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The Critical State of Black Women’s Health

Type Ordinance

Year 2022

Level State

State(s) All States, Arkansas

Source Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families

Policy Areas Health

This report provides an overview of the issues affecting Black women's health, including systemic racism, discrimination, and implicit bias within the health care system. It offers the following recommendations: create policies with an intentional racial equity lens, expand Medicaid...

RI Women’s Well-Being Index Policy Briefs 2021

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Health, Children & Families

The Rhode Island Women’s Well-Being Index provides a comprehensive, composite measure of how women are faring, broken down by city/town and county where data is available. The data and indicators used are a compilation of each dimension's policy briefs and show the latest statewide...

States must close the gap: low-income women need health insurance

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Women's Law Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

Millions of low-income women fall into a coverage gap of insurance. The Affordable care Act extended health coverage, but women still have less access to health care. Uninsured women have limited use of preventive services. The state should close the gap to support women access to...

Rhode Island Women's Well-Being Index: Political Empowerment Status Fact Sheet 2020

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Community Development

The Rhode Island Women’s Well-Being Index provides a comprehensive, composite measure of how women are faring, broken down by city/town and county where such data is available. Based on a similar index created by the CA Budget & Policy Center, the RI Index encompasses five “dimensions”-...

Women

Abortion Access

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

This policy brief examines the problem of inaccessible abortion and outlines local policy solutions to address it, including providing local funding of abortion, creating a supportive culture for women's reproductive health decisions, ensuring access to unbiased information, and passing...

Reproductive Freedom Conversation Guide

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source SiX Action

Policy Areas Health, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Children & Families, Democracy & Governance

For many women, the decision when and if to become a parent is one of the biggest choices they make. For decades, many on the far-right have sought to demonize women who seek abortions, defund providers who perform this vital, legal health care service, and criticize elected officials...

2020 Vision for Rhode Island Women, Leadership, and Wages

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report reviews the findings of a survey on initiatives and best practices that advance women conducted with 22 of the largest non-profit and for-profit businesses in Rhode Island. The report and survey also examine obstacles or other challenges to advancing women into leadership....

On the Margins: Economic Security for Women of Color Through the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State, Country

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Both gender and racial wealth gaps caused by policies and practices leave women of color without financial reserves to weather a job loss or economic crisis. CWWG’s critical report reviews the recent federal coronavirus relief packages and assesses the benefits, shortcomings, and...

Clipped Wings: Closing the Wealth Gap for Millennial Women

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State, Country

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Asset Funders Network’s latest report, reveals the current economic reality for millennial women and the primary drivers contributing to their wealth inequities. This is the second in a series of publications that builds off AFN’s 2015 publication, Women & Wealth, exploring how the...

The Uneven Path 2020: State Investments in Women’s Economic Security

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health, Children & Families

Economic insecurity is the root of many of the problems women and girls face in Rhode Island. Federal and state governments can help promote women’s economic security by implementing policies that promote equality and adequate earnings in the workplace and investing in programs that...

Health in All Policies: Experiences from Local Health Departments

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Association of County & City Health Officials

Policy Areas Health

Health disparities are influenced by many issues and cannot be solved by solutions implemented by a single sector. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a public health framework that integrates public health into all areas of government by routinizing collaboration across government agencies...

Unlocking Assets: Building Women’s Wealth Through Business Ownership

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State, Country

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Nationwide, households are increasingly reliant on women’s earnings—in 2015, nearly two out of three mothers in the U.S. were their family’s sole, primary, or co-breadwinners, contributing at least 25% of household income. The increasing relevance of women to the long-term financial...

Brief: On Shaky Ground: Stabilizing the Financial Security of Single Women

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State, Country

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This publication is the first in a series of briefs that build on Asset Funders Network’s 2015 publication, Women & Wealth, to explore how the gender wealth gap impacts women, particularly low-income women and women of color, throughout their life cycle, and provides responsive strategies...

Rhode Island Women of Color 2018

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This infographic presents a snapshot of Women of Color in Rhode Island and the disparities they face, including lower levels of education and higher rates of poverty. This infographic reports that Women of Color are concentrated in industries like health care, social assistance,...

Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap—What it Is, Why it Matters, and What Can Be Done About It

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County, State, Country

State(s) All States

Source Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report aims to inform a national discussion about the women’s wealth gap, and to catalyze movement towards policy and practical solutions that build wealth for low-income women and women of color. The report begins with an overview of what wealth is and why it matters; it summarizes...

The Status of Working Women in Rhode Island 2017

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Education, Children & Families

This infographic highlights data of working women in Rhode Island and presents policy recommendations in response to the issues facing Rhode Island women. The data looks at labor force participation, part-time workers, median wages, and the relationship between educational attainment...

Budget Bite: Mental health and addiction services

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Health

More state investment is needed formental health- by analysing the budget of departments of mental health and addiction services, of education and of medicaid, the author recommends the state put more investments and resources to improve the treatment on residents struggling with...

Mental Health

Shortchanged in Retirement: Continuing Challenges to Women's Financial Future

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This report evaluates the distinct challenges of the U.S. retirement system centered on Social Security in an era of decreased pension coverage. The study inparticular focus on the issues facing baby boomer women. The study proposes state and local soluations to these issues....

The Status of Working Women in Rhode Island

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report examines the state of Women in Rhode Island. Education is important for women's career success. Women consistently earn less than men because they often work in lower earning jobs. Women's unemployment rate becomes lower recently but the poverty rate remains high, especially...

Documenting Success: Health reform in Massachusetts and the nation

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source MassBudget

Policy Areas Health

The report investigates the state of MA's healthcare reforms. Health reforms in the state has leds to increases in health insurance coverage rates and health outcomes....

Health Equity

Women In Construction will breaking ground

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Women's Law Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Women of color are severely underrepresented in construction jobs and apprenticeships. More participation in high-wage and high-skill construction jobs is important to their economic security. It also shows the growth of construction. The policymakers should support women to overcome...

Underpaid & overloaded: women in low-wage jobs

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National Women's Law Center

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report documents the issues face by women in the the low-wage workforce. Women make up large portion of the low-wage workforce. Given their low-wages women need to work year around with a high work load. Women with college degrees, age over 50, and from minority group are more...

The Center for Health Organizing: Building a Movement for Health

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Faith in Action

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Health, Transportation & Mobility, Education

In order to improve the health of Americans, policymakers must expand the focus around health to include the socioeconomic and environmental factors that affect an individual’s and a community’s health. This report addresses the factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle and community;...

Building A Diverse Health Career Pipeline: Best Practices For Supporting Young People Of Color Pursuing A Career In Health Care

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

This policy brief presents recommendations from health pipeline professionals about how to build a diverse health care workforce and support young people of color pursuing these opportunities. Health career pipeline programs should be designed to increase opportunities for people...

Ensuring Health and Justice for Undocumented Boys and Men of Color

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) California

Source The Greenlining Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health

The health and well-being of undocumented boys and men of color are vital to the future of California. State and local lawmakers must make the lived experiences of undocumented boys and men of color a focal point of health care, immigration, criminal justice, and education policiy....

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