Dear United States Congress:
In January, 50 prominent women called for a Marshall Plan for Moms: a 360-plan to get women back to work that includes:
- Direct payments to moms, who have had their paid labor in the workforce replaced by unseen, unpaid labor at home.
- Passing long overdue policies like paid family leave, affordable childcare, and pay equity.
- Retraining programs to ensure women can fill the jobs that will exist.
- Plans to safely reopen schools 5 days a week.
We stand with them. We need a Marshall Plan for Moms — now.
When more than 30 years of progress for women in the workforce can be erased in 9 months, the underlying system is broken. It’s time to create a new structure that works for women, that respects and values their labor.
Men have a role to play.
As partners and fathers we need to start doing our share at home. Studies show we are failing.
As the majority of employers we also need to create more protections and flexibility for working moms, and to put an end to the “motherhood penalty” that punishes them for exercising it.
President Biden and Vice President Harris have called the crisis affecting moms a “national emergency.” We agree. For that we need Congress to pass a national solution: a Marshall Plan for Moms.
Women have been fighting for equality for centuries. Now is the time to finish that fight and rebuild our economy to finally value women’s work.
Signed by:
TIM ALLEN
Care.com
BRENDON AYANBADEJO
NFL Champion & West Coast Fitness
JUSTIN BALDONI
Filmmaker & Entrepreneur
RAMIN BASTANI
Healthvana
VIJAY CHATTHA
VSC
DON CHEADLE
TOM COLICCHIO
VICTOR CRUZ
SETH CURRY
STEPHEN CURRY
MIKE DE LA ROCHA
Revolve Impact
WINSTON DUKE
ARNE DUNCAN
Emerson Collective
ANDY DUNN
Monica + Andy
COLIN FARRELL
STEW FRIEDMAN
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
SCOTT GALLOWAY
NYU Professor
JASON WINSTON GEORGE
JEREMY GOLDBERG
LeagueApps
ADAM GRANT
Author and organizational psychologist
GEORGE GRESHAM
President of 1199 SEIU UHE
HILL HARPER
AARON HOLIDAY
645 Ventures
ANTHONY ABRAHAM JACK
Professor, Harvard University
JOHN B. KING JR.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education; The Education Trust
SUNDEEP MADRA
Entrepreneur
J.R. MARTINEZ
Actor & Veteran
NIHAL MEHTA
Eniac Ventures
MAURÍCIO MOTA
Wise Entertainment
CRAIG NEWMARK
craigslist & Craig Newmark Philanthropies
ALEXIS OHANIAN
776
BRIAN O’KELLEY
Waybridge
JACQUES-PHILIPPE PIVERGER
Entrepreneur
REV. PAUL BRANDELS RAUSHENBUSH
Writer, Religious Leader
JJ REDICK
ROBERT REFFKIN
Compass
ALBERTO RETANA
Community Coalition
DOC RIVERS
DAN ROSENWEIG
Chegg
MARK K. SHRIVER
Save the Children
MICHAEL SKOLNIK
The Soze Agency
DEVARAJ SOUTHWORTH
Thirstie, Inc.
BARATUNDE THURSTON
How To Citizen With Baratunde
VIVEK J. TIWARY
Tiwary Entertainment Group
JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS
FRED WILSON
USV
ANDREW YANG
BEN YARROW
West Wing Writers
JEREMIAH “ICE” YOUNOSSI
Music Agent & Writer
JEFFREY ZUROFSKY
Entrepreneur & Activist
