California
is the eighth largest economy in the world and the third largest oil
producing state. We lead the nation in farm income and Silicon Valley
accounts for one-third of all of the venture capital investment in the
U.S.
But that's only side of California. You know, the side that is most often talked about.
But there's another side. For example, we also have the highest poverty rate in the nation, the fourth highest
uninsured healthcare rate in the country (almost 25%) and our farm
workers are not granted the same shade and water that animals receive.
And while our most vulnerable communities have been pushed further into poverty as a result of the budget cuts,
California tech companies have been skipping out on taxes for years,
with Apple reporting $3.2 billion and Google reporting $2.07 billion in
unrecognized tax benefits.
The truth is, California isn't golden for everyone.
That's why California NOW works every single day to push legislators in Sacramento to follow
through with their campaign rhetoric of moving us in a better direction.
We aren't sure yet if leaders will really fight for increased revenues and
for passage of the minimum wage increase. We also aren't sure if they'll
use their super majority to override the governor if he once again
vetoes the domestic workers bill of rights. These decisions are critical to women (who have taken the brunt of the budget cuts). Two-thirds of minimum wage
earners are female and domestic workers are predominately women. We
can't allow women and girls to be virtually invisible this legislative
cycle.
California NOW is working to make women visible – but we need your help!
We're the only feminist organization that consistently fights to ensure
women are not left out of legislative and policy decisions. Maybe it's
because we aren't funded by million dollar grants and we're not tied to
any corporate or political interests. We're independently funded by YOU!
And even though we work with a very limited budget, we don't ask for donations often. But we're asking NOW.
Please
click here to donate $5, $10 - or whatever you can afford - to make
sure that we have the resources necessary to continue standing up for
California's almost 19 million women and girls. They need us NOW more than ever!
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