Economic Mobility
While women have made significant economic gains over the last 50 years once entering the workforce in numbers, we are disproportionately impacted by policies that limit our self-agency and economic mobility. Without wage equality and systems that support our participation in the economy, we cannot achieve our full potential.
From the tax on feminine hygiene products to the lack of affordable and accessible childcare or eldercare options, women are struggling to support their families. Statistically, we make less money but live longer, often serve as single parents and shoulder the burden of unpaid labor.
Did You Know …
Women make up 51% of the population and our issues are not in the minority. We can come together to strengthen our support systems and drive real change in our society.
Pay Inequality
In 2022, about three-quarters (75%) of households led by single women had incomes below the level needed to cover basic living costs. And while the average white woman makes 87 cents to the dollar that a man earns, the pay gap is even more significant for women of color.
Caregiving
The lack of affordable and accessible childcare is exacerbated in our current environment with state funding cuts to providers and over 25,000 families on a waiting list for the child care voucher (CCDF).
Pink Tax
The “Pink Tax” refers to the sales tax on menstrual products. In Indiana, one in four women struggles to afford these necessities, and the gender and race-based pay gap worsen the burden. This unfair tax forces many Hoosiers to choose between essential hygiene products and other basic needs, making its repeal a matter of both economic justice and gender equity.
