If you are wondering how you can support vulnerable women and girls during this pandemic, here is one simple and meaningful action: fill out your census form. Make sure our communities receive the support they urgently need.
Census
Why Women Have an Outsized Stake in the Census
Every community stands to benefit from an accurate census count—but as the primary caregivers in their families and the primary beneficiaries of many government-funded programs like Medicaid and SNAP, women and particularly women of color have an outsized stake in the census.
Making Our Challenges Count: Why Census Representation Matters for Women of Color
We can ease the challenges women of color face over the next decade if we do our part now to count everyone in the 2020 Census.
Why Feminists are (Still) Fighting for the Census
“This is about making America white again,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said earlier this week. “They want to make sure that certain people are counted. It is really disgraceful and it’s not what our founders had in mind.”