hearings this session, can do so safely.

Because of the known risks with large public gatherings due to Covid-19 and the uncertainty about when it will be safe for all members of the public to attend, we as member-based organizations cannot in good conscience encourage our members to risk their health to attend large public hearings. Many of our members are at higher risk of developing life-threatening health issues due to age or underlying health conditions. Some of our members are from communities that have been especially hard hit by the COVID pandemic, such as people of color, who are at higher risk for adverse outcomes from a COVID infection. In addition, there is concern that not adequately following public health guidance for large public gatherings will further strain our health care system, which we all benefit in keeping COVID care from overwhelming.

The below signed advocacy groups are asking you, in your discretion as chairs, to make the following virtual and remote options available for public testimony to the JFC committee and ability to formally register their positions on the state budget:
  • Establish an e-mail address for the Joint Finance Committee expressly for collecting testimony for inclusion into the public record.
  • Establish an online version of the hearing slip that can be used anywhere in the state by constituents to register their position on the budget similar to what they could fill out if they attended in person.
  • Develop clear, consistent language and instructions for the public on how they may register and submit testimony remotely. We suggest these instructions are included as part of every public hearing notice.
  • Allow use of virtual platforms for remote testimony. Many platforms allow registration in advance and uploading of files which may be useful features for legislative committees. State agencies have used these platforms for gathering public input and comment during the pandemic.
  • Consider providing a limited (by registration) call-in option for individuals to provide remote testimony if they do not have access to the internet, do not have a computer or have poor broadband.
  • Ensure there are clear guidelines and notices posted online and in other places to help people understand all testimony options.
  • Coordinate with state expertise (such as the Department of Health Services media team) to maximize accessibility for constituents with sensory disabilities on virtual platforms.
  • Partner with Wisconsin Eye to provide captioning and ASL interpreters for hearing impaired individuals for all public hearings using this service.

The below signed groups and our members wish to support a state budget process that welcomes the voices and experience of all people in Wisconsin during this critical time. We believe these suggestions will help you and other members of the committee run a state budget hearing process that we can all be proud of together.

Sincerely,
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
350 Madison
A Better Wisconsin Together
AARP Wisconsin
ACLU of Wisconsin
African American Roundtable, Inc.
AFSCME Council 32
All Voting Is Local
Alliance for the Great Lakes
Autism Society of Greater Wisconsin
Autism Society of South Central Wisconsin
Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin
Black Leaders Organizing for Communities (BLOC)
Black Lives Matter to Wisconsin Unitarian Universalists
Blue Sky Waukesha
Central Wisconsin ADAPT
Chippewa Valley Transit Alliance, Inc.
Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Citizen Advocates for Public Education
Clean Wisconsin
Coalition For Justice
Common Cause Wisconsin
Common Cause Wisconsin
Consumer Direct Care Network
Crawford Stewardship Project
Disability Rights Wisconsin
Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa
End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
Esther
Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO)
Fair Wisconsin
First Baptist Church of Madison
For Our Future Wisconsin
Harambee Village Doulas
Interfaith Earth Network
Kids Forward
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
LOV Inc, Living Our Visions Inclusively
Lutheran Office for Public Policy in Wisconsin
Madtown Mommas and Disability Advocates
Main Street Alliance
Metcalfe Park Community Bridges, Inc.
Midwest Environmental Advocates
Milwaukee Branch NAACP
Milwaukee County Human Rights Commission
Milwaukee Inner-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH)
Milwaukee Mental Health Task Force
Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Milwaukee Turners
Milwaukee Zen Center
Monona UMC
NAACP Milwaukee Branch
NASW WI
Northern Wisconsin NORML
People First Wisconsin
People of Progression
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin
Progress North
Protect Our Care Wisconsin
RENEW Wisconsin
Rid Racism Milwaukee
River Alliance of Wisconsin
Schools and Communities United
Sierra Club Wisconsin
Souled Out Ministries INC
SOULS
Souls To The Polls
Southeastern Wisconsin ADAPT
Survival Coalition of WI Disability Advocacy Organizations
The Arc Greater Columbia County
The Arc Wisconsin
The Arc-Dane County
UFCW Local 1473
Waupaca County ARC Inc.
WI Association of Family & Children's Agencies
WI Board for People with Developmental Disabilities
WI Conference NAACP
WI Early Childhood Association
Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network
Wisconsin Alliance for Excellent Schools
Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers, Inc.
Wisconsin Conservation Voters
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Wisconsin Education Association Council
Wisconsin Environment
Wisconsin Environmental Health Network
Wisconsin Faith Voices for Justice
Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training & Support (WI FACETS)
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Wisconsin Green Muslims
Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action
Wisconsin Interfaith Power and Light
Wisconsin Justice Initiative
Wisconsin Lakes
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association
Wisconsin Long Term Care Workforce Alliance
Wisconsin Muslim Civic Alliance
Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association
Wisconsin Public Education Network
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Wisconsin's Green Fire
WISPIRG
Youth Justice Milwaukee


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Should you be worried that the Supreme Court will end your ACA coverage?

