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#DayOfCare FACT: Globally, women spend over 2.5 times more hours per day on unpaid care work than men. The unequal division of unpaid care and domestic work leads to women’s: ❌Unequal participation in the economy and society ❌Career interruptions and part-time employment ❌Income gaps and income inequalities ❌Disruption of the school-to-work transition ❌Mental health problems Unpaid care and domestic work👏 should be 👏 a shared 👏 responsibility👏. Are you with us? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ehHFyVxb

More women than men support using the national popular vote over the Electoral College system to elect the U.S. president, according to a new poll that also highlights how women see the stakes of the 2024 presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The poll, by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and League of Women Voters, found that 62 percent of women support a popular vote system in which the candidate who wins the most votes nationwide wins the presidential election. Meanwhile, support among men for a presidential election by popular vote stands at 52 percent. That difference is driven by party, with 80 percent of Democrats supporting a popular vote, compared to 49 percent of independents and 37 percent of Republicans. Currently, in the electoral college system, each state is assigned a number of “electors” based on the state’s population. The candidate who receives a simple majority of 270 electoral votes — out of a total of 538 electoral votes — becomes president. Questions surrounding the Electoral College system have gained increasing visibility, with critics pointing out the role that race and slavery played in shaping the system and the ways it continues to restrict a more diverse pool of presidential candidates to this day. In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton received about 2.9 million more votes than Trump, but Trump won the presidency with 304 electoral votes. With less than two weeks until Election Day and another woman at the top of the ticket, representatives from the League of Women Voters say that women want a more representative system that prioritizes the power of the people. “Women acknowledge the crossroads we stand at as a nation, with the growing concern that our democracy is at risk,” Dianna Wynn, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, says in a press statement. “They understand that the stability and fairness of our democratic institutions are crucial to ensuring a better future. At the League, we believe in the power of women to create a more perfect democracy, and we remain committed to ensuring everyone is fully represented in our electoral system.” ✍️: Candice Norwood, reporter 📸: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

The politicians backed by the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 deny their involvement in their own plan to eradicate trusted public institutions and the human rights of women and millions of Americans, when they saw how unpopular it was. Don’t believe them. We talked to author and Constitutional scholar Sheila Seuss Kennedy about the Project 2025 agenda, its implications for American women and democracy if its architects come into power. The future is frightening if Project 2025 wins. If you are reading this now, you have the responsibility to choose a different and better future with your vote. 🗳️ What are you waiting for? #project2025 #election2024

Fewer Americans are choosing to start families and it’s not hard to understand why. Pregnancy has become dangerous, especially in places like Indiana where maternal healthcare is shrinking, maternal and infant mortality are increasing, and abortion/miscarriage care-if something goes wrong, has been banned. If you do manage to safely give birth, there is no guaranteed paid leave for mothers who give birth, and Indiana’s childcare is the most expensive in the country relative to income. Then, what kind of world are we handing off to our children? Rising temperatures, violent weather, and a future they are likely going to have to endure extreme environmental, social/political, and economic conditions. How are our leaders making it easier to have families? Do they believe that banning abortion will get us there?

#HeyIndy Yes, this is a stressful time for many of us (just over a week ahead of the 2024 election) but here’s a fun distraction. Learn about Mirror Indy’s “Time Machine” and how you can participate!

Chances are, if you’re reading this on LinkedIn, you’re likely civically-engaged and plan on voting in the 2024 election. Indiana ranks last in voter turnout and early voting numbers in Indiana so far in 2024, have us trending in the same direction. Inquiring minds want to know: If you’re sitting this one out: Why? What can we all do to reach Hoosier voters where they are? What are you showing up for at the ballot box, this year?

#BREAKING #HEYINDIANA Don't silence your own voice. If you can't vote in person early or on November 5th, your absentee ballot applications are DUE TODAY, Thursday, October 24th. Stop what you're doing, march right over to your county clerk's office before 4PM (some stay open until 5PM- call ahead to make sure) or complete an online application RIGHT NOW. Online applications are due at 11:59PM There are new guidelines and it's not easy to vote by mail in Indiana. That's intentional. Push through anyway. College students, we're looking at you. There are 40 million GenZers who could determine the outcome of this election, up and down the ballot. Act now if you can't vote in person. It's better to be safe than sorry. Your future depends on it. https://lnkd.in/gRxvqfjf

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Lilly Ledbetter, civil rights activist and equal pay pioneer has died at the age of 86. In a 2007, 5-4 ruling, she did not win her Supreme Court case, but she won the hearts and minds of women and Americans to fight until they do. In response, former President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law in 2009, making it easier for women to challenge unequal pay and bolster worker protections against pay discrimination. "I'll be happy if the last thing they say about me after I die is that I made a difference." You did. You always will so that we all will. Rest in power, Lilly Ledbetter. Want to know about Lilly Ledbetter's story? We are proud to support Heartland Film showings of the film "Lilly" in Indiana: Saturday, October 19th, at 5:30PM, Living Room Theatre, Indianapolis Sunday, October 20th, at 3:00PM, Emagine Theatre, Noblesville