The Voices Project

Big Question of the Month

Big Question of the Month has begun! We encourage all visitors to use this tool in order to help us continue to focus on the most important issues in the advocacy department at Crittenton Women's Union. The answers we get are important tools in helping us to generate new ideas on how to break down barriers to gain economic self-sufficiency for low-income women.

This Month's Question:

What kind of help do you wish you could get from the government to reach your educational goals? If you have reached your goals already, what helped you to get to where you are today?

Please submit a comment in response to this question. Thanks for your continuing support and input.

April 23 is Equal Pay Day!

Did you know that women still make 77 cents for every dollar earned by men in Massachusetts (on average)?

Did you know that women have to work into April of the following year to earn the same salaries as their male counterparts did the previous year?

Do you think something must be done to eliminate the wage gap in Massachusetts and across America?

Then join us on EQUAL PAY DAY, brought to you by Massachusetts Coalition for Women's Wage Equality, Monday April 23 at the Great Hall, State House (Boston) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will feature Keynote Speaker, Evelyn Murphy, former Massachusetts Lt. Governor and author of Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid like Men and What to do About It.

Learn more about efforts to make sure women earn equal pay for equal work in MA and to encourage our elected representatives to support these efforts during the expert panel discussion with:

• Elisabeth Babcock, President and CEO of the Crittenton Women’s Union;
• Ellen Bruce, Associate Director of UMass Boston, Gerontology Institute;
• Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Senior Partner and leader of the Bowditch and Dewey Institute for Women's Success; and
• Natasha Chatilo, President of the Young Women’s Task Force.

Lunch will be provided. Registration is free but required for this event, so register as soon as possible to Jill Ashton at (617) 626-6525, or e-mail at mcsw@state.ma.us.

• To find out more, visit the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women web site.
• View the Boston.com Event page listing.