10/22/2020

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From our partners at Raising Women's Voices:

News about the Trump-backed lawsuit to repeal the ACA, which will be heard by the Supreme Court on November 10, has no doubt created confusion about whether the ACA will continue to exist. Moreover, Trump’s nomination of Barrett, who has openly spoken out against the ACA, to fill the seat left vacant by Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has further increased public uncertainty about the future of the ACA. That’s why it’s important to let people know that as of now, nothing has changed, and the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land.


While the lawsuit challenging the ACA will go before the court next month, no decision on it will be released until next June (the traditional time period for SCOTUS decisions to be handed down). Moreover, it is possible that SCOTUS would strike down only the individual mandate provision of the ACA, not the entire legislation. Exactly that possibility was raised prominently during Barrett’s confirmation hearing in a discussion about the “severability” of one portion of a law that is found to be unconstitutional from the remainder of the legislation, which would still stand.  

So, how should we reassure people who may be eligible for ACA coverage and encourage them to apply starting November 1? Here are some of the key messages that we want to get out for Open Enrollment: 

  • The Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land. As of now, nothing has changed, and you will still be able to sign up for health coverage on HealthCare.gov on November 1. 
  • If you lost your employer-provided health coverage, you may now qualify for coverage through Medicaid or the Marketplace. You can learn more at HealthCare.gov. 
  • You may qualify for low-cost or even free health coverage! Most people who buy a plan on HealthCare.gov are able to receive financial assistance. Last year, it was estimated that seven out of 10 enrollees will paid $75/month or less for their health plans. An estimated one in three will pay less than $10/month. 
  • Even if you already have a plan, and you don’t have to automatically re-enroll, COVID-19 has changed a lot of families’ health needs. You can explore other options on HealthCare.gov. 
  • If you do buy a health plan on HealthCare.gov, your coverage will start on January 1. Be sure to pay your first premium before then to keep your health plan! 

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What you need to know about today's election in Wisconsin

4/7/2020

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Election Day is ON.

While Governor Evers tried to postpone today's election for the safety of Wisconsinites, the State Supreme Court order the election to take place.


We know it's been incredibly confusing, so here's some information to help you navigate today's election day:

You can vote in person at the polls until 8:00 PM. You still need ID. You can still register to vote at the polls. These rules have not changed.

If you have an absentee ballot in hand, you can still mail it! ALL ABSENTEE BALLOTS MUST BE POSTMARKED OR RETURNED TO YOUR CLERK'S OFFICE, DESIGNATED POLLING PLACE, OR DROP BOX (IF AVAILABLE) BEFORE 8:00 PM ON APRIL 7th.

If you plan to mail your absentee ballot, be sure to take it to a post office so it will be postmarked with a date. Dropping your ballot in a neighborhood collection box will not ensure that it's postmarked on April 7th. Ballots postmarked after April 7th will not be counted.

Clerks will be allowed to continue counting mailed absentee ballots as they are received, until April 13th, as long as they are postmarked by April 7th. Because of this we won't know election results until April 13th.

VOTING AT THE POLLS


Voters are still assigned to designated polling places (like normal) BUT YOUR POLLING PLACE MIGHT NOT BE WHERE IT USUALLY IS. Check with your municipal clerk to make sure you are headed to the right place. Find your clerk here: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-US/MyMunicipalClerk

Due to a shortage of poll workers, many cities have had to drastically reduce the number of polling places, and in some areas, you might have to drive to another town to vote.

MORE ABOUT ABSENTEE BALLOTS

If you requested an absentee ballot but did not receive it yet, you can vote in person at your polling place. The poll worker will be able to tell that you had requested an absentee ballot and may ask you if you received it and if you already returned it. Because you didn't receive it yet, you will be issued a new ballot and may vote at the polls.

Likewise, if you received your absentee ballot, but did not return it yet, you will be issued a new ballot and may vote at the polls.

As long as you haven't already returned an absentee ballot (by mail, drop off, or any other method) -- you have the right to be issued a new ballot and vote in person on election day.

If you received your absentee ballot, and already returned it (with or without a witness signature or other statement), you will not be allowed to vote at the polling place.

There are no in-person ballot drop offs allowed after April 7th -- including for print-at-home ballots. If you are utilizing a drop box on election day, be sure to check the "last pickup time" and don't wait until the last minute. Clerks will be emptying drop boxes before 8:00 so they can get the ballots back to their office by the 8:00 PM deadline.

Report problems with absentee ballots here: https://www.wheresmyballotwi.org/

If you have questions, or need help or additional resources, Call 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)!
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