Advocacy and Action - Resources

General Women's / Mother's Organizations

• The Mothers Movement Online
• Mothers Ought To Have Equal Rights
• Home-based Working Moms
• Latina Mami
• Mocha Moms - Stay at Home Mothers of Color
• National Association of Mothers' Centers (NAMC)
• National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO)
• National Organization of Single Mothers
• Women Matter - Empowering Women to Participate in the Political Process

Research/Policy Organizations

• Center for Policy Alternatives
• Center for Women Policy Studies
• Economic Policy Institute
• Family Economic Success Project at the Annie E. Casey Foundation
• Families and Work Institute
• Families that Work: The Program on Gender, Work and Family Research and Advocacy Center at American University, Washington College of Law
• Global Working Families Project at Harvard University
• Institute for American Values-The Motherhood Project
• Institute for Women's Policy Research
• National Partnership for Women and Families
• National Women's Law Center

General Sources for Statistics

• Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Statistics on Specific Issues

• Divorce Equity
• Economic Concern of Parenthood
• Education vs. Economic Standing
• Employment Comparisons
• Family Work and Caregiving
• Females in the Workplace
• Public Policy & Private Benefits
• Work/Life Balance
• Various Work/Life Issues

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Motherhood - The Real Social Security Crisis

As the debate rages on over the financial state of Social Security and the folly or wisdom of private accounts, the real crisis goes unnoticed. All our current retirement systems are based in the outdated beliefs about women, men, work and money used to create Social Security in the late 1930’s. Women and mothers are treated as dependents, and anyone who sacrifices earnings to care for others is rewarded with an increased risk of poverty in old age. Learn more about Social Security.