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9/25/25 “Care Can’t Wait: Why PA Needs Paid Family Leave Now” webinar
7/24/25 Keystone Connections: PA’s Civic Legacy From the Founding Era to Today
6/17/25 Trying Together Executive Director Featured on WGF’s Podcast
5/28/25 GirlGov Symposium: Finding Our Voice
3/7/25 International Women’s Day event offers lessons and inspires action
3/25/24 Level Up ramps up effort to improve pay for Pittsburgh women of color
1/29/24 In the fight for paid leave, bereavement is often left out
12/22/23 Fayette Inmates Support Local Non-Profits
5/8/23 Issues on the Point: Women & Girls Foundation of Southwestern PA
12/5/22 Tony Norman: Rochelle Jackson is working to make space at the table for Black women
7/5/22 New coalition to advocate for equal pay in the Pittsburgh region
6/30/22 Local groups launch “Level Up” campaign to encourage pay equity in Pittsburgh
5/24/22 SEEN: Women & Girls Foundation’s 20th anniversary
2/2/22 CEO of Women and Girls Foundation leaving Pittsburgh for new role
8/25/21 YWCA Greater Pittsburgh gains momentum in mission to fight racism and empower women
8/8/21 Local nonprofits launch pay equity campaign, special focus on women of color’s wages
5/8/21 Hundreds of meals donated to single mothers ahead of Mother’s Day
1/19/21 Pittsburgh Women And Girls Foundation To Celebrate Kamala Harris Becoming VP
1/19/21 In the face of divisive politics, paid family leave should remain a bipartisan priority
1/5/21 Meghan McCain learned about the need for maternity leave the hard way. Nobody should have to.
1/4/21 Meghan McCain Advocates for Mandatory Family Leave as She Returns to Work After Welcoming Daughter
12/29/20 Single Mom Defined is the support group that local moms need
12/21/20 A group of single Black moms give each other a break when they need it most
12/14/20 We know paid family leave saves infant lives — so when will policymakers catch up?
12/13/20 Mom’s Night Off: A dinner distribution for single mothers
12/12/20 Mom’s Night Off provided meals for single mothers and their families.
10/23/20 The Coronavirus is Shaping the Conversation about Paid Family Leave
10/19/20 Women & Business: Heather Starr Fiedler, Ph.D.
10/7/20 Karen Showalter: Paid leave was necessary before the pandemic
10/5/20 Congress must enact paid leave for all workers | Opinion
9/2/20 Gov. Tom Wolf puts spotlight on paid sick leave bills
7/24/20 American Workers Need Paid Leave, Fast
7/18/20 10 ways employers can support working parents
7/8/20 Families Keep Going, In Pandemic and Health
6/19/20 Black Families and Workers Deserve Paid Leave
6/17/20 Target raises minimum wage, provides $200 pandemic bonus
6/5/20 Bipartisan Lawmakers Continue Advocacy For Paid Family Medical Leave in Pa.
5/26/20 Your guide to the June 2 primary election
3/24/20 Health workers report childcare as a top pressing issue
3/23/20 Lucy Minchoff is making her mark as a leader — even before graduating from high school
3/16/20 Philadelphia’s poverty problem is bigger than you ever imagined
1/30/20 Bi-Partisan Group Of Lawmakers Push Bill For 20 Weeks Of ‘Paid’ Family And Medical Leave
1/28/20 PA Senate Committee Considers Paid Family Leave Proposal
1/27/20 Paid Family Leave Should be Available to Everybody
1/17/20 Study: Women Make Up Majority Of Low-Wage Workers In Pittsburgh
1/9/20 Heinz Endowments commits $10 million to support young children, families
12/30/19 The New Paid Family Leave
12/23/19 Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave
11/4/19 Goldman Sachs Joins Growing List of Employers Offering More Paid Parental Leave
11/4/19 Inequities faced by black women to be addressed by new policy agenda
6/14/19 New fathers, parents still face stigma in taking paid parental leave, Unum survey finds
6/6/19 Announcing the Launch of the Family Care Campaign
6/3/19 GirlGov pitches political engagement for local high school girls
5/26/19 These companies are revamping paid parental leave
5/23/19 North Carolina governor issues paid parental leave order
5/7/19 United States Women are Dying from Pregnancy Even a Year After Child’s Birth
4/19/19 Maine Joins States Debating State Provided Paid Family and Medical Leave
3/25/19 Pass paid parental leave: Family-friendly policy is long overdue in U.S.
3/5/19 Paid Family Leave Gains Momentum In States As Bipartisan Support Grows
2/13/19 NY Program is Uneven in Supporting Those Caring for Aging Parents
1/4/19 Republican Party needs a new contract with America | Opinion
10/30/18 This election season, Pa. voters are looking for leadership on paid leave | Opinion
9/2018 AARP: Supporting Employed Caregivers with Workplace Leave Policies
4/18/18 Women urge Senate to pass gender diversity resolution
3/27/18 Women go to Harrisburg to urge lawmakers to push for more female board directors
3/23/18 Who Are The Winners And Losers In The Future Of Pittsburgh’s Transit Systems?
3/15/18 Inside Abercrombie’s Plot To Win Over Gen Z, Where Everyone’s A Cool Kid
2/8/18 As unpaid leave law turns 25, advocates see opportunity for paycheck (2/8/18)
1/30/18 Is state-wide paid family leave ahead for Pennsylvania? New study looks hopeful
4/23/16 First Person: Being a Black Woman in Pittsburgh – Young, a Coro Fellow who organized the Equal Pay Day Rally for the Women and Girls Foundation, writes about being a Black woman in Pittsburgh.
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